Politics & Policy

Politics & Policy

Uganda orders four planes to kick start flag carrier

The government says shuttered national carrier, Uganda Airlines, will resume operations this November with flights to neighbouring countries
EconomyPolitics & Policy

Uganda losing a fortune in potential revenue due to ineffective tax collection – World Bank

Uganda is not collecting as much as it could in taxes, according to the latest country economic update from the World Bank launched today in Kampala
Politics & Policy

Makhtar Diop appointed World Bank’s vice president for infrastructure

After six years as the World Bank's vice president for Africa, Makhtar Diop has been appointed as the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure. In his previous role, Mr Diop oversaw the delivery of a record-breaking $70 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa to help tackle key development challenges
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Private lab tests in Uganda are costly. But price doesn’t equal quality

Timothy Amukele, Johns Hopkins University Laboratory tests are the backbone of clinical care. They are used to screen patients, to ...
EconomyPolitics & Policy

We are waiting for EAC’s decision on EPAs—EU

The European Union is likely to continue pushing the East African Community on the free trade agreements, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), on which the five regional member countries maintained protracted differences.
Politics & Policy

UN committee recommends to close Entebbe base

The Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Budgetary and Administrative has made a business case for the establishment of three one-stop centers across the globe. The "global shared service centers" will be based in Nairobi, Budapest and Mexico City.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Educating the Commonwealth

Education remains an exception, and Commonwealth leaders must make schooling a top priority or jeopardize their goal of delivering peace and prosperity.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

The PPP Concerto

There are good reasons why privately financed infrastructure projects become significantly more expensive – and slower to complete – than planners anticipate. One solution is to bring in private financing only after a project is completed.
Bujagali Hydropower dam
Politics & Policy

Weaning African leaders off addiction to power is an ongoing struggle

African leaders continue to disregard their countries’ own constitutions and laws governing presidential tenure. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Joseph Kabila, Uganda's Museveni, and Congo's Nguesso have all refused to go after decades in power
EconomyPolitics & Policy

Lending growth still low despite BoU rate cuts

Bank lending to the private sector grew at a relatively restrained pace in February, even as the central bank cut its policy rate to its lowest level ever with the hope that loan approvals will increase, boosting economic growth
Bank signposts at Oasis Mall, Kampala
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