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The life of a man whose political ideals were always in contradiction with his political analysis THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda |  Maj. John Kazoora, who died on Easter Sunday April 20th, 2025, was a ferocious political animal. I met him in 1996 during the 6th parliament when I was a …

COMMENT | ROBERT KABUSHENGA | On the afternoon of Saturday 26/04/2025, the world said farewell to Pope Francis. He left for heaven earlier in the week on Easter Monday, 21/05/2025. In the evening of April 18, 2015, I arrived in Perugia, Italy. With hindsight, this trip was the work of fate, …

COMMENT | DR OPIO PHILLIP |  I chose to remain silent on the Tororo split issue initially to allow due process to unfold. However, fundamental questions persist—particularly regarding the selection criteria for the delegates who met with the Vice President last week and later with His Excellency the President. While …

OPINION | Isaac Tegule | The global automotive industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by digital transformation and evolving consumer expectations. Virtual showrooms have emerged as some of the most ground-breaking innovations, redefining how individuals and businesses explore and purchase vehicles. In an era where convenience, efficiency, and immersive experiences …

Essay 2 of 7: How Uganda Forgot Its Citizens COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | In a healthy democracy, citizenship implies both responsibility and entitlement. It is a mutual contract: citizens invest trust, taxes, and participation, while the state delivers services, justice, and opportunity. But in Uganda, this social contract has been …

COMMENT | Olowo Jerome Stowell Jasilwanyi |  For a long time, the smell of the death of Tororo has been bothering my spirit, only for me to receive news this week that a meeting of our elders with the president at the State House, Entebbe had confirmed my worst fears. …

My perspective shifted, much like the blind man in the biblical story who shouted, “I can see!” COMMENT | IAN RUMANYIKA | For 12 years, I worked within the walls of the Uganda Revenue Authority, with a slogan before me, “Developing Uganda Together and the weight of responsibility”. My role …

  COMMENT | JOHNSON OMOLO | After President Yoweri Museveni resolved the decades-long Tororo district acrimony by partitioning the area into four separate units this week, I urge the citizens and local leaders to settle down to work, and avoid lamenting on new boundaries. Their political leaders and cultural leaders …

Essay 1 of 7: How Uganda forgot its citizens  COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno |  There is a strange comfort in the way Ugandans talk about their country. Roads that are full of potholes, stalled government projects, or dubious public expenditures, all are retold not in anger but with laughter. It …

  Tororo City: A neutral ground or a new battleground in disguise? COMMENT | REGINA ASINDE |  President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal this week to resolve the decades-long dispute between the Jopadhola and Iteso communities in current Tororo district, might seem like a long-awaited compromise. The plan is to elevate Tororo …