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How to make our government serve us better
A debate has been raging about the role of government in improving the lives of Ugandans. Many Ugandans complain that the government is weak, dysfunctional and corrupt and therefore cannot […] More
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That #BobiWineOnlineShow
Bobi Wine on Sunday held an online show. His must have been like the twentieth after we have been attacked with a number of them since Museveni effected the lockdown. […] More
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Crucify Crispin Kaheru and free Simon Byabakama!
It is one of history’s most famous trials. In today’s legal speak, it would be cited as The Roman Empire v. Jesus Christ and Another. When the crowd had gathered, […] More
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WHY THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO DECAY AND COLLAPSE DESPITE ENORMOUS KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND CONCERN.
1. There is no more boundary between the natural and unnatural because of the exacerbated technoarrogance and technostupidity, greed and selfishness of humanity. We should not continue to put God […] More
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Museveni’s anti corruption march
This morning the entire city has been closed apparently because President Yoweri Museveni intends to lead an “anti-corruption” march through Kampala. The security and city authorities did not even care […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Diaspora, Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Podcasts, Politics and GovernmentThe Bill That Could Silence the People It Claims to Protect
Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 and what it means for every researcher, journalist, creative, especially bloggers and podcasters in the country. There is a bill sitting in Uganda’s parliament […] More
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Education Policy Makers: Simple Solutions to Big Problems?
Once upon a time, before the world woke up to the news of COVID-19 and lockdowns, people had definite plans. At least many working adults had plans. Wake up, prepare […] More
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Burn Down Parliament!
Burn Down Parliament! A Punny and Satirical thread about our country’s president, his lousy sycophantic pupils and the pathetic MPigs. Written by Me. The door to democracy & good governance […] More
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The 2nd decade
At the start, Nakumatt was the rage! It even had stores in Mbale, Mbarara, and the people of Jinja started petitioning Kadaga to force them to open there. Crane Bank! […] More
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THE RETURN OF THE DARK OLD DAYS?
I have read and heard enough from those who lived through the 70s and early 80s to agree with the notion that things were a lot worse politically then than […] More
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Beyond dependency & state: Case for knowledge decolonization Part II
In the previous article, we considered and affirmed the view that the modern nation-state has a serious fault line. This fault line subsists in hierarchizing citizens of the state – […] More
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The NRA unfinished revolution!!! General Tumukunde becomes the latest victim.
Ugandans have not had an opportunity to experience a peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another in the post-independence era. The transfer of power has hence been characterized […] More
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Is mental ill-health the new pandemic?
On December 30, 2020, Representative Jamie Raskin (D) Maryland lost his 25-year-old son to suicide. Tommy Raskin, a budding law student at Harvard Law School, his father’s alma mater was […] More
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From Whispers to Roar: The Unjust Detention of Kizza Besigye and the Erosion of Democracy in Uganda
A Symbol of Suppression The recent arrest of Dr. Kizza Besigye, former president of Uganda’s Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), in Nairobi and his controversial extradition to face a military […] More
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Kasumba’s stroke of genius
On the night of Monday April 20th, police arrested and jailed NBS news reporter and anchor, Samson Kasumba! He stayed in their cells for an entire night. On Tuesday he […] More
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Hypocrisy in a Society with Misplaced Priorities
Hypocrisy knows how to dress well. It is trained in the tactics of ‘show and hide’; it knows how to outwit even those who seek to uphold what is right. […] More
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UGANDA: THE NEW POLITICS OF COFFEE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
The coffee crop was first introduced around 1901 and was enthusiastically taken on by Ugandans in the Southern part of the country. Robusta has been the main coffee export of […] More
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What is brotherly in the way China relates with Africans?
I read from several sources to find out how African leaders and the AU have responded to the Africans being mistreated in China. What I found was that there hasn’t […] More
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