COMMENT | Ricky Rapa Thomson | The death of the fallen Speaker of Parliament, Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah sharply struck us all, not because of the status he possessed in the eyes of the public, but rather because of the mark he left on every community he associated with. As stakeholders in the …
Read More »Integrating Tech in SMEs can boost their sustainability
COMMENT | NOELA BYUMA | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in economic development by creating employment and tax-generating avenues for the population and governments. They form both forward and backward linkages for manufacturing and services. Across the global south, the Small and Medium Enterprises hold most of …
Read More »PARISH MODEL: Citizen engagement is key for successful implementation
The success of the PDM is tied to how well the citizens understand the interventions of the model and their duties and obligations in these interventions COMMENT | PHOEBE ATUKUNDA | On February 26, 2022, the President of the Republic of Uganda launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) aimed at increasing …
Read More »Insight into Africa’s strategy on China
Africa needs to tap into Beijing’s commitment to win-win co-operation for her socio-economic development COMMENT | JOHN PAUL RUGABA | It’s January 2012, and under the intense sunshine of the Addis Ababa sky, the then African Union Chairman, Teodoro Obiang Nguema; president of Equatorial Guinea, among other leaders opened the …
Read More »What’s hidden in Muhoozi’s tweets?
COMMENT | Moses Baguma | On Monday 21st of February 2022, Peter G. Mwesige, a seasoned journalist, shared photos of The Crusader newspapers bearing an interview he conducted with a 23-year-old Muhoozi Kainerugaba in 1997. In the interview, the first son identified himself as a contemplative person. If one capable of …
Read More »Private security organizations critical to Uganda’s economy
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | At a security briefing at Police headquarters end of March, Commissioner Fred Enanga informed the public that nine private security companies had been suspended and two banned from operations. Of course reasons were advanced as to why Police authority had to take that action. The …
Read More »Commercial development of our oil presents tremendous opportunities for Ugandan firms
COMMENT | TOM JOSEPH MUKASA | Following the full opening of our economy, one can now say, ‘the year started on a good note.’ But even better is the blessing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) by crucial players TotalEnergies, CNOOC, UNOC and TPDC in our oil and gas …
Read More »Send Merkel to Moscow
COMMENT | KATI MARTON | As a horrified world searches for a way to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine, there is one person who might be able to get through to the Kremlin’s dangerously isolated autocrat. Angela Merkel, until recently chancellor of Germany, held Putin to some …
Read More »The world must avoid another food crisis
It is becoming clear that the Ukraine war’s economic and humanitarian repercussions – especially rising food prices – will be felt far beyond Europe, and international community must act now. COMMENT | NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA | The war in Ukraine is causing immense, heart-wrenching human suffering. At the World Trade Organization, …
Read More »Uganda’s opposition can only be stronger together
An open letter to Uganda’s opposition leaders OPINION | BRIAN GEORGE AMPAIRE | For many years now, I have questioned my role as an opposition politician in this my beloved country, Uganda. I have soldiered on hoping that at one point in time we will collectively find a way …
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