In The Magazine

By Julius Businge Bank of Uganda has responded to the rise in banks’ non-performing loans and other assets (NPAs) recorded in 2012 arguing that the rise was mainly attributed to the macroeconomic challenges in 2012. The bank however, in an email to this magazine was quick to say that the …

By Julius Odeke, Joan Akello & Ronald Musoke President tightens grip on army, police, media Three days after he shut down two independent newspapers, and two radio stations, President Yoweri Museveni on May 23 shuffled his cabinet, placing the Defence sector, Internal Affairs, and Information in the hands of the …

By Haggai Matsiko Museveni removes the last of bush war heroes, courts Buganda, north When on May.23 President Yoweri Museveni announced a reshuffle in the army, it was a move to tighten his grip on the force following allegations of dissent over the rapid promotion of his son, Brig. Muhoozi …

By Achola Rosario Moses Golola has lost a few famous matches; so why does his coach insist you can defeat him but you cannot beat him? He does not drink. His knuckles are calloused. He has become a household name although he only started kickboxing professionally four years ago. Speaking …

By Sarah Namulondo Knowing what to put in your body and what to avoid could be the difference between life and death Doctors are sounding a warning about liver diseases, which have recorded an upward trend in Uganda and worldwide in recent years. Liver diseases occur when there is a …

By Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong Kim In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal Africa’ s Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades.  It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbors, …

By Joseph Bossa To renounce their party but remain members of the same makes them `party scavengers’ For purposes of this article let us assume that Uganda is a democracy and that the National Resistance Movement Organisation [NRM(O)] is a political party and not a sect. In a parliamentary democracy, …

By Henry Zakumumpa The tobacco control bill can protect children and young people from tobacco advertising Every year on May 31, the world stops to reflect on the millions of lives lost to tobacco use around the world and the one billion set to lose their lives to tobacco use …

By Gabindadde-Musoke The intervention shall exponentially increase on its efficiency regarding storage, access, and retrieval of land information In 1900, under the Buganda Agreement, the colonial administration of the day gifted its 1,000 collaborators in Buganda with 8 sq. miles each (akanaana), instantly transforming the erstwhile occupants of that land …

By Andrew M. Mwenda With Museveni seeming invincible for now, the only hope of succession is ironically a Muhoozi project Since Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza kicked off a storm by claiming President Yoweri Museveni wants to make his son, Brig. Muhoozi Kainerugaba his successor, Uganda has not stopped talking. …