Tag Archives: Uganda

  COMMENT | ERIC ODONGO | It is no longer in doubt that Uganda is endowed with considerably vast amounts of minerals. Dating as far back as colonial times in 1925, when the oil potential was first documented, exploration has and continues to support mineral development in Uganda. According to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition” has successfully arrived in Lusaka, marking a pivotal milestone in its historic 13,000-kilometer journey from Uganda to the Cape of South Africa. Led by Kiira Motors Corporation in collaboration with the Secretariat of Science Technology and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda has officially flagged off three golfers who will represent the country at the NCBA Golf Series Grand Finale at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. The trio which includes Gabriel Amani Beau, James Abiria, and Irene Sekabembe, depart today aboard a Kenya Airways …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jubilee Holdings Limited has merged its Ugandan subsidiaries, Jubilee Health Insurance Company of Uganda Limited and Jubilee Life Insurance Company of Uganda Limited, following approval from the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda. The combined entity will operate under the name Jubilee Life Insurance Company …

East Africa’s external engagement has long been dominated by China and Europe. Japan offers a third option COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE | President Museveni’s recent comments on Uganda’s right to access the Indian Ocean underscore just how central the waterway is to East Africa’s economic and strategic future. The Indian Ocean …

The country’s exporter base, though expanding, remains concentrated Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s coffee industry is having a moment. Export earnings for the 2024/25 coffee year rose to US$2.3bn (Shs 8.1 trillion), a 64% jump on the previous year, according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). Export …

Fourth EITI report reveals companies still dodge key disclosures as beneficial ownership data remains thin and contract transparency has barely moved NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE |  When Uganda’s fourth Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report was released in Kampala on Nov.20, the message that threaded through Protea Hotel’s ground floor …

The investment underscores deepening economic co-operation between Kenya and Uganda as both countries pursue industrialisation strategies Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, broke ground Sunday on a $500m steel manufacturing complex in Tororo, eastern Uganda, in one of East Africa’s …

Civil society warns of potential repetition of 2011, when election-related spending drove inflation above 30% NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | David Kitoosa studies the red soil beneath his feet as if searching for answers buried in it. His hands, hardened by years of brickmaking and truck-driving across Wakiso District, …

How our country lacks the policies and institutional rules to achieve its ambitious development goals THE LAST WORD |  ANDREW M. MWENDA | The Ugandan government has set itself a very ambitious goal: to expand the economy by 1,000% in 15 years. This means the economy must grow at an annual …