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COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I was left puzzled when I heard that Kenya that failed miserably to pacify Somalia, has now sent its army to fight M23 rebels in the DRC.  A million questions have been generated by the decision. The first question is why Kenya alone? How did Kenya …

How the nationalisation of Umeme is going to cause massive disruption in the distribution of electricity THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda |  The decision by the government of Uganda to nationalise Umeme is yet another disaster on the same scale as the one to absorb UNRA into the Ministry …

Becoming an airline pilot is not an easy task, but with hard work and dedication, it is achievable. SPECIAL FEATURE |  DEREK NSEKO  |  The role of a pilot is one of the most exciting and rewarding careers in the aviation industry. Pilots are responsible for the safe and efficient operation …

COMMENT | Mike Ssegawa | When President Museveni was launching the National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse in Kajjansi, off Entebbe road, in November 2022, he made a statement on drug theft which should have woken us all up. The President said drugs bought by Ugandan taxpayers were on sale in the …

Constitutional Court boosts challenge of Nsereko amendments of Computer Misuse Act Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | When former Makerere University Research Fellow Stella Nyanzi was in April 2017 picked by security agents from a fundraising function at Mackinnon Suites Hotel in Kampala, her case provoked heated debate locally and …

Why the merger of UNRA back into the Ministry of Works is going to be an unmitigated disaster THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In the last few years, the government of Uganda has been latching from one bad policy move to another with incredible consistency. One of such policy …

    COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | In the run-up to the 2021 Uganda presidential elections, as tensions ratcheted up, a battle-hardened journalist friend asked a French diplomat his thoughts on the growing tensions. The French diplomat calmly responded: “I hold a French passport. I will leave for the airport and …

  Just as the COVID-19 pandemic improved risk awareness amongst the public and enterprises of all sizes towards embracing insurance, so should the current global environment emphasise the need for Risk Management Products COMMENT | RAHMAH MASAGAZI | Even as humanity collectively embarks on the painstaking journey of recovery from …

COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I recently wrote a piece on what to do to avoid inter-member conflicts in the new East African Community (EAC). Sadly, nobody’s interested in it. It died an unnatural death. However, I still read about a simmering conflict between Kinshasa and Kigali over the M23, …

Today, the issue of the best handset tops everything else. You can find an unemployed person carrying an iPhone 13 or 14 and having no food or transport. COMMENT | ISAAC TEKO | Ever since the smart phone became a household item about a dozen years ago, I have bought …