BLOGS

  The strategic implications of America’s capitulation to Iran and lessons for the Russia-Ukraine conflict   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |  Paragraph 8 says the two parties also agree to discuss the issue of Iran’s uranium enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to the “Islamic Republic of …

  The current US administration’s openly corrupt style of crony capitalism is the antithesis of the institutional foundation on which the US economy was built   COMMENT | JOSEPH E STIGLITZ | President Donald Trump claims that electing “socialist” Democrats would put the United States on the path to becoming Venezuela …

  COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI |  Chinese President Xi Jinping, is one of the most consequential world leaders of our time. Both his leadership style and ideological persuasion are unique. He features distinctively, even when compared to former Chinese leaders in recent memory. His worldview – the ideological and thought …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …