ARTICLES 2008-2015

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 Morrison Rwakakamba Improved and rationalised salaries for public workers will drive economic growth While delivering the Budget Speech for Financial Year 2014/15 (In accordance with Article 155(1) of Constitution of Uganda) on the 12th June 2014, the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MFPED), Hon. Maria Kiwanuka, announced …

By Abushedde Angella Last year, the world lost one of its greatest leaders when anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela passed away. Today, we remember his legacy on his birthday; Mandela Day, July 18. In celebration of Mandela Day, United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon is calling …

By Joan Akello 36 year-old Nigerian actor, famously called Aki, on why he has never seen himself as a small person. He spoke to Joan Akello Who is Chinedu? He is a simple, easy going, funny worker. I am not a small boy as people call me. I was born …

By Haggai Matsiko & Flavia Nassaka Alarm over terror alerts, attacks on police, army installations July 3, 2014: The U.S Embassy issues terror alert: The U.S Embassy has received information from the Uganda Police Force (UPF) that according to intelligence sources there is a specific threat to attack Entebbe International …

By Andrew M. Mwenda  How Rwanda’s growth since 1994 measures against other economies and what explains the figures Rwanda seems to be a country of extremes. Its turnaround since the genocide has been as astounding as the tragedy itself. The scale and speed of the Rwanda genocide was unprecedented. Rwanda’s …

By Flavia Nassaka Mulago transplant Program offers hope for lower costs, longer life Frank Sanyu is on dialysis treatment at Mulago hospital. He started undergoing this treatment in 2012 when he was first diagnosed with acute renal failure. Ever since, his greatest worry has been how he would finally raise …

By Flavia Nassaka How Kampalans are turning urban agriculture into a source of income and good nutrition Her compound is a collection of numerous containers; bottles, tyres, vases, just name it. That is the ‘land’ on which Harriet Nakabale grows her crops. “I grew up knowing that every woman must …

By Kavuma-Kagwa How President Moi developed the Rift Valley and Western Kenya In terms of surface area occupied, The Republic of Kenya is the second biggest country in East Africa, the biggest being Tanzania. Kenya achieved Independence on December 12, 1963 after going through a ten year Mau Mau war …

By Yusuf K. Serunkuma Unfortunate journalism schools do not provide a yardstick with which truth is judged Journalist Andrew Mwenda has a penchant for accusing colleagues of relying on rumours and idle gossip to comment on issues, or even write news reports.  Listening to him on radio or television, Mwenda …