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Ubos wait, I want to be counted among numbers

Uganda, May 13 -- Has anyone seen Ubos? I walked in my neighbourhood on Friday, May 10, the designated public holiday to kickstart the national population census. People 'were told' to stay home and ... Read More


Can media prioritise environmental crisis?

Uganda, May 6 -- This year's theme for World Press Freedom Day is 'A press for the planet: Journalism in the face of the environmental crisis.' Makes journalism sound important, right? We could use a ... Read More


Most of Africa's talent is frustrated

Uganda, April 22 -- On Friday April 19, Monitor had a story about Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja's bodyguard who went missing in the US. Reading the story, I started to think that the man is lucky. W... Read More


Never a dull moment in this our republic

Uganda, April 8 -- One day you are convinced that the country is in middle income and the next day you are trying to patch up your pockets because the said economic dividend famously whistled up in th... Read More


Reimagining gender equality

Uganda, March 25 -- Going back to basics is the idea that you must sometimes look back in order to go forward. So much work has gone into integrating women in economic development. The idea of empower... Read More


Looking beyond girls, women empowerment

Uganda, March 18 -- I am often confronted with the idea that there is need to now focus on the boy child. Girls are excelling in education more than boys in many schools, they say. That more girls are... Read More


What does it mean to empower?

Uganda, March 11 -- I attended the Empower Her event, a Nation Media initiative to advance an equal future for women, last Thursday. The event that was on the eve of International Women's Day was a gr... Read More


The high cost of educating children

Uganda, Feb. 26 -- January to March of each year is special for us in many ways. We emerge from the holidays and so many things remind us of how serious life can be, especially when you have children.... Read More


My personal encounter with impunity on Kampala roads

Uganda, Feb. 19 -- Kampala and its environs can be unpredictable. You can literally wake up on top of the world and by evening you feel that the world is on top of you. On Tuesday last week, I was at ... Read More