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Understanding the GKMA Urban Development Program.

    COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | One year ago, in September 2024, Vice President Jessica Alupo arrived at the headquarters of Kira Municipality and launched the 5-year UGX 2.2 trillion Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP). This program is an initiative of the Government of Uganda, with …

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Let us support Dr Musenero’s push to make science speak to economics

Leveraging the Power of Partnerships in Science, Technology and Innovation to foster Socio-Economic Transformation: The Road Ahead COMMENT | ANDREW BESI  |  “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Sir Arthur C Clarke The name Dr. Monica Musenero evokes mixed emotions amongst many Ugandans. For some, she is, in …

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Corruption: A crisis of eroded trust

Uganda’s causes of disunity mainly spring from fears that public officials are cutting up the national cake among themselves. During the last 12 years, most people especially the top brass had been grabbers- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, September 1979 COMMENT | ANDREW BESI  | On July 23, Ugandans marched to parliament in …

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