All posts tagged "Opinion"

FOOD SECURITY: Adherence to the Presidential directive on wetland management is the way to go

The government is sensitizing people about food security and advising them to be very careful in using whatever resources they have and...

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EDRINE BENESA: The Freedom City Incident: must we always blame Government for every shortcoming?

Many people prefer information that gives them emotional satisfaction, like pundits who attribute every failure to the government; especially the person of...

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Why Busoga MPs have shunned Namuganza?

The Minister of state for Urban Development is swimming in murky waters as majority if not all MPs from her Busoga backyard...

OP-ED: Museveni should intervene in the delayed re-appointment of Byarugaba as NSSF MD

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, an aspirant for the National Vice Chairperson NRM CEC for Nothern Uganda Region, Mr Job Richard Matua...

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OP-ED: Picfare, Nytil exit hurting us

It is saddening to learn that Picfare/Nyanza textile, one of the flagship industrialists that we have been proud of are winding up...

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The biological clock: a concern for women

It is always a good idea to plan pregnancy and complete the family at a younger age than older. However, as this...

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BEN SSEBUGUZI: Good CEOs always give Boards hard time to sack

One reason CEOs hold on too long is that they can’t imagine what comes next,this tends to even suffocate grooming internal successors....

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OP-ED: How Shs 1.7 trillion loan will revive Parliamentarians and Voters

Article 79 of the constitution provides for the main function of Parliament, which is among others is to approve loans like the...

Health

Why babies should sleep on their backs and never on their tummies or sides

Putting your baby to sleep on their back carries a much lower risk of SIDS than putting them to sleep on their...

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OP-ED: Why Gen Muhoozi could be a safe bet for Uganda

It is, therefore, my conviction that if Uganda ever stands a chance for a post-Museveni soft landing, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba might be...

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NWSC @50 redeems gov’t image in business after 20 years of divestiture

One of the reasons fronted by crusaders of Privatisation of assets under world bank and International monetary funds under the Structural Adjustment...

Health

Promoting safe motherhood: Tackling the three delays

According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey of 2016, maternal and neonatal mortality remains high with 336 deaths/per 100,000 live births...

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Two decades of African Tradition Medicine towards achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa

By Tenywa Wasswa As African Medicine becomes an answer to the increasing diseases in the changing world, the world health organization has...

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DENIS JJUUKO: Banning steel timber concrete construction method is counterproductive

The steel timber concrete method should not have been prohibited at the moment but rather more studies should have been done to...

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OPINION: Is it nostalgic to have the leading social security fund in the region?

Starting with appointing right people at the helm of the fund by government that are practicing good governance, this has increased public...

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OP-ED: How Employee Benefits Like NSSF Can Make Your Business Resilient in Post Covid

According to research,93% of employees are more likely to stay with emphatic employers and offices with engaged employees are 43% more productive...

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MARK JUDE MUGERWA: Service with Humility

One of the principal qualities of a person with a purpose in life is humility. HUMILITY is the characteristic of being humble;...

DAN MURAMUZI: Paternity leave of 4 days is not impactful to the family

This period of 4 days has attracted mixed reaction on whether they are enough to add total parental support during these first...

Health

Why you should get tested for Hepatitis B now?

In 2019, Hepatitis B resulted in an estimated 820, 000 deaths, mostly from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer). The...