By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Massive reshuffle looms as ambassadors’ contracts expire On June 20, Henry Okello Oryem, the Foreign Affairs State Minister, complained to the Parliamentary Foreign budget Committee that low funding had left Uganda’s embassies and foreign missions broke, giving the country a bad international image. But Oryem’s frustrations …

By Vivian E. Asedri African governments need to take full responsibility for impunity and shielding  mass murderers One of the parables my village elders commonly use in their allegories to impact wisdom and morals to youths is: “Flies always go to where the stench of the rotten meat is.” The …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz The IMF warns that it leads to economic instability America likes to think of itself as a land of opportunity, and others view it in much the same light. But, while we can all think of examples of Americans who rose to the top on their …

By Nelson Basaalidde In 2000, district was ranked the 71st poorest out of 76. By 2007 it had improved to 7th The Oil Palm Development Project is a public private partnership between the Government of Uganda, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the private sector, specifically Oil Palm …

By Stephen Kafeero Their labour thrives on weak laws, poverty, ignorance Joseph Nsereko is blessed with a big, boyish smile; which is a good thing because the job this 14-year old does is anything but boyish. He is a brick maker, one of many children around the country involved in …

By Aloysious Kasoma Why Stanley Ntagali was picked as Orombi’s successor On January 7, Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, the Anglican Church head in Uganda, told the House of Bishops that he wanted the election of his successor to take place in June 2012 – more than a year before his …

By Peter Nyanzi His courage and passion have enabled him to unite and revitalize the Anglican Church Even without his personal brand new Land Cruiser with ‘JC is Lord’ as its registration number plates, Arch Bishop Henry Luke Orombi easily stands out from his peers. When he stands up, he …

By Independent Reporter Study in Rakai shows HIV infected individual catches new viruses at higher rate HIV superinfection, when a person with HIV could acquire a second, new strain of HIV, may occur as often as initial HIV infection in the general population in Uganda, a study suggests. Since researchers …

By Rukiya Makuma Renewed hope for patients as Mulago gets better heart machines Alvin Olum barely looks his age. At four years, he weighs only 14 kgs instead of at least 20 like his age mates. He was diagnosed with a heart problem when he was one week, which explains …

By Agather Atuhaire Private sector hails new budget but worries persist over poor implementation For the first time in many years, the private sector has welcomed the new budget, saying it was what the country needed to revitalize it battered economy. At a post budget meeting in Kampala on June …