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Masaka Battle Ground: The NUP Armageddon

There is a Luganda epigram that says, its only mountains that don’t meet, but people meet. What it doesn’t say is when people meet, what happens. In Masaka at the burial of Pascal Sekasamba, a brother to the former Democratic Party…

President Museveni’s Candid Talk with Traders

The Kololo traders meeting had been billed as a collision of the titans. After a rowdy traders’ strike and the subsequent discussions involving traders’ leadership, URA and the president, it was anticipated that the Kololo meeting was going…

National Census: Realities and Perceptions

The on-going national housing and population census is the 11th official census with Uganda bureau of statistics (Ubos) taking a lead. It will cost 333b and last for 10 days. The first census was carried out by the British colonial…

Minister Balaam Barugahara’s Youth Challenge

Balaam Barugahara Atenyi is no stranger in the public eye. In the social spaces, he cut out a niche as an unrivalled promoter of both artists and politicians without the slightest inkling or trace of any politician’s traits. It is generally…

Clamor for Transition: The Opposition Dilemma

The recent cabinet and army reshuffle has ignited a call for deep introspection about the type of transition the political opposition has always yearned for. The opposition is consistent calling for a transition from the bush war heroes to…