She was taken for a ride by Karegyeya, Kayumba, Sendashonga’s wife and the entire group of anti-Kagame haters THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | This is a second installment of my three-part review of Michela Wrong’s book, `Do Not Disturb’, about the murder of Patrick Karegyeya. Many readers …
Read More »Can a COVID-19 vaccine give me COVID?
None of these vaccines has the ability to cause COVID-19 disease, but they may occasionally trigger side effects COVID-19 SPECIAL FEATURE | Linda Geddes | Vaccines work by training the immune system to recognise a pathogen – such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 – without making you …
Read More »Michela Wrong’s Rwanda hatchet job
How attempts to tarnish the name and record of Paul Kagame soils the reputation of a British journalist THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Finally, I have finished reading Michela Wrong’s 516 memoir of Patrick Karegyeya; a former Rwandan intelligence chief who was killed on or about New Year’s …
Read More »Museveni’s economic management
What IMF figures on GPD growth in the world tell us about Uganda’s economic performance over time THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Recently I wrote to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to find out how Uganda’s economy has been performing over the last five years compared to …
Read More »The paradox Magufuli presidency
How fallen Tanzanian president was lionised by African elites for doing exactly what they always protest against THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Since his death, former Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has been an object of much praise from many commentators, including a large number Tanzanians. While …
Read More »COMMENT: Why Washington is a human rights double-dealer
Social instability, COVID-19, and governmental nonfeasance have made the United States an abyss of human rights abuses Beijing, China | COMMENT – Xinhua | The fine gloss that Washington has tried to put on its tainted human rights record was once again removed as the Report on Human Rights Violations in …
Read More »KYENJOJO: Districts at the frontline of combating climate change effects
COMMENT | JOHN OKIIRA | Climate change remains one of the leading causes of devastation to our environment, accounting for a range of natural disasters and varying forms of vulnerabilities. From the shocks caused by the landslides in Bududa and Bundibugyo to the floods in Kasese and the rising levels of …
Read More »How recycling can help Uganda tackle unemployment, poor waste managment
March 18th was day world celebrated Global Recycling efforts COMMENT | Hillary Turyatunga | The Global Recycling Day was started in 2018 by the Global Recycling Foundation to help recognize and celebrate the importance of recycling in preserving earth’s natural resources. It is celebrated on 18th March every year. This year’s virtual celebrations …
Read More »Learning from the past
Lessons for NUP from the failure and disintegration of FDC THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | With former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine opting out of court and going to the “court of public opinion” (i.e. street protest), the stage is now set for increasing …
Read More »RAILA ODINGA: The John Pombe Magufuli I knew
OBITUARY | BY RAILA ODINGA- The Citizen Tanzania | When rumours started going around about the health and whereabouts of my friend President John Pombe Magufuli, I placed several calls to him. Later, I sent him a text message. Both went unanswered. I then resigned to expect the worst …
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