By Haggai Matsiko and Joseph Were KCCA Executive Director explains her plans Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi’s current pet project is decongesting the city of motorised traffic. As she explained to The Independent, part of that project involves some old strategies that her predecessors spoke about; …
Read More »EAC leaders sign monetary union deal
By The Independent Team The leaders of five East African countries on Saturday afternoon signed a monetary union protocol kicking off plans to have a common currency for the block within 10 years. The move is expected to boost regional trade with in the EAC block which is expected to …
Read More »BoU stays November key lending rate at 12%
By Julius Businge This is the second straight month the Central Bank of Uganda is staying its policy interest rate, the central bank rate (CBR) unchanged at 12%, Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile told a news conference in Kampala on Nov. 4. The policy rate stood at 11% in August before …
Read More »Kenyan attackers linked to Kampala
By Haggai Matsiko Security introduces new tactics after Nairobi attack Ahmed Abdi Godane, the man believed to be the mastermind of the July 2010 Kampala bombing has been linked to the Sept.21 attack on a popular shopping mall in Kenya. The Kenyan attack is said to bear the radicalised fingerprint …
Read More »Can what the ICGLR heads of state agreed at Kampala summit work?
By Haggai Matsiko Apart from presidents Yoweri Museveni, Jakaya Kikwete, Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila, also in attendance was South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, African Union Commissioner Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Mary Robinson, SADC Executive Secretary Stergomena Tax, and EAC Secretary General …
Read More »Kampala city’s troubles (II)
By Joseph Bossa Moving forward: the uneasy days ahead A number of factors have been blamed for the unplanned state of Kampala city. The first one as we saw is the historical proximity of kibuga, the Buganda kingdom capital at Mengo, and the colonial Kampala Municipality capital and the dual …
Read More »Kampala city’s troubles
By Joseph Bossa A historical perspective shows need to build confidence and trust with firmness Kampala has not lived up the expectations of a capital city. There are people who argue that it is irredeemable and that Uganda should establish a new capital city somewhere else. Others assent that it …
Read More »Fighting for Kampala
By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Lukwago wins hearts as minds change over Musisi Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director Jennifer Musisi scored sweet victory on July 9 when the High Court threw out, with costs, a suit by city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago challenging her powers. Unfazed by the loss, Lukwago …
Read More »How to change Kampala (Part 2)
By Andrew M. Mwenda A combination of sound technocratic management with a good dose of political skill will do the job I argued in this column last week that any attempt by Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) to carry out transformative reforms in our city will create high political tensions. …
Read More »Kampala’s killing zones
By Tracy Gwambe Murders on the rise as gangs terrorise Kampala, Kiira, Mukono Annet Kayondo died in the most brutal way a young woman could die. It is believed she was on her way to work at 6am on April 3 when her attacker or attackers pounced on her in …
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