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SEVENTH NILE BASIN DEVELOPMENT FORUM KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: THE ROLE OF NON-STATE ACTORS IN PROMOTING TRANSBOUNDARY WATER COOPERATION
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY Oweyegha-Afunaduula Former Chairman, Nile Basin Discourse (2008-2010) Background When I was the Chairman of the Nile Basin Discourse (NBD) between 2008 and 2010, I participated in all […] More
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in Politics and Government, Religion and SpiritualityLIBERATION 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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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Politics and GovernmentHow DRC joined the EAC
On March 29, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community (EAC). This brings the number of members from the original three to seven. On the same […] More
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in History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentUGANDA, ARE WE REALLY STRONGER TOGETHER ANYMORE THAN WE WERE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY?
When the British colonialists arrived in Uganda in 1894, They set about weaving so many traditional nationalities into one. The weaving process ended in 1962 with the formation, constitutionally, the […] More
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Uganda: Liberalization without Liberalization!
If we liberalized the media what sense is in the President’s order that government adverts, etc are only handled by government media? Why not allow all media to compete in […] More
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in Environment & Climate, Family, Friends and Relationships, Innovation, Science and Technology, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Minorities and People with Disabilities, Politics and Government, Public Relations & Press Releases, Travel and Adventure, War and ConflictChoppers for Kenya, Hoes for Uganda: A Tale of Two Slopes
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in Politics and GovernmentWhy Gen. Henry Tumukunde’s Presidential Bid is not an Ordinary One.
In the history of Uganda, General Tumukunde has not been only one of the finest spy chiefs but also a key and central player in the politics of the country. […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentON SOUTHERN PRIVILEGE AND THE ESSENTIAL THING…
2006 was the first time I crossed Karuma Falls. A school trip by the Institute of Psychology, MUK. We were visiting IDP camps. I never told my parents I was […] More
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Covid-19 pandemic period- a reflection on the abuse of Imaramagambo forest in Uganda.
As the world was being engulfed by coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which later led to a total lockdown, Imaramagambo forest was equally not spared by a pandemic of perpetrators who have […] More
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THOUGHTS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
Since yesterday, several people have asked me about my take on the presidential directive for the involvement of the Military in the construction sector. I have helped the Malawi military […] More
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in Fiction, Politics and GovernmentThe 304 billion Heist
Rebecca Kadaga’s bra was itching and she needed relief after a long day. Passing a hand through the open collar of her official garb and the suit beneath it, she […] More
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in Comics and Manga, Journalism and Media, Music and Dance, Politics and Government, Theatre, Visual ArtUganda: The Kids are Disruptive, And It’s a Good Thing
PART I: Bobi Wine and Eddy Kenzo The year is 2010. And Uganda is set for an election the following year in which the incumbent Yoweri Museveni is seeking a […] More
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in Poetry, Politics and Government, Writing and LiteraturePrison Militaire de Ndolo: A Place for Sam’s Search for Meaning in Poetry.
One of the most celebrated Poets Robert Frost opined that “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words”, I agree and subscribe to […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Politics and GovernmentDEMOCRATISATION: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN UGANDA’S MURKY POLITICS
On May 27, 2024, I wrote an article titled How Opposition Helped Tibuhaburwa Museveni to Build Dynastic Rule in Uganda. The article was published in many media outlets, including MUWADO, […] More
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The 1986 SMACK Exodus Amid NRA Takeover; A Personal Experience.
Day 1 (Friday, 24th January, 1986) —– It may have happened 40 years ago, this week, but the memories still linger fresh in my mind. Yet all these years later, […] More
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in Politics and GovernmentMr President, you are right on Bobi Wine
Your Excellency, once again I thank you for the humility and democratic spirit that allows you to respond to people like Bobi Wine (Robert Kyagulanyi) that you would ignore without […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Environment & Climate, Politics and GovernmentSome normal abnormalities in Uganda
It is fun in Uganda, in all senses of the word. Uganda will sometimes annoy you so intensively, and you find yourself desperately laughing. As I wrote a while ago, […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Politics and GovernmentWhy did Dr. Aceng break her pot?
There are about thirty-six master’s degrees, two dozen PhD holders and over a dozen postdoctoral academics in Gen. Yoweri Museveni’s successive cabinets. These scholars span the fields of sociology, medicine, […] More






















