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Uganda Investment Authority and British High Commission Mired In Namanve Project Scandal
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), under the leadership of Robert Mukiza, in collaboration with Louis Arinaitwe, the Country Director for Trade at the British High Co...
‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’
Imagine you’re running an asset financing business in Europe and think, “Why not give East Africa a shot?†So you do the research, fi...
Why corporate boxing could be a game changer
Imagine Bebe Cool in the blue corner, his Silent Majority shouting Big Size, with Kasepiki, Bogolako blaring through the roof of Lugogo Indoor Arena. And in the...
My spot has been empty but I'm back to dust it off, says Maro
Ronald Magada, aka Maro, is a Ugandan singer commonly known as the RnB Kyabazinga. He has for a long time been regarded as Busoga’s biggest export but about four y...
Who invaded Parliament during coffee Bill debate?
The identities of the men and women in civilian clothes who raided Parliament chamber and grabbed some MPs after lights were switched off remain contentious. Six MPs w...
Here is what informed the rationalisation of agencies
Back in the 1990s, Uganda adopted several reforms. One of them was creation of semi-autonomous agencies. The architects of these (largely donor-driven) reforms promised e...
Coffee boom: The Backbone of livelihoods in Bugisu
Samuel Wakinya, 59, a primary school teacher, embarked on growing Arabica coffee on a large scale in 2004 and has never looked back. Mr Wakinya, a resident of Bushika sub...
VIDEO: New details of how govt slept on job ahead of Kiteezi dumpsite collapse
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence†for the development of the...
Coffee boom in the eyes of Buganda Kingdom
Coffee, a long-cherished perennial crop, has for decades been the backbone of household incomes in some parts of Uganda. Today, coffee is at the centre of regulatory poli...