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Kiprotich II 23 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
How I won second gold After shutting out strong Ethiopian and Kenyan squads to add the world marathon gold to his Olympic title on Aug.17, Stephen Kiprotich, says he is very happy the race was compet...
MTN profits up 23 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
Higher data revenues boost telecom giant amid rising competition on voice segment Telecommunication giant MTN’s interim results for the six-month period up to June 30 have soared, buoyed by “strong o...
Tough choices over student loans 23 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
Planned loan scheme could throw students into the debt pool without a clear payment plan Tonny Nalima completed his Senior Six and hopes to join university for a degree in Petroleum Engineering. When...
Nebanda's death reports 23 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm
New evidence shows how suspects in the case could walk free • She needed to have consumed 200 times more Cocaine to die • She needed to have consumed 35 times more alcohol to die • Urine samp...
Oulanya’s mess in Parliament 16 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm
Why the Deputy Speaker does the dirty work August 6 was a busy day for the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah. It is the day the controversial Public Order Management...
I am not dying to be president 16 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga spoke to The Independent’s Andrew Mwenda about life after losing the presidential election. You are no longer in Parliament, no longer a prime minister, are ...
Bamugemereire: A judge on trial 16 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
What could she do to cure Kampala’s `multiple-organ failure’? Justice Catherine Bamugemereire's tribunal hearing the petition filed by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councilors against Lord Ma...
Gorilla war 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Tourism body, tour operators fight over lucrative Gorilla permits The government is working to diffuse a bitter row between the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and local tour and travel operators ove...
Tourism: Uganda’s dormant goldmine 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
$25 million World Bank loan to drive five-year tourism development strategy On August 1, Maria Mutagamba, the minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, was supposed to preside over the launch of...
No one is safe at NSSF 9 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
Major shake-up in management looms at Shs3.4 trillion workers fund Richard Byarugaba, the managing director of the National Social Security Fund, remains firm he will retain his job after Finance Min...
