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Things to do when Mr Museveni leaves (Part 4)
Last week I ended at the issue of ‘tribalism’ as one of the ghosts ensuing from colonial distortions that we opportunistically, though tragically, inherited in postcolonial administration. It is one […] More
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What is your Coffee Story?
Keynote (Remarks) by Morrison Rwakakamba at the Uganda International Coffee Day Thursday, October 6, 2016 St. Lawrence School, Horizon Campus, Wakiso, Uganda. Good Afternoon. The Rt.Honorable Prime Minister, Honorable Ministers, Honorable […] More
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SURVIVING THE BLACKOUT. A GUIDE FOR UGANDA 2026.
January 15, 2026 approaches. You feel the tension. The 2021 blackout showed a clear strategy. First, a total shutdown. Second, targeted filtering. Your communication survival depends on defeating both phases. […] More
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On Systems and How they Feed on those who Try to Infiltrate them
I’ve found that many people fail at their attempts to dismantle unjust systems because they think they can beat the system by joining the system first. Want to destroy capitalism? […] More
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PROLOGUE: TRUMP’S VICTORY AND THE DEAFENING SOUND OF THE SILENT “MAJORITY”
Full disclosure: Like many people I know, I’ve been processing Trump’s re-election with a mixture of shock and resignation. Shock because until the results started coming in, I’d dared to […] More
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Beyond dependency & state: Case for knowledge decolonization – Part I
This modern world today is entangled in a serious historical crisis manifesting itself through problems that mutate to threaten the survival of the human species. These problems include climate change, […] More
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Martha Karua – Standing on business and principle in a murky world of musical chairs?
This is the second post on my series on potential Presidents 2027 and beyond. These opinions are my own and are in no way associated with Kikao. Senior Counsel Karua […] More
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My Entebbe Airport Experience
My Entebbe Airport experience is mixed. In all fairness, in October 2022, I forgot my hand luggage at baggage claims. Complete with my precious knickknacks gathered during the course of […] More
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Dear Grandpa Museveni, Give Me Anite And Leave Kyagulanyi Alone!
Dear Jajja Museveni, I have just completed the unenviable and painful task of labouring through the statement that was purportedly written by you in response to my brother Robert Kyagulanyi, […] More
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If you want to test a man’s character, give him power…
Greek philosopher Plato said that “the measure of a man [woman] is what he does with power”. Abraham Lincoln would later re-echo Plato, saying: “Nearly all men [women] can stand […] More
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MUSEVENI’S WOMEN: USED, MISUSED AND ABUSED!
He knocks their heads against each other, sets them up to tear each other down, uses them to cheer the indefensible, and stokes the flames that compel them to insult […] More
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BUGANDA NATIONALISM IS BLACK: NOT A LOCAL VERSION OF BREXIT
According to Akala, in his memoir on race, class, imperialism and capitalism titled “Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire”, “different nationalisms are different in intent and content […] More
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in Energy and Electricity, Environment & Climate, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and GovernmentIS UGANDA’S NUCLEAR PLANT IN BUYENDE, BUSOGA, A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN?
History of Nuclear Energy The first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, was built in late 1942. The reactor was part of the Manhattan Project, which was the Allied effort to create […] More
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Let Decolonization Go Beyond Street Names
The decolonization question on dismantling colonial symbols in Uganda is dangerously producing two intellectual camps – the nativist pundits whose history is of only a glorifiable past despite the well-intentioned […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Community & Opinion, Politics and Government, Sports and Fitness, Travel and AdventureUganda Rugby Union’s Mafia Playbook: Thriving in Chaos, Fueling Club Civil Wars
If chaos was a sport, the Uganda Rugby Union (URU) would not only dominate Africa but would host the World Cup for it every other year, and still find […] More
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LIBERATION THEOLOGY IS NECESSARY FOR TOTAL LIBERATION OF UGANDA, AFRICA.
Theology is the study of religious belief and the nature of divinity. It’s an academic discipline that’s taught in universities and seminaries. It concentrates on the Nature of God, The […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Family, Friends and Relationships, Journalism and Media, Politics and GovernmentCol. Bantariza: a lion retires
I woke up yesterday morning only to hear that the deputy head of the Uganda Media Centre Col. Shaban Bantariza is dead. The news struck me like a thunderbolt partly […] More
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“Ssenyiga We China”: Why Doesn’t Government Support Local Businesses?
Before I knew Covid-19 would spread to Uganda, I always watched CNN and BBC for international news updates. I noticed how wealthy countries were struggling to deal with the virus. The […] More
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