Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Physical Infrastructure Committee of parliament has approved the proposed expansion of Uganda’s road reserves from 15 to 40 meters. A report authored by Robert Kafero Ssekitoleko, the Physical Infrastructure Committee Chairperson, notes that it is incumbent on government to secure land in form …

Threat remains of spread to Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan A meeting of an emergency World Health Organisation Committee (WHO) committee has said the current outbreak of the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the DR Congo does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) even if it has …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation have recommended that the Science and technology sector be allocated 400 billion shillings in the 2019/2020 financial year. According to the ministerial statement for 2019/2020, the sector has been allocated 159.7 billion …

Why some Kenyans are going hungry months after a bumper maize crop | Timothy Njagi Njeru | Why are people going hungry in April after a bumper crop of staple maize was harvested last year? Distribution remains a persistent challenge when it comes to food access in Kenya. There has …

It depends on working-age population which is predictable and productivity which is uncertain Project Syndicate | JIM O’NEILL | Last month, I wrote about the growing divide between economic theory and real-world economic conditions, and reminded readers that economics is still a social science, despite whatever loftier ambitions its practitioners …

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Egyptian voters have overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule extended to 2030, the electoral board said Tuesday. National Election Authority head Lashin Ibrahim told a Cairo press conference that 88.83 percent voted “yes” in a referendum on the amendments, with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prosecution has asked the General Court martial to convict the Boda Boda 2010 suspects for unlawful possession of fire arms and military stores, saying there is overwhelming evidence implicating them. The suspects are Abdullah Kitata, the Patron Boda Boda 2010 Association, his driver, Ibrahim Sekajja, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All Ugandan artists with the exception of the Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine are enjoying freedom of performance, according to Uganda Government Spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo. “Save for one artiste, all artistes in Uganda enjoys freedom of performance and the media platforms are …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Hundreds of protesters arrived on a packed train in Khartoum Tuesday to join a weeks-long sit-in outside army headquarters, as a top US official reiterated Washington’s backing for demands the country’s military council hand power to a civilian government. But African leaders meeting in Cairo insisted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme says it will appeal tough performance parameters set by Electricity Regulatory Authority Umeme Limited has said it will appeal the performance parameters set by the sector regulator, Electricity Regulatory Authority-ERA. ERA set performance parameters for Umeme for the next seven years in the modification …