Opinion

Why the disaster at the KCCA landfill for city garbage is a sign of worse disasters to follow THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The collapse of the garbage-filling dump at Kiteezi is symptomatic of the wider governance crisis that has engulfed our country. Uganda is in disarray, without a central …

COMMENT | Anna Husarska | A 2023 survey conducted by three United Nations agencies in Afghanistan revealed a grim reality: nearly one-fifth of Afghan women had not interacted with anyone outside their immediate families over the previous three months. This alarming statistic underscores the severe isolation imposed on women in …

COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | It’s not every day that a diplomat leaves a country with a legacy so profound that it feels as if they have become part of the nation’s very culture. Yet, that is exactly what British High Commissioner Kate Airey has been during her tenure in Uganda, from …

  COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | On Sunday, August 18, residents of Lwengo district gathered for a thanksgiving service. The Nile Post, an online news website, reported that the residents of Lwengo were particularly jubilant that Sunday. They were thankful for the release of their Member of Parliament (MP), Cissy Namujju, …

To mark World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues a call to stop the intensifying attacks on healthcare workers, hospitals and other health services, which often offer the only hope for saving the lives of people caught up in the horror of needless conflict. …

What the inauguration of Kagame for another term told about the Rwanda he is building THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | And so it was that on August 11 we were in Kigali for President Paul Kagame’s inauguration. It happened that a well-known Rwandan with Ugandan roots hosted a wedding of …

COMMENT | NANCY QIAN |  Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 US presidential race remains one of the biggest stories of the year. Criticized for his June debate performance and showing clear signs of aging, the 81-year-old president finally acknowledged what the polls were showing and handed the reins to …

COMMENT | LEONARD RONALD EGESA |  From his own enigmatic life to his diatribes on radio against a selected personality, cause or belief unto his political choices, these are my top 10 lessons from the life of the fallen media icon Joseph Tamale Mirundi Sr. 1. Political power is all …

COMMENT | URN | The country is reeling with the death of renowned media practitioner and former presidential press secretary, Joseph Tamale Mirundi who passed on yesterday (August 14) at Kisubi Hospital. Mirundi, aged 60 , has currently been holding the portfolio of Senior Presidential Advisor on Media and pubic relations.  …

How Kenya’s Gen Z have exaggerated expectations of their government and president THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am writing this article from Nairobi where young, educated Kenyans are keeping President William Ruto busy. At the beginning of these protests, naïve commentators commended Ruto for conceding to the demands of …