UK sucked into Uganda's anti-graft battle: Will it help when Uganda has failed?

Uganda, May 12 -- For many Ugandans who keep track of current affairs and read stories about corruption in their country, the alleged theft by Cabinet ministers of iron sheets belonging to the people ... Read More

Teaching learners during school holidays just doesn't make sense

Uganda, May 12 -- Imagine you are employed and you have been working for, say, six months without a break. Now you feel you need and deserve a break of at least three or four weeks so that you get a p... Read More

Study liberal arts but don't expect to be as marketable as scientists

Uganda, May 5 -- Google "MSc AI" and you will see no end of Western universities advertising advanced degrees in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The degrees are fantastically expensive. At Cardiff Univ... Read More

Museveni should remember these words as he piles taxes on the poor

Uganda, April 28 -- Statistics can be very interesting. Individuals running Uganda use them to tell us they are doing a good job. But statistics can contradict and make complete nonsense of what techn... Read More

Will journalist Mukiibi dislodge Butambala's Muwanga Kivumbi?

Uganda, April 21 -- Journalist Erias Sserunjogi Mukiibi, the former editor of weekend editions for Monitor Publications Limited, has declared his intention to stand for election for the Butambala parl... Read More

On Bebe Cool, Juliana's interview and Museveni the two singers love

Uganda, April 13 -- In 1997, when many Ugandans' favourite music was either Western or Congolese, Bebe Cool -- I do not know if he still remembers -- came to the office of Secrets, a defunct magazine ... Read More

Slash MPs' budget; they do not deserve big money. Here's why

Uganda, April 7 -- It is not clear yet if the Ministry of Finance will cut Parliament's budget by 50 percent, as was reported by this newspaper last week, but if the cut is effected, it will be more t... Read More

Can Bobi replicate Senegal's triumph when Muhoozi is eyeing his dad's job?

Uganda, March 31 -- Senegal has a very young president (comparatively speaking) who was elected on March 24. At 44, he is older than NUP president and former presidential candidate Bobi Wine, aka Robe... Read More

Who would you vote worst Speaker of Uganda's Parliament? And why?

Uganda, March 24 -- Parliament has continued to attract unfavourable media attention since an online campaign launched in February started to expose financial impropriety and wasteful spending. Many ... Read More

Will Anita Among go to heaven and Kakwenza, Agather to hell?

Uganda, March 17 -- Days after the #UgandaParliamentExhibition started, Ugandans started sharing a photo of Speaker Anita Among meeting with the Pope. Precious few Catholics get to meet the head of th... Read More

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