Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has dragged the Minister for Kampala Beti Tirwomwe, the Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Jennifer Musisi, the Attorney General and KCCA to the High Court, seeking orders compelling the respondents to release sh563.4 million he says they owe him in accumulated emoluments and salary …
Read More »Court reads 93 charges to LRA’s Thomas Kwoyelo
The International Crimes Division Court on Tuesday started reading to former LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo the 93 charges he is expected to be tried for. The acts were committed between 1993 and 2005 during the political insurgency in Northern Uganda. Kwoyelo is appearing before Justice Susan Okalany who has informed …
Read More »ARTS: True value of Ugandan art abstract
A painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt recently became the third most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in Europe. `Bauerngarten’, Gustav Klimt’s exuberant 1907 oil painting of a garden filled with poppies, daisies, and other flowers, sold for £48 million (Approx Shs212 billion) at Sotheby’s auction of Impressionist, Modern …
Read More »New NDA boss: Ugandans shouldn’t consume medicine like its food
Dr. Medard Bitekyerezo, the new Chairman of National Drug Authority (NDA) spoke to The Independent’s Flavia Nassaka about the challenges at NDA and how he plans to tackle them. You are joining an institution whose image is not impressive following the previous corruption scandals and intrigue which has led to …
Read More »Oil and gas development to boost hotel industry
Jean – Philippe Bittencourt, is the general manager for Sheraton Kampala Hotel. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge on the prospects of Uganda’s hotel industry. How would you describe the 50 years journey of Sheraton Kampala Hotel? It is a landmark in our lives and we will continue to …
Read More »Fight looms over takeover of UTL
Libyans vow to take on Uganda after `quitting’ It is not clear what the Uganda government’s plan is since it announced that the Libyan owners of Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL) have quit, but the move might get dirty if the Libyans instead implement a fight for the company. The government …
Read More »Fine Spinners take over struggling Phoenix Logistics
Fine Spinners (Uganda) Limited has taken over management and assets of Phoenix Logistics in a move government says will revamp the operations of the factory. The State Minister for Micro Finance Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo said garments company Phoenix Logistics has been running at a sub optimal level and needs to improve …
Read More »Egypt’s Mubarak set to walk free 6 years after “Arab Spring”
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | The release of Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak approved on Monday ends “talk of the Arab Spring” uprising that toppled him in 2011 after 30 years in power, an analyst said. An Egyptian prosecutor approved a request by Mubarak’s lawyer for his release after a top …
Read More »Fashion blog star Haguma on Ugandan style
At 26, most women are gambling with what exactly to do in life, but Gloria Haguma seems set as a fashion blogger, writer, and social media manager. Haguna who works with designers, cloths store owners, stylists, makeup artistes, hair stylists, models, fashionistas, and investors in the line of fashion, last …
Read More »ARTS: Different But One 21
Innovation through collaboration By Dominic Muwanguzi An exhibition by Makerere Art lecturers is bound to evoke excitement – after all these are the elite of the modern and contemporary art scene in Uganda. However, the excitement goes a notch higher when it is the annual `Different But One’ exhibition now …
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