BLOGS

  COMMENT | JEREMIAH NYAGAH | When a family can grow enough food to feed its children, sell the surplus to pay school fees and save money for the next planting season, food security becomes more than the absence of hunger. It becomes the foundation for dignity, opportunity and a future …

  Protect Learners’ Well-being During Exams   COMMENT | MEVIN LINNET KYAKUWA |  I will never forget the day we were called out of the main hall just as we prepared to sit our first examination paper. The examination papers were ready, supervisors were moving around the room, learners were …

  COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE |  What can Sh1 million mean to a family struggling to make ends meet? For someone running a booming business, it may seem like a little amount. But for a farmer who has spent years watching opportunities pass by because of a lack of capital, …

  The strongest protection is not just raising interest rates or special windows for dollars. It is building an economy that sells more than it buys from the rest of the world    COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | In simple words, Uganda needs to earn more dollars than it spends, year …

       COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE |  Uganda’s 64th Independence Day was celebrated remotely at State House Entebbe on 9th October, 2026. The guest list was not more than 50 people. No grand parades by the members of the armed forces, no musicians singing revolutionary songs, and no grand …

    PRAU@50: Building a Stronger Profession for the Next 50 Years   COMMENT | IRENE NAKASIITA |  As the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) marks 50 years, we celebrate a profession that has evolved alongside Uganda’s institutions, economy, media and society. Our Golden Jubilee is an opportunity to honour those …

  While Guterres is not responsible for the current misery around the world, he has noticeably been low-key compared to some of his predecessors   COMMENT | SIMON ADAMS |  In his farewell address to the United Nations General Assembly, António Guterres reminisced about his time as secretary general. In his words, …

  Why Sudan’s war demands more than expressions of concern   COMMENT | HASSAN SHIRE |  As the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) convenes its 89th ordinary session scheduled for October 12-21, 2026, Sudan’s war demands more than expressions of concern; it demands decisive action. More than …

  In this letter to the Finance Minister, Rwakakama outlines a third path between spending the reserves buffer and watching the shilling.   COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | Dear Henry Musasizi, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. I write on the evening of our 64th Independence, as a citizen in the coffee …

  COMMENT | WILSON MANISHIMWE | The Uganda Shilling has experienced a sharp depreciation over the US Dollar recently, driven primarily by escalating international political tensions, a spike in global oil prices and intense dollar demand from corporate sectors. Available data indicates that the exchange rate hit UGX 3,920 per …