An open letter to the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta: The case for more women in cabinet and a female Speaker of Parliament: OPEN LETTER | MAY 21, 2021 | The Women’s Movement of Uganda congratulates the people of Uganda and its leaders for a fairly successful election process and …
Read More »Areas where the Ugandan Parliament got it wrong with the Sexual Offences Bill
COMMENT | Theophilus Oladipo | On the 4th of May 2021, the sexual offences bill passed the third reading stage at the Ugandan Parliament. Since 2019, the bill has been a source of debate and worry. Apart from the fact that it needlessly confirms what has mostly been criminalized, it raises …
Read More »Museveni’s hostility towards Umeme
How the president’s criticism of the electricity distributor is likely to undermine investor confidence in Uganda THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | President Yoweri Museveni recently repeated his claim that officials of the government of Uganda who negotiated the Umeme concession sold the country. It is a …
Read More »Time to set up infrastructure police for electricity vandalism
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Last week, Daily Monitor reported an arrest of seven suspects in Rubaga found with electricity materials and gadgets worth over sh3 billion. It was earlier reported that vandalism was rampant in Kiboga district, where electric wires, surge arrestors, polymeric insulators among other items were stolen. Responding …
Read More »Join us in marking the Nurses’ week
COMMENT | Judith Hope Kiconco | It’s that time of year again for nurses. Just last week, we had the midwives celebrate the International Day of the Midwife in style at KAWEMPE national referral hospital. Nurses are usually the first point of contacting for health care in our communities. Nurses and …
Read More »How data and data science strategies can unlock Africa’s future competitiveness
What makes today’s giant companies efficient is their ability to mine data and apply insights to their strategies COMMENT | Emmanuel Osanga | How can we not pay attention to data, considering the value it provides? Ultimately, it will position organisations to either win or lose in their industries. At …
Read More »The new religious crusade
How the Christian faith has influenced Western intrusions into other countries to promote democracy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I complained in this column last week about Western efforts to force their ideals, especially democracy, on other countries and societies without any consideration of time, context and …
Read More »May 8, 1945 endeared Europe to non-confrontational means in settling differences
COMMENT | Ambassadors Jules-Armand & Matthias Schauer | This year again, in order to limit as much as possible the risks of spreading the Coronavirus, the French and German embassies in Uganda will not organize their traditional ceremony of May 8 for the commemoration of the end of the Second World War. This …
Read More »A perfect physical work environment without a mentally sound workforce is pointless
The MetLife Mental Health Report,2020 indicates that, globally 41% of Employees regularly feel stressed, burned out and depressed at work COMMENT | Beatrice Mujuni | The fancy office building with excellent lighting, a perfect view, air-condition, fire alarms, top notch security systems, squeaky clean tables and sparkling floors is literally a …
Read More »The arrest of the Kyambogo thieves, and why CCTV is a game changer
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | On March 31, 2021 social media, as much as the traditional print, TV and radio, were all awash with stories related to a short video clip extracted from a CCTV recording of a raid on a Chinese residence located in Kyambogo lower estate Edinburg Avenue. Thugs, …
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