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in Politics and GovernmentLessons for NUP from youth elections
The nationwide youths elections this week should give the opposition in Uganda, especially the National Unity Platform (NUP), time to pose and reflect. Just as polling had commenced, Timothy Kalyegira, […] More
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in Politics and GovernmentOpen Letter to the President
Greetings Your Excellency, I’m fairly confident you’ll read this letter in the evening so I’ll just go ahead and say good evening. I’m sending it in the morning but I […] More
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in Education and AcademiaWhy the hustle to get into certain elite schools isn't worth the hype
It is that time when parents all become fussy about schools. A common misconception is that it amounts to an education. In my earlier times, I worked with the Ministry […] More
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in Sports and Fitness, Travel and Adventure#RolexInEthiopia Marathon Training in Addis Ababa for the ROTOM Run
Over the Christmas period, I signed up and actually participated in my first marathon ever. The ROTOM Run at happened on 27th December 2019 in Muhanga, Rukiga District (formerly part […] More
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in Education and AcademiaWhat Uganda could learn from Finland’s education system
They say, a society that ceases to learn, ceases to grow. Uganda’s education system has experienced some changes since her independence in 1962. The teacher as the custodian of information […] More
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in Politics and GovernmentThe 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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in Education and AcademiaWe shouldn’t let philosophy die in Uganda
One of the oldest disciplines in formal education is philosophy. Most other disciplines are known to have been birthed by philosophy. It is partly in recognition/acknowledgement of the fact that […] More
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in Fiction, General or OtherGipiir and Labongo #12
By Kamusiime Mugisha As Labongo ambled to the mighty gates of the chiefdom that shielded Pubungu, flanked by his warriors, exhausted, starved, and clad in their full armor, the sight […] More
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in Politics and GovernmentCecilia Ogwal: Mother of Political Consociation in Uganda.
October-November last year, I did a research project on why political coalitions and cooperation(s) generally fail in Uganda. I put up a team that managed to reach 34 of Uganda’s […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentSome Answers to FAQs about the Abolition of Uganda
Earlier today, Miriam Kyomugasho posed some questions about the abolition of Uganda, some of which have been asked by others, whenever we mention that Uganda must be abolished for us, […] More
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in Flora and Fauna, Travel and AdventureHow I feel when I travel to Europe and America
Every time I travel outside Africa, and sometimes within, two nagging feelings preoccupy me. First, there are many things one may easily take for granted about this small country that […] More
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in Sports and FitnessUgandan Rugby Clubs as Patrons in a Bar
Mongers Always goes to the bar wearing brightly coloured outfits. Claims his old man owns a Gucci outlet but truly it is a warehouse of second-hand clothes in Nansana […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentObugabe bwa Nkore (The Freedom of Nkore)
I am not a Munyankore. Let me start with that. Although my clan, Ba Mugara, abasyaba, abazira burunga is multinational and exists among the Banyarwanda, Bakiga, Bahororo, Banyankore, et cetera, […] More
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in Health and Medicine10 Things We Should Do Now to Improve Healthcare in Uganda
In 2015 BC (Before Corona), I learned about Kingdon’s streams (problem, politics and policy) uniting in a window of opportunity, for policy success. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity […] More
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in Identity & CultureON 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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in PoetryFragmented Echoes in the world of the word in Uganda:
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How much is the Global Fund investing in Uganda?
The Global Fund was established in 2002 to avail resources to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. It was founded following […] More
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in Politics and Government2026: WHAT SHALL BE THE TITLE OF THE BOOK AFTER 40 YEARS?
Even though, Lee Kuan Yew’s book, From Third World To First: The Singapore Story 1965-2000, covers a period stretching 35 years, he actually, effectively ruled that country for only 25 […] More
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in Law, Crime and JusticeCivic-Engagement as a Peace-building Tool
As a victim of conflict that lasted for over 20years in Northern Uganda, I often ask myself: would my brothers voluntarily have joined the LRA insurgents group in its initial […] More