All posts tagged "Opinion"
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2.9KOpinionIs it necessary to waive Medical Internship for Graduate Nurses and Midwives in Uganda?
On the 21st June 2025, the internet and social health platforms across Uganda received news about the plan to waive the one-year...
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1.6KOP-EDBreaking down Umukuka’s achievements as we approach second coronation anniversary
Mbale, Uganda: As we approach the second anniversary of the coronation of His Highness Umukuka III Jude Mike Mudoma, it is my...
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1.2KOP-EDThe Iran–Israel war and its hidden cost to Ugandans
By Wilfred Arinda Nshekantebirwe There is a war on the horizon, one that may never reach Uganda with bombs or bullets, but...
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7.0KBusinessAirtel’s Shs50b dividend shows Museveni’s strategy working
By Ben Ssebuguzi A few days ago, Airtel Managing Director Mr. Soumendra Sahu handed over UGX 50 billion in dividends to the...
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890OP-EDReclaiming Our Future: Youth, Governance, and Accountability
By Nassolo Sharon Umutoni Buganda, Uganda: In every generation, there comes a defining moment—a moment that demands not just words but action,...
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2.9KOP-EDNRM’s 81% victory in youth council elections proves NUP wave is over
By Hakim Kyeswa The just-concluded youth council elections have sent a clear message to the nation: the National Resistance Movement (NRM) remains...
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1.6KOP-EDWhy Presidents are handed constitution, state seal, not guns when swearing-in
By Steven Masiga Across the world, during the swearing-in ceremonies of presidents, we observe a consistent tradition: no one hands over a...
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1.4KOP-EDOpen Letter on Harmonizing Presidential Security and Public Mobility in Uganda
By Amiri Wabusimba His Excellency Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MuseveniPresident of the Republic of UgandaState House, Entebbe I write to you in my...
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1.9KOP-EDThe Fulfilment of Museveni Prophecy on Uganda’s Opposition in 2025
By Etesot Gabriel During the 2017 national address, the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, informed Ugandans that the...
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1.0KOP-EDUganda’s political divide and the death of compassion
By Wabusimba Amiri In Uganda today, it is no longer guaranteed that grief will be met with empathy. Increasingly, when a prominent...
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Let’s embrace ADR to end escalating community conflicts
Bamasaaba clan leaders have effectively employed Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to end longstanding cultural leadership disputes, setting a national precedent on managing...
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1.4KOP-EDIs NRM govt weaponising poverty against Ugandans?
“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be...
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1.5KOpinionMoney in Politics: Why voters should embrace manifestos over bribes
By Emmanuel Opio Can a poor man ever triumph in a political contest? This question echoed through a recent conversation among elders...
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1.7KOP-EDOweyegha-Afunaduula: How Uganda’s Opposition Became Enablers of the Regime
By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaCenter for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis Uganda has been politically independent since 9th October 1962, but its people remain largely...
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1.7KOP-EDAfrica’s Pan-African Renaissance: Youth Activism, Digital Advocacy Reshape Africa’s Unity
By Akansasira J Victor The birth of Pan-Africanism as an ideology can be traced to the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...
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Peasants produced presidents, now the rich produce addicts
By Steven Masiga Mbale, Uganda: There was a time when narcotics and local liquors like waragi were associated with poverty-stricken slums, Kitoro,...
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The Place of Political Militarism in the Governance of Uganda
“In Africa, the conservative realism of the military mind met the liberatory spirit of the decolonising mind’ – Read an excerpt from...
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2.4KOP-ED2026 Elections: Why the RDC Club is fast becoming Uganda’s Top Leadership Academy
Kampala, Uganda: Close to forty (40) Resident District/City Commissioners (RDCs/RCCs), their deputies, and assistants are rumored to have already requested President Yoweri...
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1.7KExclusive“Stop Lying to Uganda!” – Sironko locals rebuke Nambozo over election claims
Sironko, Uganda: The recent National Resistance Movement (NRM) District Chairperson elections in Sironko have peeled back the curtain on political desperation, exposing...
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1.5KOP-EDWho Raised You? The Sudden Rise of Single Parenthood in Uganda
By Odeke Bazel Once upon a time in Uganda, asking “Who raised you?” had a straightforward answer: Maama ne Taata. Today, that...
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645OP-EDAll of Us are Soldiers
By Daniel Kakuru When I was nine or thereabouts, I ate poison – rat poison – and refused to die. You want...
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Lawyers should be armed with words, not swords
By Steven Masiga Lawyers across the world are trained to tear down their adversarial opponents using words—not swords. In making court arguments,...
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1.6KOP-EDBoosting Uganda’s Economy: The Power of Export Promotion
By Bagarukayo Abdu Uganda’s economic growth and development can be significantly enhanced by promoting exports and reducing imports. By embracing export promotion,...
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Why a peasant father once slapped his son who was a Ugandan Minister
By Steven Masiga Sometime in the mid-1980s, a peasant father from Bugisu made the long journey to Kampala with one mission: to...