By Ian Katusiime New schools strive to offer quality education at minimal fees In Nabaziza, Kyengera about 9kms from central Kampala, 205 pupils from the community are attending school in newly built structures. Their teachers are dressed in lime green T-shirts and black pants and refer to their notes on …
Read More »Biometric voter registration: Lessons from Ugandan polls
Uganda in Foreign Press : On February 18, I went to Uganda to observe the presidential and parliamentary elections there, writes Rindai Chipfunde Vava. This was the first election to be held using the biometric voter registration (BVR) system in Uganda. The first lesson I learnt was that BVR and the …
Read More »Our collective brain
By Joseph Henrich A novel view of human nature and society is generating important insights the foundation of our communities Imagine a game of survival that pits a troop of capuchin monkeys against you and your work colleagues. Both teams would be parachuted into a remote African forest, without any …
Read More »The new generation gap
By Joseph E.Stiglitz A great divide appears to have opened up, based not so much on income, education, or gender as on generation Something interesting has emerged in voting patterns on both sides of the Atlantic: Young people are voting in ways that are markedly different from their elders. A …
Read More »Entrepreneurship as a tool
By Anne-Marie slaughter and Elmira Bayrasli Unlocking human ingenuity is lifting millions out of poverty and helping improve national infrastructure Armenia and Turkey have long been at odds. Divided over a tragic past, the neighboring countries do not have diplomatic ties, and their border remains closed. Despite this, in November …
Read More »Ugandans in Diaspora are critical
By Morris Komakech Many feel disenfranchised through being denied the opportunity to vote from our missions abroad and to get MPs The debate on the role of Ugandans in diaspora in shaping the sociopolitical discourses in Uganda is a superficial one. During election time, we were reminded – always by …
Read More »Museveni hollows out nation’s politics
By Stephen Chan The deeper problem of cynicism in elections is that it degrades voting to the level of a hollow ritual All over the world, leaders are being turfed out of office – or at least being reminded that they can’t hold on to it forever. Bolivia’s president, Evo …
Read More »A quantum of happiness
By Ohood al Roumi Countries are moving beyond GDP and social services data in measuring a country’s success and development I’m delighted to join in the celebration of this year’s International Day of Happiness. But, to be honest, my focus is on the other 364 days of the year. After …
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