Practical measures to strengthen land tenure security in support of food security are required urgently COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE | Climate change is real. Greater effort is required to improve land governance and agrobiodiveristy in order to strengthen resilience to deal with the adverse effects of climate change already …
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How America is dragging the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in a matter of no strategic interest to it THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Western media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been propagandistic. It demonstrates that they are not independent as they …
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What President Putin is doing is not only a grave violation of international law, it is a violation of the basic principles of human co-existence OPINION | JOSEPH BORRELL | At this dark hour, when we see Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine and massive disinformation campaigns and information manipulation, it …
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Why those who thought they were above the law will soon realise that this is not the case THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On February11, businessman Sudhir Ruparelia won yet another victory in the Supreme Court against Bank of Uganda over the fate of Crane Bank. The …
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How the ruling against Uganda presents Africa a golden opportunity to expose the hypocrisy of ICJ THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Uganda for “looting” (among other crimes) the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should be celebrated across …
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URBRA made a total of 16 recommendations, of which 13 were adopted by Parliament and incorporated into the new law COMMENT | MARTIN A. NSUBUGA | The enactment of the NSSF (Amendment) Act 2021, came as a New Year Gift, not only for members of NSSF, but for all who had …
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COMMENT | CHRIS PATTEN | In Seize the Hour, her excellent book about the first meeting between US President Richard Nixon and Communist Party of China Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing, the historian Margaret MacMillan enumerated some of the profound implications of this extraordinary encounter. The meeting, which took place 50 years ago …
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COMMENT | Michael Jjingo | True! Even as COVID-19 is easing out, after ravaging several sectors, the thought of being an entrepreneur and running a successful business remains the dream of every ambitious young person. However, when it comes to laying down the foundation of a business, a lot goes into …
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Why their opposing views still represent the ideological contention over Uganda’s destiny THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The memorial service of deceased central bank governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, provided a rare glimpse into the ideological contests that shaped the nature of the economy of present-day Uganda. President Museveni …
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How Washington’s disregard of Russia’s security concerns risks war over a misguided obsession with liberal democracy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The crisis in Ukraine is threatening world peace. Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops at the Ukrainian border. America and her NATO allies claim it …
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