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Why Uganda’s Youth Bulge is a blessing than a burden
Young people account for 40 percent of the world’s population – the largest youth generation in human history – but they are disproportionately affected by unemployment. This is a persistent problem. Approximately 30 percent of young people…
Ziggy’s death exposes Bobi Wine’s lacks of basic human decency and ethics
By Andrew M. Mwenda
Last week, it became apparent that the initial news that a one Michael alinda aka Ziggy Wyne had been kidnapped, eye yanked out, fingers chopped off and face burnt using a flat iron were exactly that – a hoax. Ziggy…
Is Social Media a threat to Uganda’s National Security
Records show that there has been new waves of violence globally fueled by the social media, and this situation continues unabated, like mass media and its fake news, become a very potent tool in the hand of government, the general public as…
Museveni Tips Ugandans on Society Transformation
To all Ugandans, especially the Buzzukulu
Greetings. I have concluded my countrywide tour of the 20 zones. My idea of using these 20 zones for sensitization comes from the 19 Independence Districts, which themselves had grown out of the 15…
COMMENT: Uganda Loses Trillions Over Traffic Jam
he cutthroat transport sector business in greater Kampala has burnt the fingers of several investors, most notably the Pioneer Easy bus. However, the impending importation of 980 buses called Tondeka Metro from India may solve this traffic…
COMMENT: The Coffee Drive and the Politics of Opportunism
How many coffee commentators have read the Coffee Bill? Listening to the myriad of commentaries in the media, it is clear, a bulk of these coffee “expert commentators” have not read the Bill or if they did, they picked nothing out of the…
ICT Minister Tumwebaze Explains How High Internet Cost Can Be Reduced
Written by Hon Frank K. Tumwebaze
Those of you insulting are free to because being ignorant is also your unfortunate right but for the sake of those who value substance here is what you need to know about the cost-push factors for…
Kabuleta’s Rants: A summary of a Pugnacious Psyche
Joseph Kabuleta has cut a métier in the realm of ranting, majoring in denigrating those that he thinks are the cause of his misery. Reading through his weekly rants, you get a feeling that they are a sum total of a scowled soul. Those that…
Analysis: The role of politics in Busoga’s sugarcane woos
The human resource development index indicates that Busoga region is not doing well on the poverty scale. Several attempts to mitigate this atrocious situation have been done by both the local and central governments, mostly through…
If Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba aspires to lead, so be it
By Dennis Katungi
To aspire to lead is the epitome of patriotism and depicts a sense of self-worth. Any citizen, regardless of creed, tribe, religion or birth background is entitled to aspire.
Our constitution guarantees such…