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  COMMENT | JAMES ODONG | When police raided a hardware outlet in Luweero recently and recovered bags of suspected counterfeit cement, it was not just another criminal case — it was a stark reminder of a silent threat lurking in Uganda’s construction sector. As someone who has spent years …

  COMMENT | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO |  There are men who act, men who inspire, and then there are men who transcend the fragile boundaries of time, cinema, and culture to become living archetypes. Chuck Norris is not merely a figure of film; he is a phenomenon, an enduring symbol of discipline, …

  COMMENT | MOSES MUGALU | The charred remains of Katwe Market tell a story no entrepreneur ever wants to live through. After the devastating fire on the night of March 15, 2026, hundreds of traders woke up to a harsh reality: years of hard work reduced to rubble in …

  COMMENT | DANIEL KABULETA | The Katanga trial has been going on since 2024, and few cases in recent memory have gripped the country in the same way. From the moment businessman Henry Katanga died in his home in Kampala, the case has drawn intense public interest, speculation and …

CBET will equip graduates with practical skills, innovative thinking for employability COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Higher education institutions (HEIs) are experiencing a major shift that should see them align with the new competency-based vocational secondary curricula, which necessitates a transition to Competence-Based Education Training (CBET) by the academic year 2027/2028. This …

    How our government’s borrowing and spending is putting our country at the risk of default   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to …

OPINION | URN | Just weeks ago in Maputo, African trade ministers took a step the continent has often postponed: defining a common position before others define it for them. The February 26, 2026 meeting was a focused effort to consolidate Africa’s priorities ahead of the World Trade Organization Fourteenth …

COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | For many years, citizens of our ancient continent and beyond have grappled with the question of national growth, or, as Adam Smith framed it, the “wealth of nations”. It was Smith who, exactly 250 years ago this March, offered the first systematic account of this …

How the structure of the Ugandan economy defeats the applicability of Keynesian tools and what to do about it   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | John Maynard Keynes, once honoured by Time magazine as one of the three most profound economists that ever lived, wrote The General Theory of Employment, …

  COMMENT | HERBERT KAFEERO | Just weeks ago in Maputo, African trade ministers took a step the continent has too often postponed: defining a common position before others define it for them. The February 26, 2026 meeting was a focused effort to consolidate Africa’s priorities ahead of the World …