Guest column

Kampala, Uganda | Michael Jjingo | In the recent past, several Ugandan commercial banks are slowing down the opening of new branches. More than 75% of retail banking transactions are now digital. The bank branch growth is indeed “going south.” Brett King wrote, “And there’s no reason to assume we’ll see …

What Ugandans need to know before jumping onto coffee COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Uganda is at a critical point where the lack of clear and credible communication from the government is fuelling public distrust. Too many citizens feel excluded from key decisions, leading to confusion, incomplete information, and dangerous …

How we lost our collective identity through the glorification of money and what can be done about it THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda |  I argued in this column last week that the neoliberal attack on the state in Uganda eroded public ethics in public service. Some readers feel I did …

COMMENT | Andrew Kabeera | The future of financial inclusion in this country and across the world will depend squarely on how the financial industry can collect data from the millions of people who need financial services efficiently and effectively. In the last year, we at Post Bank have had the honor …

Empowering Uganda’s youth to embrace careers in technology is not just a strategic move for national development—it is a moral imperative COMMENT | Anthony Tenywa | As Uganda forges its path in the digital age, technology is becoming an increasingly vital force in driving national progress. In a world where technological advancements …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |   Time really flies. Uganda Airlines marked 5 years in the sky on 28th Aug 2024. That was the date an inaugural flight departed Entebbe for Nairobi. We celebrate these five years because this is a milestone for the national career. The naysayers gave the airlines …

Everyone has a role to play in combating AMR. Individuals and farmers can help by using antibiotics only when prescribed by a healthcare professional, completing the full course of treatment, and practicing good hygiene to prevent infections. COMMENT | Dr JacksonTwebaze Ndahayo  | Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat …

New communication technology-enabled activist journalism needs empirical frameworks of accountability COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The recent public flaying of Agather Atuhaire, Godwin Toko and Jimmy Spire Ssentongo should be a top discussion issue for anyone involved in news media. It is discouraging that most discussion so far has centred on …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  Leaders make or break society. Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual or a group of people to influence and guide followers or members of an organization, society or team. There is an argument that none of the scholars has so far settled, and …

  COMMENT | PROF FREDDY R KANIKI |  At the end of June in 1945, on a clear and unseasonably cool day in San Francisco, California, fifty nations gathered with shared hope born of a shared trauma. Representatives of these nations gathered at the San Francisco Opera House with a single …