The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price

Opposition leader Col Dr. Kiiza Besigye will attend prayers today at the Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) party headquarters on Entebbe road. This will be his first function since being consigned to his house a day after the February 18 Uganda Presidential Elections. Although the Inspector General of Police Kale …

  New #Commonwealth Sec-Gen @PScotlandCSG welcomed by #Commonwealth community in #London: https://t.co/EAKcAEBdwD pic.twitter.com/RYqmZ4raA0 — The Commonwealth (@commonwealthsec) April 4, 2016 Patricia Scotland QC has outlined her priorities as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations – including tackling violence against women. She highlighted tackling domestic violence as one of her top …

Saddened by the death of Abel Dhaira, sports officials dressed in black paid their last respects Monday during a requiem service at All Saints Church Nakasero. Minister of State of Sports, Charles Bakkabulindi said, “Uganda has built a strong team of goal keepers. Abel one of them, was good at penalties and this …

By Flavia Nassaka New viral load tests for HIV pile pressure on national laboratories The fight against new and emerging diseases and the emphasis placed on surveillance and testing before treatment are piling pressure on Uganda’s laboratory services. At the centre of this fight is the Central Public Health Laboratories …

By Ian Katusiime How a slogan can shape a company’s image Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Basing on …

Vienna, Austria | AFP | The UN atomic agency said Monday it will provide Brazil with equipment to help prevent any attempted terrorist attacks with nuclear material at this year’s Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games. The International Atomic Energy Agency said it will loan Brazil selected types of radiation detection …

By Ian Katusiime New schools strive to offer quality education at minimal fees In Nabaziza, Kyengera about 9kms from central Kampala, 205 pupils from the community are attending school in newly built structures. Their teachers are dressed in lime green T-shirts and black pants and refer to their notes on …

Uganda in Foreign Press : On February 18, I went to Uganda to observe the presidential and parliamentary elections there, writes Rindai Chipfunde Vava. This was the first election to be held using the biometric voter registration (BVR) system in Uganda. The first lesson I learnt was that BVR and the …

Bank of Uganda has reduced the Central bank Rate (CBR) to 16% to ease monetary policy for potential economic growth. BOU maintained the rediscount rate and bank rate at 20%and 21% respectively, the policy will also maintain the core inflation over the next quarters, so as to target 5% of the …

By Joseph Henrich A novel view of human nature and society is generating important insights the foundation of our communities Imagine a game of survival that pits a troop of capuchin monkeys against you and your work colleagues. Both teams would be parachuted into a remote African forest, without any …