Opinions

My attention has been drawn to a statement, issued by a one Yosia Mugaaju, on behalf of what he termed "The Disciples of Odrek Rwabwogo". I note: Whereas Yosia is entitled to have his opinion, it i...

By Jordan Ddungu  Corruption is a pervasive issue that plagues many nations, thwarting economic growth, undermining social trust, and deteriorating the rule of law. In Uganda, corruption has b...

By Frank Mwesigye It is truly ignorant and unforgivable for those in positions of power to prioritize their own selfish interests over the well-being of the community they are meant to serve. The r...

By Andrew Besi 30th June 1960 was supposed to be a day of celebration. He was not scheduled to speak. But as he listened to King Baudouin address assembled dignitaries on the Palais de la Nation...

By Azrael Murwani Earlier this week an unpalatable video made its way through Uganda’s media sphere, depicting a decaying fellow in the UK’s House of Lords, known as Henry Bellingham, babbling abou...

“So corruption is the instrument of swarming mediocrity, and you will feel its point everywhere. You will see wives whose husbands have six thousand francs a year, all told, spend more than ten thousa...

Fellow Citizens, Today our Muslim faithful celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. It is a festival marking the end of Ramadan.  Exactly a month from today, the Uganda Bureau Of Statistics will undertake our o...

“I would like to announce the sixth National Population and Housing Census (NP&HC) that will start on 10th May, 2024”, President Museveni, said, in a statement last week. The NP&HC will gen...

By Abdul Bulala The correct context of this false two months allegedly paid out to Speaker Anita Among is that the Speaker and her spouse, like other category of specified public officials in Parli...

By Scovia Nalumansi We find ourselves in a post truth age, where the malicious hide behind false, unverifiable information to drive a hate agenda against people they don’t like, like the hoax of Sh...

In another endorsement of our global stature, Uganda will host the Group of 77 (G77) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), summits, in January 2024. Formed during the ‘cold-war’, NAM was meant, initiall...

By Olara L Lamara It has been announced that President Joe Biden seeks to remove Uganda from the list of beneficiary countries of the America Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). In a letter addressed...

By Michael Jjingo Empathy is a connection. Compassion is the wish to see others free of suffering! Leaders do shoulder big emotional burdens: helping...

By Andrew Besi  Not many Ugandans I have interacted with know of William Winwood Reade’s collection of aphorisms published in 1872 as The Martyrdom of Man. This one book perhaps influenced Cecil...

By Andrew Besi Nearly 24 months ago, on 5th September 2021, news reached us that Prof. Alpha Conde of Guinea had been overthrown by his Special Forces Commanders led by Col. Mamady Doumbouya. This co...