In The Magazine

By Haggai Matsiko Shs700 billion lies idle under new finance system Bank of Uganda’s latest figures for October show a buoyant economy with the 2012/13 growth figures revised upwards from 4.3% to 5.8%. However, the same figures show contractions from August in the agricultural and manufacturing indices. Anecdotal evidence from …

By Ronald Musoke New report warns Uganda on dire effects, calls for immediate action Joyce Logiel, an affable 39 year-old mother of seven from Lokirimo in Natopojo Parish, Nakapiripirit District falls in the category of Uganda’s millions of subsistence farmers who depend on the benevolence of Mother Nature to get …

By Stephen Kafeero As it stands, Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s fate appears to have been sealed; it will indeed be easier for the proverbial camel to go through the eye of a needle than for him to wiggle out of the conundrum in which he is entangled. But …

By Melinda Gates Investing in data will go a long way towards helping countries design and implement effective family planning programs My job as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation requires a lot of travel. I don’t always like being away from my children, but I know I …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The mayor has consistently opposed and obstructed every effort to reform the city and thereby rendered himself irrelevant Finally, the NRM has found a way to get rid of Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago, a man who has been a thorn in their feet. A commission of …

By Peter Nyanzi It’s in the best interest of society that everyone has the freedom to choose and practice their religion without undue restrictions The freedom to practise a religion of one’s choice is universally accepted as a fundamental human right. However, the impunity with which this right is being …

By Donald Kaberuka Africa’s growth imperative should not exclude an environmentally friendly approach Typhoon Haiyan, which has so ravaged the Philippines, reminds us how vulnerable parts of the world are to the vagaries of weather. Although climate change is not believed to have caused the typhoon, similar levels of devastation …

By Pascal Lamy and Ian Goldin 21st Century challenges require urgent review and renewal of international institutions When the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions were established nearly seven decades ago in the aftermath of World War II, economic and political power was concentrated in the hands of a …

By Ronald Musoke Experts say scaling up pneumonia interventions plus innovative diagnostic technologies are key to containing the disease Jane vividly remembers the day her first child died sometime back. After a motorcycle ride in cold weather one evening, she realized that her baby had started developing a breathing problem. …

By Joan Akello African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) officials say Uganda has made strides in using the mobile phone tax payment to increase compliance. They say the South African Revenue Service is weighing its options on the move. “Uganda’s cell phone tax payment is great … with a great Commissioner …