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INDEPENDENCE SPECIAL: By Ngugi wa Thiong’o In 1969 Gacamba, a bicycle repairer in Nyeri, a town about a hundred miles from Nairobi, discovered some kind of engine, a scooter engine, and, using the scrap metal he could find in his backyard, made an aeroplane that he called Kenya One. The plane …

Questions as Health ministry proposes stringent guidelines on enrollment The mood at Nakasero Primary School in Kampala on Oct.01 was similar to a movie shooting scene gone wrong – bitter exchanges and mean stares were flying about. The unpleasant body language of medical interns to-be as Dr. Jacinto Amandua, the …

UNHCR, African host countries agree on final steps to resolve Rwandan refugee situation UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and delegations from African countries as well as the African Union, have agreed on the final steps to end the protracted Rwandan refugee situation after seven years of negotiations. This was at …

ANALYSIS: By Dr. Geoffrey A Onegi-Obel The way forward on the Uganda interest rate and middle income economy policy conundrum –  The first point to note is that the Interest Rate is the key price in any economy. As a Pricing Signal, it therefore requires careful management by the Monetary and …

As part of celebrations of  the police week that fall every first week of October when Uganda attained her Independence, the Uganda police on Saturday Oct.1 held the 2nd Erinayo Oryema memorial lecture at Makerere University main hall with a theme “Police is the public and Public is the Police” …

Phiona Mutesi, the Ugandan girl who became a chess sensation at the age of 10 stands out for something else.  She was raised in the slum of Katwe, on the edges of a city, Kampala, but quietly worked her way up. Her journey to fame crested when it was documented …

Wrangles escalate as Corporation seeks Shs18 bn for new equipment, renovations, staff recruitment Prolonged internal bickering at the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) is threatening the revival of the Entebbe- based government’s secret printer that has for many years operated at very low margins. This follows the recruitment of …

Just weeks after the World Bank froze new lending to Uganda because of the government failure to fully use already borrowed money, the country’s parliament has come under fire over alleged “incompetence”, writes Ronald Musoke and Flavia Nassaka. The Deputy Leader of Government Business, First Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali is …

 Since 1962, we have seen history repeating itself This October 9, Uganda celebrated 54 years of Independence. It is a good point to look back and ponder what 2016 has in store for Ugandans. Looking at our nation’s history since Independence from the British colonialists in 1962 shows that years with …

THE LAST WORD: By Andrew M. Mwenda Why foreign direct investment is overrated and why Africa needs to cultivate local businesses There is a fad in Africa. It is called Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Across our vast continent, foreign investors are the most treasured visitors. Practically every country is obsessed …