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Lessons for Uganda from the removal of Bashir in Sudan
By Andrew Mwenda
Nearly two years since Gen Omar El Bashir was removed from power through a popular uprising, Sudan is tottering on the edge of collapse. The government increased public sector wages by 400%, thereby throwing the country…
Saving Face: Why Dr. Besigye’s plan B is Just But a Hoax
Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye; a few weeks back announced that he will not be participating in the upcoming general elections against the incumbent. While speaking to his supporters at the Forum for democratic change (FDC)…
The Unsung Heroines of the Pan African Movement
Africa has been blessed with a number of great men and women who fought for the liberation of a black man, and some who still continue the struggle for Africa`s full independence and are celebrated within the continent and beyond, these can…
Why are coups always led by colonels?
The recent coup in Niger was led by Col. Salou Djibo, a "little known commander of a platoon based near the capital." Guinea’s coup in late 2008 put the erratic and paranoid Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the country’s helm. Then of course…
How Meal Card Politics is Threatening Our Multi Party Democracy
As we head for the general election, one would have hoped that after close to 24 years of multi-party politics in Uganda, we would be having strong political parties offering alternative policy platforms in line with essential elements of…
The Political Economy of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Winners and Losers
Mankind has always faced the threat of large-scale death and destruction from disastrous situations. Mention of Pompeii, Krakatoa, Chernobyl, Tsunami in Asia, Ebola in Sierra Leone and DRC, Banda Aceh, and New Orleans evokes powerful images…
Bobi Wine Needs More Than 100 Years to Equal Museveni – Mwenda
By Andrew Mwenda
Bobi Wine is being presented to us domestically and internationally as the symbol of our struggle for democracy, freedom, liberty and social transformation. Even some of our “intellectuals” are treating him as an…
Museveni Mourns Fallen UPDF Generals, Orders Special Reward for Sports Stars in Latest Missive
By Yoweri K. Museveni
Countrymen, Countrywomen and especially, the Bazukulu.
I send you greetings, after a long time of absence, occupied by COVID -19. Thanks for listening to the scientists' advice as to how to avoid this dangerous…
Why Strategic Communication Has Been Crucial in Handling The COVID-19 Crisis
Mankind has always faced the threat of large scale death and destruction from disastrous situations. Mention of Pompeii, Krakatoa, and Chernobyl, Banda Acen, and New Orleans and recent terrorist bombings evokes powerful images for many…
Don Wanyama: Scientific Elections are Possible
By Don Wanyama
Ever since the Electoral Commission chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama, announced a revised roadmap to the 2021 elections on June 16th and qualified that process with guidelines that bar large gatherings, especially…