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COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | In Uganda, power does not merely reside in State House, Parliament, or the Constitution. It circulates through symbols, networks, uniforms, proximity, and perception. Some individuals command authority not because they formally hold office, but because society has already invested them with what Pierre Bourdieu would …

COMMENT | XINHUA |  The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on last week set the course for the next stage of bilateral relations and underscored the two major countries’ commitment to advancing global governance reform in the right direction. Their in-depth, …

  How I share the president’s vision even though we disagree on the details in its implementation   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I was on a flight to Beijing when President Yoweri Museveni published his “missive” against my criticism of his policies supporting private businesspersons with government …

  Kampala, Uganda | COMMENT |  President Yoweri Museveni, your response to Andrew Mwenda, published recently and widely circulated, was characteristically vigorous. At 82, your energy remains undiminished. You cited figures, invoked proverbs, named factories, and challenged your critics to visit them. We accept the invitation — not physically, but forensically. …

  President Yoweri Museveni has issued a forceful response to a recent opinion piece by journalist Andrew Mwenda titled “When Old Age Strikes a Leader” (Issue No. 915, April 17–23, 2026), rejecting claims about his leadership capacity and defending his government’s economic and industrialisation agenda. Elison Karuhanga (@elisonk), “a learner and …

  President Yoweri Museveni has issued a forceful response to a recent opinion piece by journalist Andrew Mwenda titled “When Old Age Strikes a Leader” (Issue No. 915, April 17–23, 2026), rejecting claims about his leadership capacity and defending his government’s economic and industrialisation agenda. In the unusually direct statement, Museveni …

  An open letter on artificial intelligence, sovereignty, and the continent’s last honest chance to lead.   COMMENT | ABBY JAMES TUMUSIIME | There is a quiet conversation happening right now in the corridors of power in San Francisco, Beijing, Washington, and Brussels. It is a conversation about which continents …

  COMMENT | YOWERI K MUSEVENI | Mr. Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile and incapable of judging right. You will, however, discover that at 82, I am still able to defend Uganda and myself with the Bible, the AK-47 and the pen. You are supposed to be a …

  COMMENT | TIMOTHY WILKINS OKANYA | For years, Uganda’s oil story has been told in the future tense. We’ve navigated a decade of discoveries in the Albertine Graben, sat through marathon negotiations, and watched the rigs rise with a mix of patience and prayer. But the wait is over. …

COMMENT | PAULINE NANTONGO | Today, many organisations are learning that employees are their most important asset. Buildings, money, and technology are important, but it is people who make an organisation successful. When employees are valued, supported, and motivated, they work better and help the organisation grow. According to the …