Essay 5 of 7: How Uganda Forgot Its Citizens COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Across Uganda’s landscape, scattered like monuments to forgotten promises, are the carcasses of public projects. Half-finished classrooms overtaken by shrubs. Health centres without drugs or staff. Roads that begin with gravel and end in potholes. These are …
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Essay 4 of 7: How Uganda Forgot Its Citizens COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | There was a time when corruption in Uganda caused embarrassment. Today, it invites laughter, shrugs, or casual acceptance. From boda boda stops to boardrooms, the phrase “olina kaki”, (give me something small) echoes with neither shame nor …
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Essay 3 of 7: How Uganda Forgot Its Citizens COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | In most functioning democracies, citizenship is not an accident of birth – it is a skill, a mindset, and a shared understanding. It is cultivated early, often in classrooms, where young people learn the structure of the …
Read More »COMMENT: A safer digital economy is now possible
COMMENT | SOUMENDRA SAHU | The government of Uganda has undertaken deep and wide policy reforms in the ICT sector intended to transform the lives and fortunes of Ugandans. The legal and regulatory reforms such as the Communications Act 2013, the National Broadband Policy 2018 and now the Digital …
Read More »RAINWATER HARVESTING: Forgotten culture costing Uganda billions
COMMENT | ANTHONY OKUCU TWENY | Uganda receives an average annual rainfall of about 1,200mm, making it one of the most water-rich countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, paradoxically, millions of Ugandans face water scarcity, rising water bills, and repeated flood disasters — largely due to neglect of one simple, …
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Integrating biodiversity conservation into urban planning, protecting green spaces, and promoting wildlife friendly policies is imperative for protection of ecosystems that sustain biodiversity and human life. COMMENT | ALEX NGARI | Every year, the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) on May 10th to raise awareness about birds and …
Read More »COMMENT: Isimba Dam is not just cracking — the system is
To every young Ugandan engineer watching this, don’t be disillusioned. Be determined. The dam may crack, but you must not. Keep designing. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | We spent sh2.3 trillion on Isimba Dam. A whole dam. Not a goat shed. Not a pit latrine. A dam, with concrete, turbines, embankments, …
Read More »Insurance Agents: The unsung heroes of the insurance sector in Uganda
OPINION | Saul Sseremba | In Kampala, it is common to come across an insurance agent. You might meet one at a taxi stage, outside a supermarket, in your office, or even at a religious gathering. They greet you with a smile, ask if you have heard about insurance, and …
Read More »Uganda’s transformative infrastructure calculation
Uganda on the brink of energy independence COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | Uganda is slowly but surely positioning herself on the path to transformative infrastructure that will propel among others energy independence, marked by a series of historic milestones achieved in the past six months. First was the closure of external financing …
Read More »The legacy of Rajiv Ruparelia
Why this 35 years old kid will continue to live in the memory of many people for generations to come THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On Saturday May 03 around 2.20am, fate struck. Rajiv Ruparelia, son of Uganda’s richest couple, Sudhir and Jyotsna Ruparelia, died in a horrible car accident. …
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