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Reject this goddam Sovereignty Bill!
The manner in which this regime does things makes you wonder whether these people have actual thinkers in their ranks. Does the NRM have people who understand that there will […] More
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BOMA NDILOMWELI
In 2022, or maybe 2023, I watched a certain dance performed by women from Nsanje as they were welcoming their councillor. The song went, “akhansala mwaiwona boma, boma si ili” […] More
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2026/27 Budget: Ways and means to increase revenue mobilization without hurting private sector.
As Uganda prepares to read its national budget for the financial year 2026/27 on Thursday 11, June 2026, the chosen theme — Full Monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, […] More
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in Fiction, Politics and Government, Thrillers and Horrors, Travel and Adventure, Writing and Literature
Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows
Chapter Fifteen: The Old, the Tired and the Restless Morning arrived quietly over the plains of Namasagali in Kamuli District, though little remained to suggest that this forgotten place had […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Two – The Bridge of Silence
Chapter Ten: The Weight of Small Things Fate seldom announces itself with thunder. More often, it arrives disguised as an ordinary morning, hidden among familiar roads, delayed appointments and faces […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Movies and Television, Music and Dance, Photography, Poetry, Politics and Government, Theatre, Visual Art, Writing and Literature
A TURNING POINT FOR UGANDA’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES? THE OPPORTUNITY IS HERE—BUT ARE WE READY?
Uganda’s creative sector has never lacked talent. What it has lacked is coordinated leadership that understands the difference between creating art and building an industry. Today, I believe we may […] More
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in Politics and GovernmentDear Duncan Abigaba
I am obsessed with you for a reason. You, I consider you family. We share too many mutual friends and acquaintances. Heck, your younger brother was under my wing for […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Politics and GovernmentCONFRONTING THE SCHOOL DROPOUT DILEMMA IN UGANDA
We who were present in the distant past of Uganda remember that we lived in a very integrated past of man-nature relations. All of us living in the present know […] More
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in Politics and GovernmentWhat is the difference between a political party and a movement?
In the social media exchanges between FDC diehards and People Power adherents, I keep seeing one side insisting that it is a political party that has a constitution and structures […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Politics and GovernmentMorrison Rwakakamba, the 35-year-old CEO of AfT and Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uganda, reflects on his life so far.
Who is Morrison Rwakakamba? Where did you go to school? Well, I am a 35 old from Nyeibingo, Kebisoni Rukungiri district in South Western Uganda. I was raised in a […] More
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in History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentTHE POLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF BUSOGA, UGANDA: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
There are many types of governance. There is spiritual governance, social governance, cultural governance, inmoral governance, ethical governance, academic governance, intellectual governance, military governance, ecological governance, environmental governance and political […] More
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in Career and Employment, Politics and Government, War and Conflict60 Ugandan Females aged between 18 and 22 have been recruited to work in Russia, under the Alabuga Start program.
Alabuga Special Economic Zones SEZ program has been embroided in controversy surrounding the recruitment and alleged exploitation of young African women. Under the disguise of an educational or joint study […] More
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in Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and GovernmentLt. Gen. Mugira has no moral authority to counsel Ugandans
Delivering a eulogy on the floor of Parliament for Col. Charles Engola Okello who, at the time of his demise was holding the ministerial portfolio of Labour and Industrial Relations, […] More
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THE CURSE OF PALM TREE PLANTATION IN UGANDA
I wrote the article below way back in 2019. I am sure many of you never read it. It is still relevant culturally, socio-politically, socio-ecologically, socio-economically and environmentally. In […] More
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in Education and Academia, History & Heritage, Politics and GovernmentConstitutional History of Uganda
KABENGWA ALEX 23/U/08540/PS 2300708540 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY COUSE WORK BACHELOR OF LAWS YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE Question; How did the British colonial rule affect the constitutional development of Uganda from the […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentWAMBA DIA WAMBA: I WANT TO HEAR / READ MORE ABOUT HIM
The first time I heard the name Wamba Dia Wamba, was in the late 1990s, early 2000s. It was mostly on radio. The first time I read the name Wamba […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Politics and GovernmentTHE MUHOOZI PROJECT IS A HOAX
After some contemplation and observation, I have come to the conclusion that the MK Project (a hodgepodge ensemble that aspires to install so-called First Son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as successor to […] More
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in Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and GovernmentManaging access, Ethical considerations and Sourcing from the Rwenzururu story
I’d always passionately covered the tensions in Rwenzururu from my earlier days at Uganda Radio Network. I in fact won a grant from ACME Uganda to investigate the land conflicts […] More






















