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By Morris Komakech The wishy-washy, unconscious, and self-regarding Uganda elites The online dictionary defines “elites” as “part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of abilities or qualities” (Refer to Classical Elite Theorists such as Pareto, Mosca, Michel, Mills, Putnam etc).  For this article, elites are …

By Morris Komakech History shows that no amount of weaponry and coercion can restrain repressed masses The news that the NRM dominated Parliament has rejected all the seventeen (17) proposals, containing the core areas recommended for electoral reforms, leaves this country in an unstable state. It also offers no credibility …

By Morris Komakech. If the land issue is not handled well, a possibility of a return to insurgency may become a reality The scenes of resistance by women of Apaa village in Amuru district should remind this government that vulnerability can drive people to extreme measures in their defence. Certainly, …

By Morris Komakech. Time to elect leaders who have the vision, tenacity, and capacity to lay the foundation for recovery The elections of 2016 have started attracting attention and this is partly why it is important for Northern Uganda. Many people look to each election time as a window of …

By Morris Komakech Science is important but scientific practice without theory is false science Going by President Yoweri Museveni’s wishes, Uganda will soon become a nation of robots and scientists. For the nth time, the President has condemned Arts subjects for causing rampant youth unemployment. Many writers have pitched in …

By Morris Komakech Curbing human trafficking requires collective societal effort by State and non-state actors Iappreciated reading Daily Monitor’s editorial of July 15, 2014 on this subject and the clarification made by Jacob Siminyu from the Directorate of Citizenship and immigration Control about concrete actions being taken to curb human trafficking …

By Morris Komakech The summit could have been fruitful if Mr. Obama had announced at least 85% of US debt relief to Africa Listening to U.S. President Barack Obama dupe Africa and its leaders was the most amusing highlight of the US-African summit recently hosted in Washington DC. Obama opined, …

By Morris Komakech NRM MPs who are the majority in Parliament live in a herd; like the cows at Kisozi Ranch The revelation by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, that MPs are not doing research and therefore not illustrating depth in their debate is not farfetched. Strangely there …

By Morris Komakech Why really are the Americans and Europeans punishing Uganda when it hurts the poor people most? I have always wondered why the U.S. pulled the plug on Uganda following the enactment of the Anti-homosexuality Act on February 24, 2014. For clarity, I am one of those Ugandans …

By Morris Komakech The healthcare system requires restructuring to treat the community more than the individual A cloud of gloom has descended upon Uganda as global experts fear that the country is losing the gains it made in the early years in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Over the years, experts …