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What The 2019 Revival of Uganda Airlines Reveals About Government's Working in Silos
On 20 February 2015, an Ethiopian Airlines plane, a turboprop Q400 landed on the short 1,372 metre runway at Nyakisharara, an airstrip on the edges of Mbarara City, along the […] More
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KWOBA MOSES for President MOBA – 2024-2026
GENTLEMEN, Well knowing that I am standing to be elected as president of Mwiri Old Boy’s Association (MOBA), a candidacy that is premised on the grounds of a wholesome rebuild […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Health and Medicine, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government"Mujooga basajja mwe!" – The value of a 10k shilling note in this pandemic. #Stories4Health
The text came in at 10:00 pm in the night. Hey, have you seen the news today? Man, it’s crazy. It was my brother Niwarinda. This was on Sunday 17th […] More
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GULU RDC, MAJOR SANTOS OKOT LAPOLO PASSES ON
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Gulu, Major Santos Okot Lapolo who was admitted at Mulago hospital passed away on Saturday. The sad news was initially shared on social media […] More
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Roadmap to Pece Peace Agreement 1988
On March 17th, 1988, in a dilapidated room at the infamous Acholi Inn Lodge in Gulu, Major General Salim Saleh of the National Resistance Army (NRA), and Uganda People’s Democratic […] More
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Why the Government Should Support Free-to-Air Broadcasting
Before the days of social media, television was our main source of news and information, along with radio and newspapers. It was also a staple in our homes, influencing how […] More
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Miria Matembe – the embodiment of 'I said what I said!'
Miria Matembe, that’s a name you will not forget quickly in Ugandan politics since you see in 1986. She’s been around and she’s been loud. Loud without fear or favour. […] More
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THE STONE SOUP THEORY TO BUILD UGANDAN CITIES
Once upon a time, a wise old man decided to go on a journey. So he packed a small bag, said goodbye to his wife, and set off. He travelled […] More
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COULD CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS & ADOLF HITLER BE AFRICA’S FORGOTTEN INDEPENDENCE “HEROES”?
Uganda celebrated her 59th Independence on October 9, 2021; a major milestone for citizens and Africans in general. As a country, we have come a long way, sometimes great a […] More
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HOW TO ELECT A PRESIDENT (URU EDITION).
Next year URU goes to the polls. Many people online are full of complaints. I have been very involved in the polls before, at the last election I was a […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Finance, Markets and Economics, Politics and GovernmentAfrica has never received Foreign Aid, a Fallacy of soft power.
There has been a heated controversy surrounding aid on the continent fueled by a Trump executive order. The saddest part is that African elites cannot grasp the myth of Aid […] More
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Uganda at 61: Confusion, Nationalism and the Moral Crisis; and the Way Forward
It is 61 years of Uganda. Ideally, a 61-year-old would be entering the evening of her life, either with regret for what would have been or with pride for the […] More
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Satirical writing brings joys and sorrows
A few months ago, I had a chat with a Makerere University literature lecturer about satirical writing. He had earlier told me that he uses my writings in his classes […] More
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Letter to People Power – NUP
So today I went to the head office of NUP expecting to be lynched! I was prepared to die at the hands of what I thought was largely a collection […] More
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PROMOTING CORRUPTION THROUGH MONEY BONANZAS VIA THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF UGANDA
By Oweyegha-Afunaduula and Charles Kawagga When we recently wrote our article “Engineering and institutionalizing corruption through the Office of Prime Minister” in which we gave examples of mind-boggling cases of […] More
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Dear Dad, A young man died.
Dear Dad. A young man died. The causes of death are numerous. His father said he is dead because of his tribe. An onlooker said he is dead because he […] More
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THE THREATS OF CENTRALLY MEDIATED NOMADIC PASTORALISM IN UGANDA.
In his article “What can action research and transdisciplinarity learn from each other?, Danilo R. Streck (2017) draws his insights from a question asked by a citizen in South Brazil […] More
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WHY MURCHISON FALLS SHOULD ALSO GO!
No one is losing sleep over how much mercury, lead, sulphur and other heavy metals are in Lake Nalubaale (‘Victoria’) alone thanks to the factories, a flower farm, a brewery […] More
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