By Patrick Kagenda Not many Ugandans know the name Ferdinand Oyono. It is an important name to know in the context of the 190 medals that President Yoweri Museveni handed out Jan. 26 in Mbale on the occasion marking the 24th anniversary of his capturing power. Oyono, who is Cameroonian, …
Read More »Oil scramble shouldn’t turn Uganda into global septic tank
By Samuel Olara Uganda is in the midst of an ‘oil boom’ and continues to attract serious attention from the world’s major oil players. The ‘oil boom’ has predictably resulted in what appears to be “the global scramble for Uganda’s “crude gold filed”.Several international oil giants such as the Italian …
Read More »11,678 kilometres away: Protests mount against Museveni
By S©verine Koen The arrest, on January 18, of about 35 women who were protesting at the Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters in Kampala, is just one recent example of the difficulty and danger of staging a demonstration in Uganda. Yet, in this pre-election year, the ability to voice ones opinions, …
Read More »Why the big number of first class degrees at Makerere?
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Two weeks ago Makerere University held its 60th graduation ceremony in which some 13,766 students graduated in various disciplines with different degrees. One thing that got many people talking is the high number of first class degrees doled out at this graduation ceremony – 220 in …
Read More »Warid’s Essar plans to invest US$2 billion
By Independent Team The Indian telecom giant, Essar Group which owns Warid Uganda, has prepared a telecom blueprint for Africa under which it would invest US$2 billion According to Standard Business of India, Essar’s goal is to get 20 million customers and more, spanning six to seven countries in the …
Read More »NIC IPO shrugs off threats from Makerere savers
By Patrick Kagenda But problems have just begun for the university staff as NSSF sues them for Shs 50 billion breach When National Insurance Corporation (NIC) issued its Initial Public Offer (IPO) On Dec 31 the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) leader, Tanga Odoi, interrupted the event with a …
Read More »Poll reveals ethics deficit
By The Independent Team Davos World Economic Forum 2010 In order to develop a deeper understanding of the nuances of public opinion on the topic of values the World Economic Forum carried out a unique new poll over Facebook. Below are the most salient findings from each question. Question 1: …
Read More »One Year of Obama: Any Change for Africa?
By Sverine Koen January 20 was the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama’s presidency. It has provided analysts and critics an opportunity to reflect on the President’s achievements and failures, in domestic and foreign policy alike. As an American with a Kenyan father, Obama’s foreign policy could have been expected to …
Read More »Hell in Haiti
By John Njoroge How would Uganda handle an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude? When the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the strongest felt in the western hemisphere since 1965, ripped through Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Jan.12, it devastated its infrastructure and destroyed the lives of thousands of its inhabitants. Up to 90 percent …
Read More »Good deeds in Uganda prisons come at a price
By Ariel Rubin In the office-cum-waiting room of the African Prison Project (APP) house in Luzira, a big green poster board is plastered with photographs of groundbreaking ceremonies and newspaper clippings extolling the many achievements of the NGO and its 24-year-old founder and Director General, Alexander McLean. Also, emblazoned is …
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