COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE | Sometime in 2015, while travelling with my former boss and now the Member of Parliament representing Older Persons of Eastern Uganda, Ofwono Opondo, he read my mind in a way that was so revealing. We were on a trip to Arua …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | President Yoweri Museveni has, for over the last 20 years, been passionately crusading for wealth creation for all Ugandans. Indeed, he has championed several programmers all meant to uplift the economic status of Ugandans. From Entandikwa to Operation Wealth Creation, NAADS to now …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | Across Africa, informed senior citizens know that President Yoweri Museveni is passionate about integrating the continent if we are to survive in this crudely competitive capitalist world order. …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | South Africa is in the news, unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. Imagine Black Africans chasing and lynching fellow Africans, who are seeking economic fortunes, out of their country. For some time, South Africa has been the number one economy in Africa because of …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | While swearing in for his 7th term of office, President Yoweri Museveni promised Ugandans a tough crackdown on corruption, notably declaring the start of ‘Kisanja No More Sleep’. He blamed government officials, like Permanent Secretaries and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) for misusing public funds …
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COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE | It is now public information that the government of Uganda is going to deploy our medical experts to the DR Congo to combat the Ebola scourge that is devastating people in eastern DR Congo. According to Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, who is the Director of …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | On the 30th of May, 2026, Ugandans woke up to a screaming headline by Al Jazeera news live, where it was alleged that 263 people had died of Ebola in both the DRC and Uganda. Of course, Al Jazeera depicted lazy journalism while reporting …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | Lately, Uganda is experiencing gruesome road accidents that are claiming many Ugandans in what seems to be reckless behavior by the drivers and riders on the road. Whereas the government has made good progress in constructing paved roads across the country, Ugandan drivers think it …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | “A stitch in time saves nine” is a British proverb, meaning that taking immediate action to fix a problem prevents it from becoming a larger, more laborious issue later. The phrase originates from sewing—sewing a tiny tear in a piece of cloth immediately saves you …
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COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE | On the 12th of May, President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for the seventh term of office in a colourful ceremony at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The function that was attended by many heads of states and delegations across the world was befitting indeed …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
