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    COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | One year ago, in September 2024, Vice President Jessica Alupo arrived at the headquarters of Kira Municipality and launched the 5-year UGX 2.2 trillion Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP). This program is an initiative of the Government of Uganda, with …

  COMMENT | SAM OTUKEI | In the fight against medicine stockouts and theft in Uganda’s public health facilities, much attention is rightly given to the supply side—how and when National Medical Stores (NMS) delivers drugs. But once those deliveries reach a health facility, the responsibility shifts. At that point, …

COMMENT | CONSTANCE KICONCO | She came crying. “Auntie Connie, I am not what they think I am. A boy wrote me a letter, and I ignored it. Later, he sent WhatsApp messages. He got my number from my friend. My mother found the letter, and now she thinks badly of …

OPINION | Elijah Tumusiime | In an era where digital connectivity shapes every facet of modern life, Uganda is making strategic moves to align its digital ambitions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its third National Development Plan (NDP III). At the heart of this transformation is a powerful approach …

   How the ruling party’s competitive elections produce a government that serves individuals THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda |  The just-concluded NRM primary elections are a classic case of the inconsistency between Uganda’s politics and democratic theory. There is a wide expectation that when leaders are subjected to popular …

There is real need for cooperation at national, regional, and continental levels to save Africa’s vultures from extinction COMMENT | Fadzai Matsvimbo | On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) to raise awareness about the plight of vultures. A less oft …

Open Letter to the Editor COMMENT | My name is Adja Boudy Kanté. I am 32 years old, a mother, and a proud young entrepreneur from Senegal. I grew up in Guediawaye, just outside Dakar, and I have dedicated my life to creating nutritious, healthy products from local cereals, products …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | After reading excerpts of an article by Salim Saleh’s daughter in which she attempted to shield the first family from recurring accusations of family rule, this question besieged my thoughts. What is the purpose of privilege? Esteri Mugurwa Akandwanaho, a niece of President Yoweri Museveni and …

What the speaker’s victory over Kadaga in NRM elections tells us about where our country stands THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The resounding victory of Speaker Anita Among over former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for the ceremonial position of deputy vice president of the NRM for the eastern region …

COMMENT | Susan Sharon Kabedha | The COVID-19 pandemic remains, to this day, one of the greatest disturbances of our time. It didn’t just hit health or the economy; it turned work as we knew it on its head. It revealed in the corporate world just how vulnerable traditional work structures were …