Sunday, 13 May 2012 18:50
By Andrew M. Mwenda
 The innovations KCCA needs to finance the redevelopment of the city from its own resources
On April 19, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) held a public dialogue on their plans to improve our city. I was honoured to be the main speaker even thoug [ … ]
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Sunday, 06 May 2012 07:34
By Andrew M. Mwenda
The politics of US$ 150m spent by government on evacuating top officials for medical treatment abroad
On Monday, April 23, Daily Monitor reported that the government of Uganda spends US$150 million per year (Approx. Shs 375 billion) on medical treatment of its top officials abroad. When I was still [ … ]
Saturday, 28 April 2012 07:04
By Andrew M. Mwenda
Why South Korea succeeded where Uganda failed
A common argument to explain (the better term would be to “caricature”) post independence failures in Africa is always in comparison to East Asia. It is often argued, for example, that by 1960, Ghana and South Korea had the same per capita income of rou [ … ]
Saturday, 21 April 2012 13:30
By Andrew M. Mwenda
What the leaders of South Sudan need to avoid as they begin the task of building a state and moulding a nation
Last week I was in Juba, South Sudan on the invitation by friends from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). It is an invitation I had been postponing for nearly two years, unsure [ … ]
Sunday, 15 April 2012 08:28
By Andrew M. Mwenda
How government politically miscalculated the threat in spite of activists having lost strategic positioning in their struggle for change
As fate would have it, last week the Uganda government banned the civil society advocacy group, Activists for Change (or A4C as it is popularly known). Ironically [ … ]
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012 06:37
By Andrew M. Mwenda
How human rights groups exploit Rwanda’s positive brand to build their own and what can be done about it
There has been an intense contest over “Brand Rwanda” in the international sphere. Many visitors to Rwanda are impressed by what they see. Physical observations – clean and well paved streets [ … ]
Saturday, 07 April 2012 08:43
By Andrew M. Mwenda
President should not jump from one arbitrary position to another in service of popular sentiment
Since The Independent broke the story of businessman Hassan Basajabalaba’s Shs 169 billion “compensation” last year, two ministers have resigned and three members of staff at State House have been fi [ … ]
Friday, 30 March 2012 12:19
By Andrew M. Mwenda
How the documentary projects a picture of helplessness and how we can use its marketing lessons to portray a better one
The dust has now settled on the documentary about Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader, Joseph Kony. I was impressed by Invisible Children (IC’s) marketing genius. Their a [ … ]
Sunday, 25 March 2012 11:44
By Andrew M. Mwenda
How post-independence failures have helped the West change an image of who Africa’s heroes are
At the time of independence, Africa was basking with self-discovery and self-confidence. There was hope and confidence that Africans would shape their destiny independently. We were supposed to coopera [ … ]
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