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  Understanding the true forces behind Uganda’s Human Rights Movement   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | The American philosopher Eric Hoffer studied mass movements and penetrated them with such deep insights that he exposed their true nature in his 1951 work, The True Believer. We can trace similar psychological influences …

  COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI |  Thursday, April 7th, 1994, remains one of the most vivid days of my time at Ntare School. Not because we fully understood what was unfolding, but because we sensed, almost instinctively, that something had shifted. The mood among some of our Banyarwanda classmates and …

COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | I had never been to Lira, only passing through it on my way to other districts for assignments. I had only previously heard about Lira from a friend who runs a business there, who said it is a booming business district, especially in the …

OPINION | MARY NASSALI | On any given day in Kampala, it is common to see people carrying bottled water in taxis, offices, construction sites, restaurants, and homes. What was once considered a convenience product for travel or special occasions has steadily become an everyday necessity. As urbanisation expands and …

How a once shattered country has become a beacon of hope for the rest of Africa THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Tuesday, April 7th Rwanda held commemorations marking 32 years since the beginning of the genocide that killed over a million of its Tutsi citizens. It is a …

  COMMENT | BETTY NAMUBIRU | Across the African continent, oil-producing countries such as Nigeria, Angola, and Ghana have demonstrated that deliberate policies centered on joint ventures, structured enterprise development, and phased skills development can increase local participation in operations to between 70 and 80 percent. Uganda is pursuing a …

COMMENT | ALAN KASUJJA | During the Covid-19 pandemic, when the world was groping in the dark for answers, I watched President Museveni’s national addresses religiously. I was in London, working at the BBC, watching one of the wealthiest nations on earth struggle to make sense of what was unfolding. …

  What disruption  at Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea could mean for the world economy   COMMENT | FLAVIO MACAU | If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s …

The Missing Link in Uganda’s Privatisation Story   COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | Uganda’s journey into privatisation, strongly accelerated under the Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs), was anchored on a simple but powerful promise: improve service delivery through efficiency and competition. Guided by reforms from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund …

  Bobi Wine will enjoy camera for a few months; then it will be business as usual   COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | Robert Kyagulanyi, a.k.a. Bobi Wine, is in exile in the USA, where he is meeting some leaders, lobbying them to sanction the top leadership in Uganda. To …