COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | The online furore that followed President Yoweri Museveni’s unveiling of Uganda’s crude oil trading name, “Pearl Sweet”, reminded me of Shakespeare’s timeless question in Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” …
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COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | The year is 2029. Location: Masaka City. Venue: Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II EACOP Stadium. On a wet November afternoon as the rain beats a gentle rhythm, the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, makes a grand entrance for the finale of the Masaza Cup, the …
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COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | When President Yoweri Museveni met the Uganda Cranes team following their exit from the AFCON 2025 campaign, he drew on his military experience to deliver a lesson that transcended football. He reminded the players that every force has an Area of Responsibility (AOR) …
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Despite global shipping disruptions, the bulk of the materials required for First Oil are already in the country, with only a limited amount still in transit—mainly from Asia. COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | As every second, minute, hour, day, and month winds down, Uganda edges closer to its promise—the dawn of oil …
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Institutional vs Community Clubs, Magogo Right this time! COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | Football in Uganda naturally attracts passionate and organic support. Despite this deep connection with fans, the game has been struggling for nearly two decades as match attendance continues to dwindle, especially in the Uganda Premier League and the Big …
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COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | They say “the sun that rises slowly lasts till evening,” and 2026 is shaping up to be such a year for Uganda — one unfolding with steady confidence and carrying the weight of significant national promise. January is quietly taking its bow, February waits in the …
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Uganda on the brink of energy independence COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | Uganda is slowly but surely positioning herself on the path to transformative infrastructure that will propel among others energy independence, marked by a series of historic milestones achieved in the past six months. First was the closure of external financing …
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Will Ssemakade, then, take a page from Bobi Wine’s book and reshape his image? Only time will tell COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | In 2016, I led a group of young lawyers in a movement we called the “Nakivubo Declaration.” It was a direct encounter to what we termed the “Kampala …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
