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  OBITUARY | HENRY MUTEBE |  When news of Alex Mukulu’s death came on August 15th, many Ugandans remembered the tough judge they had watched on Yolesa Ekitone on Bukedde Television. They remembered the blunt man who rarely massaged words, the judge who could stop a performance midway and tell …

  ALEX MUKULU EXITED THE STAGE -THE BALL IS STILL ON THE PENALTY SPOT.   OBITUARY | PATRICK OYULU | I am Patrick Oyulu, and you? “My name is Tony Kasule,” he replied. That was my introduction to my new roommate in B1-6, Lumumba Hall, Makerere University, in 1992. I was …

COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | Here in the Albanian capital Tirana, the hotel receptionists go out of their way to stress that the ongoing protests outside are entirely peaceful. Apparently, there have been quite a few room cancellations since mass demonstrations began in the spring. But ask them directly, and they …

  Over the last few days, we have seen media reports about Uganda Railways Corporation but not enough about the contractors behind the attempt to revamp the Railways   COMMENT | STELLA OKETCHO | Consultrans’s relationship with Uganda’s railway sector did not begin with a single contract – it began with …

Why Is PAU Changing Course on the Eve of First Oil? COMMENT | CHIMPREPORTS | With Uganda approaching the most commercially consequential moment in its petroleum history, there is a seemingly mad-dash for the apex position of Executive Director and the Petroleum Authority (PAU), pitting 12 candidates. After two decades of …

COMMENT | Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga |    On Monday, August 3, 2026, I came across a press release by H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, addressed to the Bazukulu and the general public, in which he thanked Ugandans for their successful participation in the LC1 elections. What particularly caught my attention, however, was the …

  The Republic of Snooze   COMMENT | MARK MAGOOLA | “I am about to reach just ka jam here, here. Yiyi, natusedaa…” Meanwhile, the man is still in the shower. And if it is a she, worse. She is in bed; remember she needs another hour to put on …

  The gap we face today is no longer primarily legislative; it is a crisis of enforcement, awareness, and institutional practice   COMMENT | SHEILA CATHERINE ABAMU | A familiar, heartbreaking scene plays out across Ugandan courts, local council offices, and family compounds every single week. A husband dies. Within …

  COMMENT |  UEFA, CONCACAF & AFC | Football is the world’s greatest shared passion. It belongs to no individual and no institution. It belongs to the players, the fans, the clubs, the Member Associations and every institution entrusted with safeguarding its future. It is in that spirit, as Confederations …

    Five months into the job, Ato Girma Wake is quietly rebuilding Uganda Airlines from the inside out   COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | When Ato Girma Wake accepted the role of acting chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines five months ago, he inherited something few airline executives would envy. An …