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  COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | There have been intense debates about the proposed Protection of the Sovereignty Bill 2026 (Bill no.13). This is not bad because that is the very reason Parliament invited members of the public to present their views to the committee on Defence and Internal Affairs …

OPINION | MUMBA KALIFUNGWA |‎ As Uganda approaches the long-anticipated milestone of first oil, it does so at a moment of profound contradiction in the global energy narrative. ‎On one hand, the world is accelerating toward a low-carbon future, with growing consensus around the need to scale renewable energy. ‎ On the other, …

  OPINION | URN | Across Africa, education is often framed as the continent’s most powerful lever for development. It is positioned as the pathway out of poverty, the foundation of economic growth, and the engine of social mobility. But this narrative assumes that schools are functioning as they should. In …

  Here is what it will take for Ugandans to save for investment, rather than emergencies   COMMENT | DIPHUS TUGUME | There has been an ongoing discussion about how to raise Uganda’s savings ratio from 19.3% of GDP in FY2023/24 to about 22.89% by FY2029/30. According to the Ugandan government’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual MK Run was held at the weekend, with thousands participating by running across the hills of Kampala for charity. Here are Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s remarks at the 52nd MK Run, 26 April, 2026, …

OPINION | WILLINGTON BESSONG OJONG | Today, April 25, is World Veterinary Day. As the world marks this important day under the theme “Veterinarians – Guardians of Food and Health,” the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joins Uganda and the global community in celebrating veterinarians as indispensable actors …

    How Museveni’s eighth decade on earth, fifth in power, is placing Uganda’s future at a big risk   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | A Ugandan “businessman” called David Senfuka recently went to President Yoweri Museveni with a proposal. He told our president that he (Senfuka) had …

      COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE |  When President Yoweri Museveni appointed Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala as Inspector General of Government (IGG) in October 2025, most Ugandans asked, ‘Who is Justice Aisha Naluzze Bataala?’ This was not because she was less qualified, but little was known of her because …

COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | When commenting on the 1980–1988 Iraq–Iran war, Henry Kissinger once remarked that it was “a pity both sides can’t lose”. It was a chilling distillation of a worldview in which distant conflicts are not tragedies to be resolved, but instruments to be managed. Alongside Zbigniew …

  Gender inequality is weakening Uganda’s trade competitiveness   COMMENT | GARD BENDA NTEGYEREIZE |  Uganda’s expanding footprint in regional and global trade, particularly through the East African Community (EAC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signals a strong trajectory toward economic integration and growth. Yet beneath this progress …