All posts tagged "Opinion"
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225OP-EDWhy Uganda needs standards for sign language interpreters
By Harunah Damba When I became deaf more than ten years ago, I knew I would definitely need a sign language interpreter...
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286OP-EDOp-Ed: How the Mafia Are De-Institutionalising Uganda
By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaConservation BiologistCentre for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis In Uganda, the whispers of a “Mafia” echo through corridors of power, pointing...
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262OP-EDHow governance drift is fuelling public friction ahead of Museveni’s campaign trail in Mubende
By Amiri Wabusimba For years, Uganda has promoted an ambitious storyline: cities and municipalities rising through climate-smart design, modern public markets, green...
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Op-Ed: What are elections for in Uganda today?
By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaCenter for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis I first came to know that elections are held to change leadership and governance...
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459OP-EDBen Ssebuguzi: Museveni’s focus on disease prevention is strategic economic investment
By Ben Ssebuguzi While announcing new Health Centre IIIs for Mabere, Mbatya, Ndugutu and Buganikire in Bundibugyo during his campaign trail, President...
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575OP-EDA Light Dimmed Too Soon: Erratic load-shedding exposes gaps in Uganda’s energy transition
By Kyeswa Hakim My neighbour Sarah runs a small salon in Wantoni, Mukono. For the past month, her schedule has been dictated...
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Is Uganda’s traditional clergy ready to be part of the people craving for a genuine liberation?
By Oweyegha-Afunaduula In this article, I exclude the Full Gospel groups and the Pentecostals or the so-called Saveddees, and all the other...
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506OP-EDCurriculum Overhaul vs Real Solutions: Govt’s blind spot on graduate unemployment
By Dr Julius Babyetsiza In September, I published an article in the Daily Express titled “Museveni’s Blind Spot: Graduate Unemployment and the...
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881OP-EDGenesis of the term “Foot Soldier” in Uganda
By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaConservation BiologistCenter for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis29 November 2025 The term Foot Soldier is an army slang for infantry soldiers,...
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Why NRM reduced Uganda’s Kingdoms to just cultural institutions – Afunaduula writes
One time, President Museveni was asked when he was reintroducing kingdoms, and he clarified that he did not go to the bush...
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Op-Ed: Our economy bursts into happiness for every new investor
By Ben Ssebuguzi When President Yoweri Museveni and President Ruto presided over the groundbreaking of the Devki Mega Steel Plant in Tororo,...
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A pragmatic path to prosperity: How the NRM manifesto plans to tackle unemployment, improve wages
By Hakim Kyeswa Across the globe, the spectre of unemployment, particularly among the youth, remains one of the most formidable policy challenges...
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740OP-EDBobi Wine’s crowds are a mirage; West Nile knows real development
By Hakim Kyeswa The recent political circus surrounding Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in Arua City and parts of...
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1.1KOP-EDIs Bobi Wine emerging as Uganda’s new political phenomenon?
By Oweyegha-Afunaduula The other day, DailyExpress published my article, “Is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine Evolving into a 21st Century Idea in...
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677OP-EDThe Politics of Blackmail in Ugandan Politics: Childish and Stupid
By Boniface Ojas In the sweltering arena of Ugandan politics, where power plays and personal vendettas often eclipse policy debates, blackmail has...
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2.2KHealthBehind the Muscles: The dangerous rise of steroid use in youth chasing the ‘perfect body’
By Lilian Nazibanja As pressure to look “perfect” grows on social media and in local gyms, many young Ugandans are turning to...
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955OP-EDIs Bobi Wine evolving into a 21st century idea in Uganda?
By Oweyegha-Afunaduula For virtually all its post–Tito Okello period, President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has dominated every sphere of human life in Uganda: education,...
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476OP-EDWhere Power Defines Liberty: The Besigye Case
By Wilfred Arinda Nshekantebirwe For twelve uninterrupted months, veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide, Hajj Obeid Lutale, have remained...
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284OP-EDDepression and suicidal darkness
Sem. Robert [email protected]. Paul’s National Seminary – Kinyamasika Pope Leo XIV’s 2025 November prayer intention invites us deeply, “May those who are...
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Op-Ed: Tanzania’s chaos proves youth inclusion, not leadership rotation, guarantees stability
By Ben Ssebuguzi Tanzania is one East African country which many democracy lovers and activists have been benchmarking as a case study...
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624OP-EDWhy “Protecting the Gains” feels like Museveni’s retirement speech
By Odeke Bazel When President Museveni unveiled his latest campaign slogan, “Protecting the Gains,” it landed less like a battle cry and...
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560OP-EDThe Strengths and Weaknesses of Biometric Voting: The Case of Uganda
By: Oweyegha-Afunaduula Uganda is richer in poverty than in realised wealth. Virtually every form of poverty is visible in the country, environmental,...
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1.2KOP-EDOp-Ed: Uganda Must Stop Reliance on Wood Fuel to Curb Deforestation
By Vera de Vries Up to 85% of all households in Uganda use charcoal or firewood (biomass) for cooking their food. This...
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835Big StoryEXPLAINER: Why Museveni might get only 150 votes in a village with 400 voters in NRM yellow book
By Waiswa Michael Baluye At first glance, it seems shocking: if 400 out of 500 registered voters in a village appear in...