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Scaffolding
Scaffolding What is the skeleton of your dream? What holds your ideas together? And what is hope built on? Our homes are made of rocks, sand, wood and metal. Engineers […] More
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What We Built. What Broke. What’s Next?
10 Lessons From 10 Years of Trying to Build the Impossible. This December, The Innovation Village turns 10. But this isn’t a celebration. It’s a field report. A brutally honest […] More
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UGANDA READS – BUT DO WE BUY?
I have a theory: Uganda’s reading culture is not as poor as people claim. The bigger problem is a poor book-buying culture. I’m convinced that AT LEAST 2,000 people in […] More
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Implications of Clause 9 of the Copyright Bill
Ugandan artists sang, danced, and campaigned their way into political favour. Today, they are confronting a harsh reality: proximity to power does not guarantee respect, let alone payment. The ongoing […] More
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From Civilisation to De-Civilisation: The Unmaking of a Nation-State in Uganda, 1894 to Present
Introduction The concept of civilisation is neither static nor unidirectional. It implies a progressive movement toward social arrangements that guarantee human dignity, democratic participation, the rule of law, and […] More
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UGANDANS INTO RWANDAN FILM FESTIVAL
A couple of Ugandan projects were selected in in this year’s Mashariki African Film Festival (MAAFF) which is happening on November 22nd to 29th 2025 1. Feature Film – KIMOTE […] More
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Gay or not Gay, Activist or not Activist: There is Nothing “In-between”.
As a young Ugandan storyteller, I have always thought, though naively, that there would never come a time when I have to address a sect of activists who do not […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Diaspora, Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Law, Crime and Justice, Mining and Minerals, Travel and AdventurePresenting on Uganda as part of AfriExperience
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of presenting on Uganda to a room of Yale University students as part of AfriExperience, organized by the Yale Africa Business & Society […] More
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What if Uganda’s “golden bamboo” holds some similar properties as China’s legendary Moso?
At Amabanda Uganda Limited, we recently experimented with cladding a concrete pillar using Phyllostachys Aurea poles of 5cm diameter, known here as golden bamboo. A few things that surprise us […] More
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Ugandan 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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Education Sector in crisis with CBC “O” and “A” level transitioning
“Education Ministry in crisis as old curriculum ends,” THE INDEPENDENT, February 15, 2024: CITATION: “Kampala, Uganda….Learners who sat the Uganda Certificate of Education under the old curriculum will be granted […] More
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ADF war provides an opportunity for UPDF to test its mighty and preparedness.
Following the recent numerous terror attacks in Kampala and surrounding areas that have claimed scores of Ugandans and injured many, Uganda Government in collaboration with Democratic Republic of Congo, has […] More
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To Be a Country: Uganda’s Rugby Loss and the Crisis in Sporting Leadership
Henry Kissinger once said, “To be a country, you need an army, a currency, and a national soccer team.” In Uganda, whenever we play Kenya especially in rugby the meaning […] More
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Dead streets, silent capital Kampala as COVID-19 continues to disconnect the universe!
Physical distancing or social distancing? Whatever the case, don’t come near me! Here in Kampala Uganda, The President announced a total lockdown, it’s a state of emergency after registering 44 […] More
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#ExploreWest Uganda – Day 1 Report
It’s Day 1 of Explore West. A campaign by Uganda Tourism Board and Talent Africa Group. The idea is simple. Get 200+ Ugandans on buses. Get some celebrities on board […] More
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Just a Sankofa opinion
I was at Azawi’s Sankofa listening party last week. Much as we listened to the entire album, it was hard making out how the album was at the time. Thus […] More
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in PoetryA PROPOSAL TO HAVE ‘MEDIOCRE VERSE‘ AS A GENRE OF UGANDAN POETRY
At Philip Matogo’s book launch a few weeks back, one of the members in the audience put up his hand and said, currently there is what he called, “a publishing […] More
