By Patrick Kagenda From October 5 to 9, a conference bringing together over 60 banana growing countries from Africa and the Caribbean was held in Mombasa, Kenya under the theme: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact. Over 450 people attended the conference organised by the International Institute of Tropical …

By Patrick Kagenda As world central banks of the rich economies bail out their ailing financial institutions, experts predict that poor economies like Africa could take the bigger punch. Seeking to forge a common understanding and response for Africa, the Standard Bank Group organised a conference on the global financial …

By Onghwens Kisangala Two Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) and Platform for Labour Action (PLA) have teamed up to sue the NSSF over the purchase of land in Temangalo. Onghwens Kisangala caught up with the National Coordinator of ACCU Mr. Jasper Tumuhimbise. Why are you going …

By Onghwens Kisangala Uganda is at the centre of a cultural twist; sodomy could be on the increase. With some people in society lukewarm to condemn it and others clandestinely engaged, a few men have come out openly to speak against it. Among them is Pastor Moses Solomon Male of …

By Patrick Kagenda & Agencies American companies remain bullish As the American economy struggles to recover from the credit crunch and European economies jostle with rescuing their financial institutions, subsidiary of American companies operating in Uganda are maintaining an upbeat facade, claiming they are not affected by the American economic …

By The Independent Team The following is an edited and expanded version of an interview with George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management, by Judy Woodruff on Bloomberg TV. Judy Woodruff: You write in your new book, The New Paradigm for Financial Markets, that we are in the midst of a …

By Patrick Kagenda Kenya Commercial Bank Executive Director Mr Nok Bwondit speaks to The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda about how it intends to use its 110-year experience in the region’s banking sector to out-compete local players and other new entrants from West Africa and the Middle Eastern countries. Why did it …

By Independent Team The inside story of political intrigue, dirty tricks and revenge On Monday May 21, 2007, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi was in the VIP lounge at Entebbe Airport on his way to London. There he met Foreign Affairs minister, Sam Kutesa. After exchanging greetings, Kutesa told Muhwezi that …

By Melina Raquel Platas Procedure!’ ‘Order!’ ‘Information!’ ‘Clarification!’ the second floor parliamentary conference room periodically erupted into pandemonium throughout the over five-hour committee hearing last Thursday and certain participants were even ejected by committee chairman John Odit in what became just another dramatic episode in the belaboured NSSF saga. The …

By Christina Cacioppo Last November, Rwanda played host to the first annual Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity African Prize (PoP), a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship. The Independent talked to three entrepreneurs who participated in the competition: one finalist, one winner, and one promising new entrant. Two of the companies were …