Ensuring increased tax contribution of wealthy citizens Africa-wide relies on these three smarter collection strategies COMMENT | GIOVANNI OCCHIALI | Faced with some of the worse debt levels in over a decade, African countries are struggling to find ways to balance their books. Increasing revenue sources from their citizens is an …
Read More »COMMENT: Kenya makes math optional in high school
This is a bad idea. Instead, the system needs to focus on the root causes of low performance and how to fix them COMMENT | MOSES NGWARE | Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. …
Read More »Corporal punishment and behavioral change
Corporal punishment is outlawed and is punishable under the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda; the Children’s Act; the Prevention of Torture Act; the Domestic Violence Act; and the Prisons Act. COMMENT | ANNE ROSE MARY OWOR | Corporal punishment may be referred to as a physical form of disciplinary …
Read More »Time to celebrate as Uganda airlines spreads wings to Europe
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | At 9.25am on May 18th, it is planned that Uganda Airlines will depart Entebbe International Airport for Gatwick London. At exactly 16:55hrs, the Airbus A330-800 Neo will touch down. The journey from Entebbe to London that has been hitherto 18 or 18 sometime 22 hours depending …
Read More »Women growing and prospering with financial literacy
COMMENT | ESTHER MUTHONI | When women get their finances together, the whole society is better for it. Every day, this fact gains growing importance as we at PostBank roll out our products into communities across the country. The way our society is, by accident or design, financial matters …
Read More »A final toast to the last Umeme employees standing
I hope on the morning of 2nd April, not 1st April ( it’s fools day), you will gather your loved ones over a meal and proudly tell them you built this republic with integrity. When you do, tell them Umeme was NSSF’s Cash cow, and that Social Security is not …
Read More »The likely future of UEDCL
How this well-structured and managed organization may turn into a political battlefield, leaving Ugandans in the dark THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On Monday March 31, 2025, the Umeme concession will come to an end. Its assets will revert to their owner, UEDCL. It is possible UEDCL will manage the …
Read More »The internal challenge to Afghanistan’s ban on girls’ secondary education
COMMENT | GORDON BROWN | With Gaza in ruins, the war in Ukraine at a critical juncture, and millions of Africans facing starvation, global attention has understandably shifted away from the plight of Afghan girls denied their right to an education. Yet, amid the prevailing gloom over the state of the …
Read More »VISIONARY LEADERSHIP: Easier said than done
OPINION | Saul Sseremba | Imagine being in a room filled with people, all gathered for a shared purpose. You are not there just because of your title but because they trust you to give direction and inspire them toward a desired future. That is the essence of leadership; inspiring others, …
Read More »The hazy dream of Wandi Sub-County
Where the `Leave No One Behind’ commitment is an unfulfilled promise rather than a transformative reality COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | The principle of “Leave No One Behind” is a global commitment to eradicate poverty, eliminate exclusion, and address inequalities hindering human potential. To achieve this, world leaders birthed the 17 …
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