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Maybe we should stop pretending and just legalize corruption

Uganda, April 26 -- Some have argued for a while now, that corruption is the glue that holds the sitting government together. Take it away and the thing will collapse. It is hard to argue against that... Read More


Taxpayers are aggrieved because govt acts like a fool and his money

Uganda, April 12 -- Nearly every Ugandan entrepreneur has a story about their first interaction with the taxman - the Uganda Revenue Authority. It is very rarely a happy one. No "Congratulations on op... Read More


What happens when a country starts to look like a poorly-run orphanage

Uganda, April 5 -- In the period leading up to Easter of 2012, together with a couple of friends, we spent our time mobilizing supplies to deliver to two orphanages. That effort would turn into the or... Read More


Isn't Museveni supposed to be a good man surrounded by bad people?

Uganda, March 29 -- Last October, in Colorado, I attended a small private dinner. The guest list was mostly pensioners. I was the only Ugandan [African] in the room, so I got "that look" when I introd... Read More


What's the actual going rate for an assassin in this town?

Uganda, March 22 -- On the night of June 6, 2009, a car pulled up to the gate of Mengo Hospital and a young man was dumped from it. He was writhing in pain and bleeding heavily from what looked like g... Read More


Shabby insider trading will collapse house Uganda

Uganda, March 15 -- Back when I was a student at university, sports betting was just starting to get a foothold in town. It wasn't as ubiquitous as it is today and hadn't pervaded the informal sector ... Read More


It is telling when a thief doesn't bother putting effort into their heist

Uganda, March 8 -- In the wee hours of the night of December 5, 2023, a peculiar robbery happened in Muyenga Bukasa. The home of the ruling party's National Treasurer, who also doubles as Uganda's Amb... Read More


Grand corruption leaves Uganda's future uncertain

Uganda, March 1 -- In her book, "In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz" Michela Wrong takes readers into a full-on immersion of Mobutu Sese Seko's Zaire. One of the key things she shares is the conundrum that... Read More


Amr and the tragic ending of our collective aspirations

Uganda, Feb. 23 -- How do you start to eulogize someone whose life ends at 24? What do you say? They hadn't even started to live. And that's what hurts the most." Those were my opening words, almost 1... Read More


I wonder what would happen to Uganda if all of us dared

Uganda, Feb. 16 -- I recently started a weekly Twitter/X Space, hosted every Thursday evening, to discuss all things education. The idea is to get parents, experts, innovators, investors, leaders, stu... Read More