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By Ronald Musoke Stakeholders positive that the new visa would boost tourist numbers to Uganda Come January 1, 2014, the East African Common Tourist Visa will come into effect in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda and with it Uganda expects a surge in tourist numbers. The three East African Community (EAC) …

By Ronald Musoke Arid Karamoja’s dream to become water secure becomes real with new innovations Forget about Moses who in biblical times performed a miracle in the desert by getting water from a rock. In drought-stricken Karamoja, people are now also tapping water from rocks without much ado. In Motany …

By Ronald Musoke Anxious times as NRM camp claims that Ruranga is coming along with other FDC big wigs When Maj. (rtd) Rubaramira Ruranga, the former head of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Electoral Commission, announced his defection to NRM late last month—the ruling party celebrated.  But many opposition …

By Ronald Musoke Following Total E&P Uganda’s donation of an assortment of safety glasses to Owiny Primary School in Pokwero, Nebbi District on Oct.31, the pupils will be among thousands of curious Ugandans and tourists who will view the eclipse on Nov. 3. The health ministry is cautioning people who …

By Ronald Musoke Sustaining pastoralism seen as the only sure way to steady development in the region If the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) meeting of ministers held on Oct.14 in Kampala is anything to go by, efforts to develop the Karamoja region are reaping positive results. Speaking at the …

By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s favourite registrar bows out Bernard Onyango, 83, passed away recently after distinguishing himself in a 30-year stint in the academic Registrar’s Office at Makerere University, and another decade as the founding registrar at Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi. A his requiem mass at Makerere University’s St. Augustine …

By Ronald Musoke So why do some doctors there say the hospital is getting better? At around 11 O’clock on Oct. 7, the most vivid scene that symbolises Mulago Hospital’s current pitiable state unfolded as a high profile delegation visited one of the two maternity wards on the fifth floor …

By Ronald Musoke Two years ago the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) filed a petition in the Constitutional Court seeking to secure a declaration that non-provision of essential maternal health commodities in government health facilities leading to the deaths of thousands of  expectant mothers is an infringement …

By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s slow but steady march towards commercial production of its estimated 3.5 billion barrels of oil has been given new life following the government’s recent issuance of a production licence to the Chinese firm, CNOOC. Speaking to journalists at the energy ministry offices in Kampala on Sept. …

By Ronald Musoke The first findings of a project that aims to help low-income communities benefit more from living near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where conservation priorities can impose limits on their livelihoods has dispelled perceptions that poor people who live closer to the park pose a danger to wildlife …