Besides gold being a long-term store of value, the precious metal has been found to provide protection against financial sanctions imposed by Western governments COMMENT | LUKE HARTIGAN | Over the past few years, central banks have been quietly buying up significant quantities of gold. As the trend has …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has pledged commitment to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a key driver to attaining the 10-fold economic growth. Speaking at the UG Catalyst Summit on Thursday, Sanjay Tana, the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, said that the government has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers designate have pledged to contribute towards the achievement of government plans and targets during their tenure. The ministers, were speaking after appearing before the Parliament Committee on Appointments for vetting on the second day of the process on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. Speaker, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government will stop funding most national public holiday celebrations beginning in the 2026/27 financial year, with the savings to be redirected to wealth creation and other priority programmes, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi has announced. For years, the government …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, has called for stronger Muslim representation in government. He said the current Cabinet structure does not reflect the community’s contribution to national development and support for the ruling NRM government. His remarks follow President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s …
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COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | In Uganda, power does not merely reside in State House, Parliament, or the Constitution. It circulates through symbols, networks, uniforms, proximity, and perception. Some individuals command authority not because they formally hold office, but because society has already invested them with what Pierre Bourdieu would …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | MAURICE ONIANG’O – GIJN | It all started in January of this year, just days before Uganda’s national elections. That’s when the Kampala-based African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), a GIJN member, was among several civil society and human rights organizations that received a letter from the country’s National Bureau …
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As countries like the UAE delegate decision-making to algorithms, evidence shows these systems can cause widespread harm and erode democratic accountability COMMENT | GABRIELA RAMOS & EMILIJA STOJMENOVA DUH | Earlier this month (April), the United Arab Emirates announced a plan to have half of its government services run …
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COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Nation-building is like construction. Different leaders play different roles. Some break ground. Others raise the walls. Others will one day roof. Yet history often praises the finished building. It forgets the hands that dug the foundation. The real story begins long before the finishing mouldings …
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How Uganda came so late and lonely to acquire a cash and carry government where every citizen is for themselves THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | My column last week titled “When illness strikes a leader” attracted a lot of attention and commentary. In it, I …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
