October 05, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Named Worst Digital Rights Violator
At last week's Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2022, in Lusaka, Zambia, Uganda drew unwelcome criticism. Speaker after speaker described the east African country as the worst… Read more »
Uganda: Lockdowns - 420,000 Ugandans Lost Jobs
An abridged report written by the Makerere University-based think tank, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), lays bare the fullest and most detailed insight to date into the… Read more »
Uganda: Climate Crisis and How It Affects Uganda's Economy
To enlist the expression of Chinua Achebe in describing the state of affairs in his native Nigeria, this time in the Ugandan context, and through a meteoric frame of reference;… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Uganda: Ugandan Schools Must Continue With E-Learning Post-Covid, Govt Insists
Education institutions must develop post-Covid Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) strategies because e-learning is the future of education, the National Council for Higher Education… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Uganda: Makerere Gets Uganda's First Smart Classroom
Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the vice chancellor of Makerere University has commissioned Uganda's first smart classroom. The CreateView classroom is located in Block A of the college of… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Uganda: Uganda's Public Debt Reaches Over U.S.$20 Billion
The recently released parliamentary committee report on the national economy and the state of indebtedness, grants, and guarantees indicates that Uganda's public debt stock had… Read more »
Uganda: Makerere University Gets $150,000 Emergency Medicine Boost
TotalEnergies EP Uganda has committed $150,000 (Shs 576 million) to boost the capacity of Makerere University in emergency medicine. The deal was part of the three-year memorandum… Read more »
Uganda: Kabaale Airport to Be Completed in February 2023
The contractors of Uganda's second international airport, Kabaale International Airport, also known as Hoima Oil City International Airport, say the airport is due for completion… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Which Dialect of Kiswahili for Uganda's Schools?
The July 4, 2022 recommendation by Uganda's cabinet ministers on teaching Kiswahili as a compulsory subject in Uganda's primary and secondary schools was a surprise to many of us.… Read more »
Uganda: Kampala Should Learn Wetlands Conservation From Kigali
Does the pearl of Africa have some environmental lessons to pick from the land of a thousand hills? I answer in the affirmative. Read more »
Uganda: Shaming Children At School Is a Violation of Their Rights
Children at school struggle to maintain self-esteem, and battle for popularity, grades, social rankings among others, when a teacher portray them as unworthy or shames them. Their… Read more »
Uganda: In Memoriam - the Tragic Death of Four Sports Scribes
Tuesday, August 28, 2001, shall go down as the most tragic day for the sports media fraternity. That morning saw four top sports journalists perish in a horrific car crash near… Read more »
Uganda: Why Kampala's Arcades Are Becoming Empty?
Kampala being the heart and capital city of Uganda, attracts multitudes including city hustlers, traders, customers, and traders with most of the businesses operating from city… Read more »
Uganda: Fans Too Must Fight for Their Space in Football
I am one of the few people in Ugandan football who have experienced all forms of leadership, right from the grassroots as an ordinary volunteer. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Uganda: FAO Trains 40 in Animal Disease Detection
Over 40 Ugandan trainees last week graduated after the completion of training in effective detection, prevention, and response to infectious, zoonotic, and transboundary animal… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Uganda: Tumwiine Served Brute Museveni, Not Uganda
There is a gigantic difference between serving the country and serving the military junta. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Uganda: Fare Thee Well Gen Elly Tumwine
The fact that General Elly Tumwine, together with others under the command of General Yoweri Museveni toppled what they deemed a dictatorial government in 1986, deserves… Read more »
Africa: Africa Can Boost Economies By Emulating Ghana to Relax Visas
One Saturday evening, I received a message asking me whether I could be in Accra in Ghana by Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Airlines Operating Without Business Plan - Former CEO
Embattled former Uganda Airlines chief executive officer Cornwell Muleya has warned that the national carrier is operating without a business plan and may not break even in the… Read more »
Uganda: Corporate and Inter-Bank Demand Keeps Shilling On Back Foot
The Uganda shilling continued to slide opening Monday's session on the back foot at the 3,840 or 3,850 levels and due to continued corporate and inter-bank demand, the unit… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Uganda: Lifesaving HIV/Aids Medication Runs Out of Stock, CSOs Warn
Uganda is facing limited supply of HIV/Aids life-saving medication, particularly for third-line patients. The stock-outs and shortages of HIV drugs have increased the risk of… Read more »
Kenya: Did Uhuru Kenyatta Subtly Help William Ruto Win Top Seat?
This article was written on June 19, 2022, and ran in Nation almost five weeks to Election Day, August 9 in Kenya. Read more »
August 12, 2022
Uganda: How Profitable Is Boda Boda Business Amid Fuel Crisis?
Mike Ssentongo is living the life. A boda body rider, stationed in the busy and cosmopolitan Kisementi area, Ssentongo cannot be more grateful for choosing the boda boda as a… Read more »
August 10, 2022
East Africa: Chance for Kenya to Become Exemplary Democracy in East Africa
Kenya, an East African Community member, went to the polls yesterday to choose a new president. Read more »
Uganda: The Need to Convert Foreign Education Qualifications to Ugandan Standards
Most people come to Uganda as returning citizens, refugees, consultants, experts, diplomats etc with foreign academic and professional qualifications. Read more »