In The Magazine

By Ronald Musoke The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) will, beginning this month (April), embark on the second phase of reforming Uganda’s lower-secondary school curriculum. The project which has been running since Nov. 2011 will see S1-S4 students shift from the current system where a student learns over 14 subjects …

By Ian Katusiime On March 31, early morning at around 9:00 am, Kampla Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago  drove through the gates of City Hall en route to his office at City Hall uninterrupted for the first time since November when a botched impeachment KCCA counsellors’ session kicked him out of …

By Ronald Musoke More than 275 high-level stakeholders from government, business and civil society have converged in Kigali today [March 31] for a three-day consultation to intensify efforts to get nutritious foods to people. The conference is being hosted by Rwanda where more than 500,000 Rwandan farmers have already planted …

By Patrick Kamara I was contemplating my next move while grazing our cattle when my cell-phone rang. It was the voice of the Voice of Tooro radio station manager back in Fort-Portal. They needed me without fail the next day. The same day when my elder sister Elizabeth was having …

By Esther Dyson Addressing the world’s most pressing problems, requires helping to tackle the underlying businesses An online charity organisation is taking Silicon Valley by storm. Called Watsi, the charity allows users to read personal tales of medical woe in emerging markets and contribute up to the total amount needed …

By Peter Mulira Western principles on the relationship between the state and the individual are the issue, not whether homosexuality is right In her article, “Uganda should not be pushed to adopt Western values in the name of democracy” (see Daily Monitor of March 2), Betty Kamya seemed to imply …

By Joan Akello Founding director of Mama Tendo Foundation, a faith based organisation that focuses on family,maternal health and child survival. I’m by nature a prayerful person. This has helped me to live in harmony with myself, overcome a lot of internal and external conflicts. Being prayerful has also given …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why parliament will either increase its term of office from five to seven years or raise its wages threefold Some Members of Parliament have proposed that their term be extended from five to seven years. This proposal is going to gain momentum. If it is not …

By Agencies Boat accident kills over 100 refugees on Lake Albert Two days after capsised on Lake Albert, the Uganda police marine department had retrieved 108 bodies. The ill-fated vessel which had been transporting Congolese refugees returning to their homeland capsised on Saturday March 22. «As many as 250 people …

By Haggai Matsiko Lord Mayor’s opponents have showed no respect for court orders Since Erias Lukwago, was controversially impeached from the Kampala lord mayorship on November 25, 2013 he has hoped to return to his mantle by trouncing his political foes in court. When on March.20, he arrived at High …