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Are more people getting annoyed? That is wonderful!
It is Sunday morning, where one leg is out of bed while the rest of the body is rebelling. Eventually, I am pulled out by a phone call. It had […] More
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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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Jim Muhwezi’s latest money heist!
Fast and Furious is a successful media franchise whose movies feature raucous street racing, brawling, amorous liaisons, and simmering rivalries. For more than a decade now, successive movie releases feature […] More
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in Innovation, Science and Technology, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Transportation & Transport Vessels
The Digital Plates Dilemma
On the morning of Wednesday, November 1st 2023 something groundbreaking at the time, happened somewhere in Uganda. Security Minister Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi and Works and Transport Minister Gen. Katumba […] More
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Things to do after Mr Museveni goes (Part One)
A colleague of mine has a small piece of writing pinned on a board beside his chair; it reads: PICK UP YOUR PIECES AND MOVE ON. I have never asked […] 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
In the shadow of Mount Elgon, where mist clings to the ridges like ancestral breath and the soil is both a blessing and a curse, two nations stood on the […] More
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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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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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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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A Nation’s Heartbeat on Parade
The Ugandan sun, a relentless drumbeat, hammered down on potholes simmering with discontent. A Thursday unlike any other, a Thursday where the air vibrated not with the rhythm of commerce, […] More
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SCHOOL-GOING MUST NEVER BE DANGEROUS!
Updates about the state of the BOTSWANA CLASSROOM coming in from Parliament this morning are disturbing/infuriating. We in Botswana have made a national sport of endangering children’s lives/futures, particularly when […] More
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BlackOuts #2
Sleeping without electricity… Waking up to no electricity..!! I woke up today knowing that we will have no electricity. It has been almost a month we have been facing blackouts […] More
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Why Can’t We Take Selfies In Front Of Parliament?
So this happened. I was taking a phone photo of the independence day engraving on the wall of parliament with my phone, which is excellent and expensive and takes great […] More
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UHURU DAM AND THE REALITY WE MUST FACE ABOUT LUNCH TIME
A few months ago, I read a post by Mr. Amos Wekesa about the need for us to engage government beyond Facebook rants in order to get them to back […] More
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BlackOuts #1
Corona Virus spread.. Economical Crisis.. Fuel Crisis.. Inequality.. Domestic Abuse.. Racism.. etc..!! Since the spread of the virus in Khartoum the capital of Sudan, many crises have surfaced in the […] More
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Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, here are three reasons why your apology is empty and meaningless
Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, here are three reasons why your apology is empty and meaningless: 1. You deliberately impoverished Ugandans through neoliberal policies and actively encouraged corruption. This impeded quality […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Finance, Markets and Economics, Politics and GovernmentGANGATA IS NOT ALONE
Muona ngati Gangata ndi munthu wolakwa? You are wrong. All of you are wrong. Inu ndi Gangata zikusiyana pati? Inu ndi cousin wanga mukusiyana pati? My cousin says I am […] More
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CORRUPTION HAMPERS UGANDA’S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, President Yoweri Museveni led an anti-graft walk and he was joined by the head of State House Anti-Corruption Unit, Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema, legislators and […] More
