Hellen Kalende, 23, had just completed her studies at Kyambogo University in August and was looking forward to the Dec. 15 graduation where she would get a Bachelors degree in Information Technology and Computing. On Nov... Read More

According to Eric Obonyo, a lanky and self-effacing young painter, This Is Uganda (TIU) is a festival about youthful expression in Uganda. It is a social network linking young people from different parts of the world thr... Read More

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was in Kampala as chief guest at the Young Achievers Awards ceremony on Dec.11 and ended his visit with a media dialogue attended by The Independent’s Peter Nyanzi. Excerpts of the exchange ... Read More

Mulago’s Siamese twins live separate lives togetherCan Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala rise to the occasion again just days after the media blitz that followed conjoined twins Trevor and Timothy Bainomugisha who were... Read More

Strange bedfellows seem to have found common ground in Murchison Falls National ParkGerbilina, a foreign tourist who spent a month touring East Africa in July says Uganda was, by far, her favourite.She liked tracking mou... Read More

Why Museveni’s agenda with America is running out of timeFaradje, a small town of 250,000 people on the edge of the Garamba Forest in north east DR Congo is this December marking the third anniversary since Joseph Kony r... Read More

Despite lingering criticism and suspicions in the UK, the Blair-Kagame partnership presents a new model of capacity development for AfricaHigh security is common at Kigali’s Serena Hotel, but when the armed men in dark s... Read More

Museveni blamed for protecting culpritsKale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, the head of the most corrupt institution in Uganda, is a lucky man. President Yoweri Museveni keeps praising him even when two report... Read More

An expert’s responseEvery forgery must have an original and an originatorAfter reading the article: “Oil-bribes scandal in historical perspective” (The Independent, Issue no.) by Andrew Mwenda, I have been privately look... Read More

Visa’s arrival signals new opportunities and the potential to create a cashless economyOn Dec. 6 the giant payment processing company Visa Inc launched a partnership with the Rwandan government to drive the country’s pay... Read More