All posts tagged "Opinion"
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287OP-EDUganda’s digital rebirth begins with a laptop per child
We already have the foundation, the Digital Agenda, the Data Protection and Privacy Act, UNICEF–Airtel connectivity models, and local assembly capacity. All...
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306OP-EDUnilateralism and the Erosion of the Rules-Based Order: Implications of the U.S.–Venezuela Crisis for Africa
The capture and forceful neutralisation of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro under the Trump administration—whether interpreted as direct action, regime decapitation strategy, or...
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945OP-EDThe US army will not remove President Museveni – Here is why
In this Op-Ed, Diplomat Buyinza Adam Luzindana explains why the United States will not intervene militarily in Uganda, arguing that President Museveni...
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660OP-EDThe difference between riot and protest – A case of Uganda
By Oweyegha-Afunaduula I do not usually argue with my children, whose ages range from 35 to 54. We exchange ideas. Occasionally, I...
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497OP-EDWho pays the price for Uganda’s unregulated transport fares?
By Wabusimba Amiri Every festive season in Uganda follows a familiar ritual, roads fill, vehicles overflow, and fares quietly mutate. What was...
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379OP-EDRaising women should not require burying men
By Odeke Bazel In this country, gender conversations have settled into a familiar rhythm. When women suffer, the nation listens. When men...
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423NewsMuseveni’s 2026 victory must and will be defended by us, the Bazzukulu
By Akampa Rugaba Tanbull Well, in the 2021 general elections, there were some weevils at different polling stations who had infiltrated the...
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375NewsDigital Skills Ugandans Must Learn to Compete in the Modern Economy
By Mark Brnson In today’s rapidly changing global economy, digital skills are no longer optional — they are essential. For Uganda, where...
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600OP-EDIt’s not too late to save our beloved Airline, but current administration must resign
By Kazibwe Jamil Our national carrier, the Uganda Airlines, is more than a transport business. It is a symbol of national pride,...
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1.4KBusinessChina’s Hainan Free Trade Port: A New Gateway for Global Trade
By Chen Ziqi An iPhone that costs about $100 less might not sound like a trade policy story, but in China’s Hainan...
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1.1KOP-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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900OP-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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455OP-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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593OP-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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724OP-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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609OP-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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1.0KOP-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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585OP-ED
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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840OP-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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1.4KOP-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...