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in Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and GovernmentUGANDA’S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DEBATES
Before President Tibuhaburwa Museveni captured the instruments of power in Uganda in 1986 through the barrel of the gun, with the assistance of Rwandan Tutsi refugees who wanted to use […] More
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Passive Income or Active Cost? Lessons for Uganda from the KRA vs. Prime Capital Tax Ruling
As the dialogue continues between Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Uganda Banker’s Association (UBA) on an amicable methodology to adopt in determining how to apportion allowable expenses for financial institutions […] More
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in Energy and Electricity, Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and Government, War and ConflictThe Strait of Malacca and the New Geopolitics of Supply Chain Vulnerability
In the forming world order, it is not in the interest of the Global South to pick sides. Instead, it is in the interest of every power on the planet […] More
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Are more people getting annoyed? That is wonderful!
It is Sunday morning, where one leg is out of bed while the rest of the body is rebelling. Eventually, I am pulled out by a phone call. It had […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Manufacturing and Industry, Religion and SpiritualityThe Schools That Colonialism Built
There is a question every African education ministry avoids asking out loud, what was our education system actually built to do? Not what we hope it does. What it was […] More
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IS NAKASONGOLA THE FUTURE CAPITAL CITY OF UGANDA?
Last week I woke up to screaming news “The World Bank has cautioned that Kampala could become a mega slum in the next 10 years if no action is taken […] More
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EACOP: The 78 Day Trade-Off
At the height of the Cold War, Nyerere, desperate for financing of the TAZARA, dispatches a British politician, Humphry Berkeley, to tell Prime Minister Harold Wilson that the “Chinese were […] More
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My 100-dollar-bet on who will succeed Governor Mutebile
Since his indisposition became public knowledge a few years ago, the frontlines of succession were drawn. The jostling and clamouring began. Contenders bootlicked, prayed, fasted, visited shrines, backstabbed each other, […] More
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Regional Investment Summits will identify local talent and innovations and stimulate domestic production.
The move by the Government to hold investment summits in the different regions of the country is not only timely but also a direct indicator of our readiness as a […] More
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Educational Statistics: The Pandemic's Ally or Foe?
If like me, statistics conjures up images of a long-troubled relationship, welcome to this blog. It is written with you in mind. If like me, you begrudgingly, one eye closed, […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and Government, Travel and AdventureThe Baffling Situation of Zambia
The featured photo illustrates an impression you pick up quickly when you first arrive in Zambia’s capital Lusaka. In it, a civilian traffic controller directs traffic at a roundabout that […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Mining and Minerals, Politics and GovernmentOil Production Licences Issued, What Next?
The government of Uganda has so far issued three production licences to oil companies. The oil companies that have been issued with production licences are Total, Tullow and CNOOC oil […] More
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I STAND WITH JANE ANSAH
When the cost of living rose under President Chakwera, Malawians cried real tears. Not Instagram tears. Not crocodile tears. Real tears that taste like salt and unpaid bills. They complained, […] More
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A millionaire who died in sad.
Penning my journal. Someone teething retirement recently gassed to me, he is thinking about flogging all his assets and buying a home in leafy Karen. Thought to myself he lives a […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Community & Opinion, Finance, Markets and Economics, Food and Dining, Identity & Culture, Sports and FitnessEmbracing Change: A Path Forward for Ugandan Rugby
Ugandan Rugby, a sport rooted in amateurism, stands at a crossroads, poised for transformation into a professional and sustainable endeavor. The urgency to elevate the status of players, coaches, support […] More
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Ukraine-Russia War: Why we need to slow down our expenditure
The war in Ukraine may be thousands of kilometres away but its effects are felt hard here at home. There is no place you get to feel such pain as […] More
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Ugandan Companies/Institutions at a Girls Night Out.
UMEME – Arrived late for the party because she couldn’t iron her favourite dress; no electricity. She passed by her friends in Ntinda, Kiwatule & Najjera for help but is […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Health and Medicine, Politics and Government, Transportation & Transport VesselsMr President, open boda bodas NOW
Last night, President Yoweri Museveni claimed boda bodas are not an effective means of public transport! Who decides this: the president, a committee of experts or commuters? Ugandan commuters have […] More
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