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What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a manager? My style encompasses teamwork with all stakeholders and that goes right through the external and internal publics. I therefore encourage a participatory approach to have everybody on board and talk about things. We are also a learning organization …

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has nominated Ndorwa West MP David Bahati and Lamwo County’s Hilary Onek among to the Parliament’s Appointments Committee. Senior Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama Wednesday released a list of 20 MPs as the NRM party’s representatives to the committee. The Committee is mandated to approve …

COMMENT: By Prof. George W. Kanyeihamba The greatest disservice that the NRM government has done to Uganda is its tolerance of corruption in public affairs and its failure to curb incidents of abuse of office and embezzlement of public funds. Indeed, in some instances, it would seem that to do …

On May 4, President Yoweri Museveni held an emotional last meeting with his outgoing cabinet at State House Entebbe. Its high point was a group portrait taken on the main front porch. The photo exposes, in an amazing way, the changes coming in Museveni’s next government. The photograph (above) has …

On May 4, President Yoweri Museveni held an emotional last meeting with his outgoing cabinet at State House Entebbe. Its high point was a group portrait taken on the main front porch. The photo exposes, in an amazing way, the changes coming in Museveni’s next government. As the photo has …

Why the competition for power is always a quarrel over delusions rather than a contest over public policy I argued in this column last week that governments in poor countries cannot govern by delivering a large basket of public goods and services associated with a modern state because they don’t …

The current Cabinet brought our country to near middle status   President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday held a special luncheon for the outgoing Cabinet, describing it as ‘tremendous’ and one, which almost took Uganda to a middle income status. According to a report from State House, Museveni hosted the ministers …

By Agather Atuhaire Tough finance law flat-foots Finance Ministry It is general election time. Politicians need money. But the shilling is fast depreciating. The budget is performing poorly. Although the government has put up Shs 1.4 trillion worth of TBs and bonds, it has attracted interest worth barely Shs 400 …

By Agather Atuhaire Why are experts against it? Uganda’s electricity sector is grappling with a problem most of its sector experts are accustomed to debating about; finding the best way to lower the cost of generation.  The options being debated include an unusually tricky question; whether the government’s alleged secret …

By Julius Businge  The Minister of Information and Communications Technology, John Nasasira has urged government spokespersons for different agencies to utilize social media as a means of communicating government programmes. The minister made the remarks in a speech at a one-day social media workshop of over 100 government spokespersons organized …