Guest column

COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | There was a time when the retirement benefits sector in Uganda was defined by gross mismanagement, lack of transparency and accountability, outright corruption and brazen embezzlement of savers’ money. The establishment of a Sector Regulator since 2011, has provided a foundation for continued improvement in scheme …

  How the ideological poverty of Uganda’s leading opposition figure makes him subversive to our national interest THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, hereinafter referred to by his stage name, Bobi Wine, is a disaster of unmitigated proportions. He claims to be …

The message is clear; young leaders at home and in the region must manage politics of transition COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The death on September 08, 2022 of Queen Elizabeth II of England was a global event. It was a time of reflection. Many people focused on the transitions …

  AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA | Two aviation and air travel critics, Noel Philips and Josh Cahill were In Uganda recently to have a feel of travel to and from Uganda by air . No better way could they do this than by Uganda Airlines. Their YouTube channels jointly have …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | On 30th Aug 2022, the UPDF family was all smiles when President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander In Chief of the armed forces retired 49 generals of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) at a ceremony held at State House Entebbe. General Elly Tumwine, who died last …

It is often said that men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of them COMMENT |  DEREK NSEKO  | Only seven of the top 100 airlines in the world are led by female CEOs, according to a …

COMMENT | HENRY NJOROGE | President Yoweri Museveni recently recently commissioned the Regional ICT Infrastructure and E-Government Services in Gulu City and called for the adoption and use of ICT in public service delivery in transforming Uganda into a knowledge-based economy. The Uganda Vision 2040 identifies ICT among the key …

All retirement  benefits schemes are required to have an investment policy statement, also known as the Investment Strategy, which clearly stipulates how they intend to invest members’ savings. COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe |  “Advise people to learn how to grow their asset column and…accumulate their wealth rather than saving without investing.” …

COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | The era of the flag carrier seemed to be in question and even under scrutiny this past decade. Do we still need them? Can they be viable on the African continent? The crisis brought about by the Corona pandemic has somewhat cooled that. Airlines across the …

AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA | As we discuss the recovery process of the aviation industry after COVID-19, we need to have in mind what the pandemic has done to Aviation and the different sectors of aviation business. In Aviation we have passenger – both Business and leisure travel,  then cargo …