By Nicole Namubiru Doctors explains why children are growing way too fast, and how parents can cope Dr. Thereza Piloya-Were; a pediatric endocrinologist at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala has witnessed firsthand how children these days tend to grow up faster than in past generations. She has done research …
Read More »Audit exposes gap in health sector standards monitoring
By Flavia Nassaka Experts worry as pharmacies, drug shops remain unregistered The National Drug Authority is facing challenges in fulfilling its mandate to issue annual licenses to drug shops and pharmacies, according to the latest audit report of government departments. The Auditor General’s report for 2014 which was released recently …
Read More »Cleaning up Oil
By Ronald Musoke In 2009, the international independent oil and gas exploration firm, Heritage Oil, then based in Calgary Canada, needed a site to dump thousands of tonnes of oil waste from its exploration activities in Uganda. It was sinking prospecting wells in the northern Uganda area of the Albertine …
Read More »Mugara Wantimba; electronics dealer
By Joan Akello Mugara, 22, started working as electronics salesman in his Senior Six vacation. He quit after two years to open his own business with his Shs 1.2 million savings by sub renting a large room with other business people in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. He deals in electronics …
Read More »We should worship our own local talent
By Joan Akello Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi, executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission talked to Joan Akello about peaceful living. Any three things we don’t know about you? I was so fascinated about making an engine at the age of eight. When I worked as a pilot in UK, I flew …
Read More »Does Parliament still matter?
By Agather Atuhaire and Jacky Kemigisa How Museveni’s government has ignored it A debate about why President Yoweri Museveni’s government does not implement parliament resolutions is gaining traction as observers take stock just months towards the end of its 5-year term. The debate comes at a time when the 386-member …
Read More »Betting on wrong education to beat youth unemployment
By Agnes E. Nantaba Experts say education and training need to predict and follow labour market dynamics John Komakech likes to arrive early at his workplace. Most times, the young man in his late twenties is at work by 8am. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Travel and Tourism …
Read More »Controversy over decision by EC to use NSIS data
By Flavia Nassaka On April 20, the Electoral Commission (EC) called a press conference to announce developments in compilation of the Voters’ Register for the 2016 national elections. The EC said aspiring voters needed to visit registration centres at their parishes to verify their data. But the event got entangled …
Read More »Museveni, school owners, and our taxes
By Peter Nyanzi Why it is self-defeating for proprietors of private schools to shun taxes on their net annual profits The evening TV news bulletin on April 14 showed two very happy men; the first was Prof. Lawrence Mukiibi, the proprietor of St Lawrence Schools and colleges, the other was …
Read More »Amuru women’s naked power
By Joseph Were As big money grows bigger, the poor must undress or else the powerful will undress them On April 14, a group of elderly women stripped before a huge gathering called over a government plan to re-demarcate land for a national game park in Apaa village, Labala parish, …
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