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The Kasaija Humorous Economic Whistle And Uganda’s Debt
The finance minister, Matia Kasaija while addressing a news conference, mimicked a plane taking off with a shriek whistle which was as dramatic as the concord fame. To the layman listening to him, it sounded like a chimera in the Greek…
Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé’s ICC Acquittal is Victory for Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. A victory that should be applauded by all Africans because he was wrongly accused and prosecuted.
Gbagbo was the first former head…
Dr Paul Williams: A Downright Diplomatic Fiasco
Having stayed in Uganda for years, Dr Paul Williams who recently led a debate on Uganda's democracy in the UK should have seized the happenstance of his diplomatic trappings in the British parliament to portray the true picture of a country…
Conflicts in our country can only be resolved by Ugandans, not outsiders
It is common and disheartening to see how our leaders and those intending to lead us rush to the UK, Europe and America to look for solutions on how to resolve a socio-political conflict within the Uganda in total disregard of the existing…
We can use what we have to create wealth
By Opiyo Oloya
This past weekend, when I called on the foreign affairs state minister, Oryem Okello, to wish him the best in the New Year, he told me he had just returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he spent part of the…
NRM secretariat letting Museveni down
By Amlan Tumusiime
I have just come from a vigorous campaign exercise of choosing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer who will contest in the forth-coming by-election to elect a Woman Member of Parliament for Hoima…
Economic Benefits of Regional Integration to Member States
President Museveni in his recent end of year speech highlighted about nine thematic areas on which his government is going to put emphasis in 2019 and called upon everyone to direct efforts towards these areas, and one of the thematic areas…
Bobi Wine: The False Messiah
By Josepha Jabo
In spite of several warnings from security agents, in a spirit of defiance, Bobi Wine has not relented from politicizing his music-concerts-turned-political-rallies, using them as platforms to make increasingly…
Government Can Reduce Opportunities For Corruption By Increasing Risks
Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amounts of money lost and the sector where it occurs. Corruption corrodes the fabric of society.
It…
Uganda’s Performance Paradox
By Andrew Mwenda
There is a suffocating sense among a large cross-section of educated urban Ugandans that our country is falling apart. In my frustrated moments, I too feel the same way. The growing potholes and traffic congestion in…