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Why the British government is lying about its true motives in imposing sanctions on the speaker. THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | And so, the British government has sanctioned our Speaker of parliament, Anita Among, and two of our ministers. They claim to have done this because she stole resources meant …

COMMENT | JULIUS KYAZZE | Pause for a moment and imagine listening to radio and a new song by the legendary ‘kadongo kamu’ singer, Paul Kafeero, comes on. Kafeero who has been dead for the last 17 years. The song is off his 2024 album on which he has collaborated …

  COMMENT | GEORGE ORODI | As a young graduate, when I was being introduced into the circles of trade and tax, my CEO then, Kaushik Shah made me attend some of the key meetings at the Kenya Association of Manufacturers and I would later grow to chair a sub-committee on regional trading bloc configuration and a member of …

Around the world, the most recognized form of social justice and protection, is the provision of pensions for older persons. COMMENT | LYDIA MIREMBE | On May 1st, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Labour Day, under the theme: Improving Access to Labour justice, a pre-requisite for …

COMMENT | FLAVIA LWANGA  | Imagine conducting a performance review of over 1,000 employees, and maintaining their performance records manually for reference, this can be a daunting task that not only strains resources but also the task force that manages the process. We can’t deny the fact that this is …

  COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” Elon Musk. Starting, Building and running a successful business is hard work and if you’re starting a business for the first time, you should be prepared to …

How reliance on misguided cultural and nationalistic sentiments are driving Uganda into a bad debt situation THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Our country is headed directly into the storms of economic crisis. And it is unlikely it can pull itself back from the brink. This is because too much sentiment …

COMMENT | ANA PALACIO |  Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, and with European Parliament elections looming, the narrow passage earlier this month of the European Union’s Migrant and Asylum Pact has attracted relatively little attention. To be sure, the agreement is more remarkable for the mere fact of its enactment than for any …

Why we African elites should stop looking at individual leaders for impediments to our development. THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On April 12, President Yoweri Museveni wrote a very good article on the need for Uganda to add value to the raw materials she produces and exports. Museveni has always …

  COMMENT | Nancy Isenberg | Facing criminal indictments in connection with a hush-money payment to an adult-film actress and his efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 US presidential election, Donald Trump claims that, as a former president, he enjoys blanket immunity from prosecution. The US Supreme Court …