Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Speaker Anita Among has tweeted for the first time since May, confirming reports that she is now free from house arrest and will not face criminal charges. She said she will soon be back in parliament. “I take this opportunity to thank …

  Here is why the latest chokehold could threaten a critical harvest and global food security   COMMENT | IRYNA SKUBII | While the world’s attention is fixated on the US blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been subjecting Ukraine to a blockade …

  COVER STORY | For a decade, President Yoweri Museveni has promised, and repeatedly proclaimed, Uganda’s arrival in the lower-middle-income club. The World Bank keeps saying not yet. Behind the numbers lies a deeper contest over growth, population, political legacy and who gets to define Uganda’s economic progress, reports Ronald …

  COMMENT | STELLA OKETCHO |  Uganda’s Parliament has, over the years, developed several standing committees that have stood out for the weight of the responsibilities entrusted to them. Among the most prominent are the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Public Accounts (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises), …

  The BWP409 million in new proceeds will be used to strengthen the group’s balance sheet, support its pursuit of an A financial strength rating, expand its core underwriting business   NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s re-insurer, Continental Reinsurance Holdings Limited, has opened a $156.1 million public offer …

    The lender approved Shs518.4 billion in new financing for 120 projects across Uganda and disbursed Shs502.2 billion   NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) is expanding its role as a source of long-term capital for businesses, with increased lending helping companies create jobs, raise …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Following the arrest of Erias Lukwago, the deportation of Martha Karua and mass withdrawal of the other defense lawyers, treason suspect Obeid Lutale has turned to his daughter to represent him in front of the trial judge Emmanuel Baguma. Mariam Lutale, the daughter of treason …

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Joseph Kasozi leads the 94th Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Open by 1 stroke after battling on a rain-affected course on day one at the Uganda Golf Club. Kasozi sunk birdies on holes 1,5,8,10,14 and 15, with a bogey on hole 12, as he carded an …

  A Lion Doesn’t wait for the storm   COMMENT | MOSES MUGALU | Every August 10, the world celebrates the lion, an animal associated with strength, courage, leadership and protection. But beyond its imposing presence, perhaps the most important lesson the lion offers is one of preparedness. A pride survives …

  COMMENT | RONALD AMANYIRE | The crackdown on taxis labelled as being in dangerous mechanical condition has produced the entirely predictable outcome: passengers stranded across the city and an immediate surge in boda‑boda use. That alone exposes a simple truth which is that even in their poor state, these …