After holding two elections within three months, Kenya is no closer to resolving a standoff over who is its rightful leader. President Uhuru Kenyatta was named the winner of the latest balloting Oct. 26. But his opponent, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, calls the vote a sham, and its legitimacy is
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Uganda is often called one of the best places in the world to be a refugee because of its welcoming policies. But how do you rebuild your life - and start making money - having left everything you knew and held dear? The BBC s John Murphy has been finding
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The Ugandan Private Sector registered an improvement in Business conditions in October. There were increases in output, new orders, employment numbers and stock purchases. The headline Stanbic PMI index registered a 52.8 reading. Releasing the October Stanbic PMI findings, Jibran Qureishi, Stanbic Bank’s Regional Economist for East Africa revealed, “We
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By Jackson Emanzi Uganda’s population is projected to grow from 37 million today to 41.2 million by 2020 (UBOS) and yet the country currently has a housing deficit that stands at close to 1.2 million units, with Kampala at a staggering deficit of over 200,000 units. To compound this concern,
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By Livingstone Mukasa In 2009, I travelled from Dar-es-Salam to Mbeya in Tanzania by Bus. This is quite a punishing 13 hour bus ride with only 20 minute lunch break in between. The journey takes you through two National Parks with a scintillating view of wildlife. On this occasion, we
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Africa’s first roundtable on infrastructure governance is taking place in Cape Town this week. Chris Heathcote, CEO of Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) (www.GIhub.org), which is co-hosting the event, shares his views on the opportunities that infrastructure development offers African countries and some of the obstacles to the success of such projects.
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By Livingstone Mukasa If you observe carefully, poor people have one thing in common: the ability to coin perfect excuses. They are able to lay it out why things are not working out for them or why they were born in the wrong country. In today’s column allow me to
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Tanzania faces blow-back from its recent VAT introduction with its all-important safari industry struggling to maintain its leading position in East Africa. The remarkable decline in Tanzanian booking requests received by SafariBookings.com – the largest online marketplace for African Safari Tours – highlights the damage being caused to that country’s
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By Livingstone Mukasa There is a famous slogan: “There is no hurry in Africa” and if you may prefer let me add “Hakuna Matata” (No problems). This slogan epitomizes our sluggish time keeping ways and often the accompanying low productivity. For the record, I am different and if you invite
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Why Bobi Wine is misguided So Bobi Wine issued a “letter to Young Ugandans” in which he claims that colonialism marked Uganda’s golden age. This is the problem with President Yoweri Museveni’s critics - always ignorant and emotional and their arguments always lack substance in both matter and manner. I
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