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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Markets and Economics, Health and Medicine, Law, Crime and JusticeAre you a Fake Ugandan
It’s been said over and over again that Uganda is an entrepreneurial country. Everyone seems to be interested in starting a business. The private sector is swarming with so much […] More
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in Career and Employment, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and GovernmentDeath in Dubai: Uganda’s Heartbreak, Exploitation, and the Fight to Be Heard
In Kampala’s crowded taxi parks, where hawkers shout and matatus blare, the BBC Eye investigation “Death in Dubai” has become the talk of the town. From the dusty bars of […] More
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Let’s Fight Online Violence Against Women In Politics
In June 2020, the Electoral Commission declared ‘scientific’ elections in Uganda. Political aspirants were forced to use digital spaces for campaigning. Unfortunately, women were compelled to operate in brutal spaces […] More
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Why equality of outcome should be the norm in refugee integration
Equality is unfair Despite what may be popular or in vogue with a nigh immeasurable number of people in our world, equality is not always right, fair, or even actually […] More
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A Kenyan LGBQT activist, Edwin Chiloba, shows up dead and inhumanely stuffed in a metallic box…
In various social media comments the people, before even knowing the circumstances surrounding the death, applaud, ululate, laugh out loud (LOL) and say things like, “serves him right, we thank […] More
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The Gavel That Roared: Honouring Justice Kanyeihamba’s Legacy.
Today, the earth has tilted; a mighty tree has fallen. Professor Dr. George Wilson Kanyeihamba jurist, scholar, patriot, and conscience of the nation has laid down his robes. Uganda, Africa, […] More
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in Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Minorities and People with Disabilities, Politics and Government, War and ConflictShadows of Sanctuary: The Unraveling Security of Bweyale Under Kiryandongo’s Refugee Settlement Weight
In the heart of Uganda’s Kiryandongo District, where the Kampala-Gulu highway hums with trade and travel, lies Bweyale Town, a bustling hub overshadowed by the sprawling Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. By […] More
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Hostility in love?
The first time I told mom that I had a boyfriend she did not call upon Babylon to fall down. I expected her to lash out at me. I knew […] More
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If Ben Kiwanuka were Chief Justice today, Dr. Besigye would be free.
On 21st September 1972, Ugandans woke up to the shocking and heartbreaking news that Chief Justice Benedicto Kiwanuka, the country’s first African Chief Justice and a fearless defender of the […] More
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Sisters are Taking Care of Business
Disclaimer: I was in the middle of a long note, and kept getting side-tracked. It was probably going to be the longest thing I had written so far, and needed […] More
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The real thieves of teachers’ money
On September 9th, all the major news outlets in Uganda ran with a screaming headline: “Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] officials charged with embezzlement.” It was alleged that Shs 11 billion […] More
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The Crime Preventer!
I know you’re wondering who this could be. I know you’re asking yourself who in his/her sound mind sends a dog-eared piece of paper wrapped in a kaveera. A black […] More
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There are a thousand ways to die, here are the 50 leading causes of death in Uganda!
I recently stumbled upon research on the 50 leading causes of death in Uganda and the list, backed by evidence and world rankings was something that swiped my attention. What […] More
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Pastor’s Sin, C.y
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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in Diaspora, Education and Academia, Fiction, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Self-help and InspirationFrom Chapati to City Hall: The Rise of Zohran kwame Mamdani
It’s 3 a.m. in Astoria, Queens. The subway groans overhead like a tired lion. Inside a modest campaign office, a 34-year-old man with a faded Daily Monitor badge pinned to […] More
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WE SHOULD ALL TAKE RAPE ALLEGATIONS SERIOUSLY.
In January, social media was awash with allegations of sexual assault and rape. The discussion was polarizing. For many women, it was a long-overdue discussion that proved right what they […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Food and Dining, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Religion and SpiritualityPork, Piety & Pangas: The Day Yumbe Burned
Upon being offline for a while, I opened my X app and was immediately struck by chaos. My feed was ablaze with videos of mobs, teargas, and a bleeding youth […] More
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The Blogger’s Tango: Navigating Uganda’s Statutes with Satire and a Smile
Oh, Uganda, land of perpetual sunshine and paradox, where the internet flows like treacle on a winter’s day, and every tap of a keyboard is a potential dance with destiny… […] More
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