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National Unity Platform and Its Feet of Clay
When the king of Babylon Empire, Nebuchadnezzar had that scary dream, it was Daniel, the Hebrew Captain who interpreted it for him. In the dream, everything on the giant idol seemed splendid, having a golden head, silver arms, and chest,…
The Restlessness of Uganda’s Political Class and the Absolute Need for Ideological Clarity
By K. David Mafabi
In the run-up to the 2021 General Elections, the Ugandan political class is typically restless - completely clueless about the strategic direction the country must continue to take. This restlessness clearly, is due to…
India’s new national education policy – Lessons for Africa
By Goolam Mohamedbhai
On 29 August 2020, India announced its new National Education Policy (NEP 2020) which proposes comprehensive and over-arching reforms to the whole spectrum of education in India, replacing the previous education…
Lack of Civic Education Threatening Political Party Cohesion
Parties are founded on the principle of exclusivity, where only those that share a common ideology and aspirations form an exclusive club to safeguard and propagate the common ideals they cherish and espouse. To do this, parties exercise an…
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…