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New $20mn firm welcomed but analysts say government must strengthen legal and monitoring framework of minerals sector     President Yoweri Museveni’s launch of a $20 million African Gold Refinery Ltd (AGR) – the first in East and Central Africa – in Entebbe on Feb.20 was a bold step welcomed by …

VIDEO: Duncan ‘Kikankane’ Mubiru has taken lead of the National Rally Championship after winning the Gorilla Mist Rally in Kabale on Sunday. Mubiru who dominated day one, maintained the lead on day two to record his 1st win since 2015.   Share on: WhatsApp

The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday deliver judgement in  an election appeal filed by Lwengo woman Member of Parliament (MP) Cissy Namujju challenging Masaka High Court’s decision to nullify her election on grounds of lack of the requisite academic papers. Martin Kizito Sserwanga, a concerned voter in Lwengo dragged Namujju …

VIDEO: Uganda Police force has summoned Makerere researcher Dr. Stella Nyanzi to appear before the Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli over cyber crimes. The embattled Makerere university research fellow is required to present herself for alleged sedition, libel and blackmail. The Police states that Nyanzi is wanted to valuable information in …

Faisel Gergab, is chairman of the Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) that owns 69% stake in UTL. He spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa on the issues surrounding the company’s poor performance and its future outlook, just before government took over its management. How do you …

Government, oil companies finally appear to be chasing some useful deadlines   Uganda’s oil sector might look dull and inactive to the uninformed eye but in reality it is now a bee-hive of activities with tight deadlines to be met. At least six major oil-related engineering projects are rolling concurrently at …

  THE LAST WORD: By Andrew M. Mwenda How our overblown expectations of what oil is going to do for our country are likely to cause trouble I had always thought about the “oil curse” in terms of the “Dutch Disease” and the adverse incentives it creates that foster corruption …

Finance PS controls government purse, but new Energy PS has Museveni’s ear A stealth fight is brewing between new Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary, Stephen Isabalija, and veteran Secretary to the treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, with insiders saying it threatens to hurt implementation of government projects worth billions of shillings, if not …

Suspended controversial Makerere University lecturer Dr. Stella Nyanzi has been reinstated, although she will no longer be based at the Makerere Institute of Social Researcher (MISR). Nyanzi who was directed by the University’s appointment board to report to duty by Feb.27 was suspended from the institute in April last year …

Lawyers say president has no right to dish out money The parliamentary committee investigating the Oil Cash Bonanza is in the final stages of completing its hearings with Ministry of Finance officials being the last batch of civil servants to appear. By press time, committee chairperson Abdu Katuntu said they …