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EULOGY: Tamale Mirundi was a patriot

COMMENT | URN | The country is reeling with the death of renowned media practitioner and former presidential press secretary, Joseph Tamale Mirundi who passed on yesterday (August 14) at Kisubi Hospital. Mirundi, aged 60 , has currently been holding the portfolio of Senior Presidential Advisor on Media and pubic relations.  …

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KITEEZI: KCCA exposed for lacking basic safety plans

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  By Monday morning of 12th Aug 2024, 22 people were confirmed to have died after the Kitezi garbage disaster. Information from the Kiteezi community shows that there is a good number still unaccounted for persons. Yet, as way back as 10 years ago, there were pointers …

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Denied entry into a Kampala hotel

COMMENT | Frederick Wanume Kibbedi | Five years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would be in a wheelchair, but that story is for another day. Today, I woke up to an early morning engagement in town. Despite arriving on time, I was denied entry because the venue lacked access …

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Uganda’s misguided obsessions

How our political debates over development focus on peripheral issues while ignoring the fundamental problems THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I believe that human beings are inherently religious. We have axiomatic faith in particular beliefs based on our moral intuitions. These are kept alive through narratives. The great British economist, …

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CORRUPTION IN UGANDA: A catalyst for increased national debt

The 2023 Auditor General’s Report revealed that over 10,000 government workers were illegally on the payroll. COMMENT |  CATHERENE NAKAWEESA | Corruption is a major obstacle to Uganda’s development, impacting governance, economic stability, and the social structure. A severe consequence of widespread corruption is the rise in national debt. Corruption …

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Dear NRM, read the room!

  COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Dear National Resistance Movement (NRM), the July 23 ‘March2Parliament’ against corruption might be your best opportunity yet. Think not of it as a jigger you must crush with your brute force, tear gas, and stray bullets. A true yellow-blooded NRM member in the manner of …

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