By Patrick Kagenda Uganda’s forgotten martyr As hundreds of thousands of Christians throng to Namugongo Martyrs shrine to commemorate the Uganda Martyrs day that falls every June 3, one Ugandan 20th Century Martyr seems not to feature on the list of the martyrs.  Could it be because he was laid …

By Flavia Nassaka What Pastor Imelda’s mats to tiles story says about religion in Uganda Does God approve of the new big churches? Does the emergence of the mega-church phenomenon in Kampala signify a rise in religiousness? These questions and more have been aired since the charismatic Pentecostal Christian preacher; …

By Jeffrey D. Sachs The Millennium Village Project will be professionally evaluated next year –based on proper data In his review of Nina Munk’s error-filled and out-of-date book, Bill Gates oddly abandons the rigorous approach to measurement and evaluation that defines his foundation’s invaluable work. He simply accepts Munk’s assertion …

By Bill Gates When fighting poverty and disease, you will never achieve anything if you’re afraid to fail Bono calls economist Jeffrey Sachs “the squeaky wheel that roars.” To me, Sachs is the Bono of economics – a guy with impressive intelligence, passion, and powers of persuasion who is devoting …

By Norbert Mao Looking back at Rwanda 20 years later Sometime in 1994 a few weeks after the RPA took power in Rwanda I probably became one of the few Ugandans who dared to visit Kigali. I was in the company of Uganda Confidential Editor, Teddy Sseezi Cheeye. Dead bodies …

By Irene Mulyagonja Kakooza Economic expediency cannot take precedence over the enforcement of principles in the Constitution The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has been under criticism in various news articles which I believe are partly due to a failure to understand the mandate of the institution.  This calls for efforts …

By Patrick Kagenda A new clinical gadget, MyT4CD4, which is being marketed as the latest CD4-testing gadget has hit the Ugandan market.  The sellers of the gadget say it is “a rapid, service-free, Point-of-Care CD4 test that provides quantitative CD4 results in 10 minutes and is the fastest CD4 test …

By Agencies About a quarter of a million women worldwide die every year due to complications from carrying or delivering a baby The lives of three million women and babies can be saved every year by 2025 for an annual investment of about a dollar per head in better maternity …

By Linda Besigiroha Punishing girls for traditions we celebrate one moment and then overlook when we are wearing the judgmental robes Ugandans like to see things in black and white. That’s not a fair assumption though – so I will correct myself and say many people like to see things …

By Joan Akello A renowned human rights defender is the Executive Director of Foundation for Human Rights Initiative. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Perfect happiness is a state of individual wellbeing where one feels satisfied with his or her achievements. That person lives in an environment that appreciates …