COMMENT | INNOCENT KAKANDE BITOOGO | Through our engagement with businesses across diverse sectors of the economy, KCB Bank Uganda has observed that organisations that consistently outperform their peers are those that treat governance, risk management and compliance as strategic priorities rather than regulatory obligations. While compliance is often …
Read More »Unregulated Waste Management: A climate injustice for West Nile subregion
COMMENT | DICKENS AMANYA | All over much of West Nile’s rapidly growing urban centers, poor waste management is quietly evolving into a climate justice crisis. The sight of open dumpsites, burning garbage, polluted river streams, and untreated waste is not only degrading the environment but also worsening the …
Read More »TRUST: The foundation of sustainable business success
COMMENT | KIRUNDA MAGOOLA | Today, business success is measured not only by what organisations achieve but also by how they achieve it. In Uganda, businesses play a critical role in driving economic growth, creating jobs and expanding opportunities. At the same time, expectations from stakeholders continue to rise. Customers …
Read More »War on Corruption in Uganda; let us avoid ‘playing whack-a-mole’
COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | While swearing in for his 7th term of office, President Yoweri Museveni promised Ugandans a tough crackdown on corruption, notably declaring the start of ‘Kisanja No More Sleep’. He blamed government officials, like Permanent Secretaries and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) for misusing public funds …
Read More »A 21st-century reflection on the legacy and ownership of the NRA Revolution
COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Reader, three happenings and an interesting outlier this past week form the basis for this essay. The first: Public outrage over the manner in which Kampala’s immediate former Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, was arrested. As the controversy grew, a passionate member of the Patriotic …
Read More »When a neighbour is the cause of insecurity
When a Knock Becomes a Trap: The New Crime Trend Exploiting Neighbourhood Trust COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | For generations, neighbours have been the first line of community security, where they watch over our homes when we are away, collect items on our behalf, alert us to suspicious …
Read More »On Lawrence Muganga’s citizenship controversy
Why the treatment of Muganga’s citizenship question is suspect and echoes deep-seated anti-Banyarwanda prejudice COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | For all its legalistic shadings, the recent citizenship controversy faced by Dr Lawrence Muganga, the vice chancellor of Victoria University, who was appointed State Minister for Internal Affairs by …
Read More »Trump’s art of the deal
Why there is unlikely to be an agreement between America and Iran soon over that country’s nuclear program THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Now that we have the actual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USA and Iran over which both Washington and Tehran agree is …
Read More »FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes long campaign to discredit and downplay Haitian Revolution
Ever since Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French, imperialists have had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti fails COMMENT | JULIA GAFFIELD | Ahead of its first match in the 2026 World Cup, the Haitian national soccer team was forced to make a last-minute change. But …
Read More »Citizens must take up the responsibility of monitoring government programs
COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Grassroots involvement makes a significant difference not only in how any government project is monitored but also in how it is initiated. I assert that we, as Ugandans, share responsibility for the issues troubling our nation because we have neglected to take charge …
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