It’s illogical for Uganda with approximately 40m people to have a parliament as big as that of India with 1.4bn people COMMENT | MICHAEL ABONEKA | The conversations to reduce the size of Parliament are not new only that the talks do not come to fruition. Before I go further …
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COMMENT | MAJ GEN (Rtd) AUBREY RETEMYER | On October 22, this year, a friend was stopped from boarding a Kenya Airways flight to East Africa. He was told by the agents that unlike before, in order for a Guyanese passport holder to travel to the EAC, there were …
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It is risky for a country to depend on hydropower dams on a single river as the only source of power COMMENT | PETER NYANZI | Recent media reports that Government is considering to bailout business Patrick Bitature by acquiring Electromaxx, his thermal power generation company based in Tororo District in …
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Oil companies’ extravagant and reckless behavior evokes parallels with France’s Ancien Régime COMMENT | DICKENS KAMUGISHA | As a long-time advocate for human and environmental rights, I am terrified by the unprecedented frequency of extreme weather events. With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident that we are in the midst …
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They handed to the Jewish people land they confiscated from Palestinians and violently repressed their nationalism COMMENT | SAURAV SARKAR | Israeli flags are flying over all government buildings in the United Kingdom currently, but this isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism. In …
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The choice isn’t between Hamas and Israeli hardliners because these are two sides of the same coin COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | The barbarism that Hamas has unleashed on Israel should be condemned unconditionally, with no “ifs” or “buts.” The massacres, rapes, and abductions of civilians from villages, kibbutzim, and a …
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Why the sacred institution has become a resting place for populists elected for their noise-making abilities COMMENT | MICHAEL WOIRA | In the heart of any functioning democracy lies its parliamentary system, a sacred institution entrusted with the responsibility of shaping the nation’s destiny. However, recent events have painted a …
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A new generation of leaders are making their voices heard and rising to meet the challenges we face today COMMENT | GORDON BROWN | With her ambitious Bridgetown Agenda to reform the international financial architecture, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has become a powerful advocate for climate justice. But she …
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Uganda’s economic landscape presents several critical challenges that necessitate attention and intervention. Firstly, agriculture, which engages most of the labor force, requires substantial improvements in productivity. COMMENT | BOB TWINOMUGISHA | As Uganda celebrates 61 years of independence under the theme ‘Sustaining a united and progressive nation, taking charge of our future …
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The 7 factors behind the practice of exploiting shared origins and/or beliefs unrelated to performance to gain advantage COMMENT | Kant Ateenyi Kanyarusoke | In his Independence Day address, President Museveni outlined 8 key issues that we should be addressing as a nation to thrive and even make requirement for so called …
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