COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | Allow me to take you back to class today. No assignments. Just a group discussion. Seventeen (17) bags of cement give us 680 hollow blocks, each measuring 200 × 200 × 400 mm, with a compressive strength of 3.5 MPa. Yes, 3.5 megapascals. In wall-building terms, …
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Building on Lies: We’re told Uganda produced over 4.6 million tonnes of cement in 2022. That the industry is thriving. That it deserves tax holidays, subsidies, and the status of a strategic investor. But if you take a closer look, it’s a hoax. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | I have been reading …
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To every young Ugandan engineer watching this, don’t be disillusioned. Be determined. The dam may crack, but you must not. Keep designing. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | We spent sh2.3 trillion on Isimba Dam. A whole dam. Not a goat shed. Not a pit latrine. A dam, with concrete, turbines, embankments, …
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True national progress is not measured by the height of our buildings or the number of roads we pave. It is measured by how the weakest citizen is treated by the strongest institution. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | On Sunday, Christians across the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus — a …
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We don’t own much. Not the technology we use. Not the knowledge we teach. Not even the ideas we quote in our development plans. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | We already entered an era where knowledge and technology ownership define wealth. Yet here we are, still fascinated by cars and …
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To build a better Uganda, we must relearn how to build together. We must shift from deceit to design. From manipulation to multiplication. From short-term cleverness to long-term systems. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | There’s an old tale from Ntungamo about a cunning man named Ishekatabazi. After a 2 week trip …
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It seems that the economic system we operate in was never designed to grow indigenous wealth. It appears to have been designed only to keep the economy alive while keeping real power insulated. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | Some of our Indian colleagues in Uganda are misreading the room. They mistake …
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The UMEME buyout isn’t just a transaction. It’s a test. Of vision. Of sovereignty. Of whether we believe in our people enough to let them own the infrastructure they depend on. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | The government wants to re-acquire UMEME. Price tag: UGX 700 billion. Financing plan? A …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
