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The costs and consequences of American primacy on a continent that gave birth to the modern world THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | By 1900, there was no part of this planet that was not directly (or somewhat indirectly) ruled from a European capital – London, Paris, The Hague, Berlin, Rome, …

What accounts for Vice President Kamala Harris’s disappointing electoral performance, especially with working-class voters? COMMENT | DANI RODRIK |  As US president, Joe Biden charted a new economic path for the Democrats by siding unabashedly with the working class and introducing a wide range of industrial policies to reinvigorate manufacturing, reshore supply chains, …

COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Uganda’s allure, both spiritually and culturally, has been growing ever since the days of the East African Revival, and this magnetic force is not just felt within East Africa but extends well beyond its borders. Uganda’s distinctive cultural and spiritual heritage, embodied in its agricultural practices …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | This is familiar territory. Opposition strongman Kizza Besigye is back in the news headlines, with yet another court case hanging over him; feels like a homecoming. There was a time when the media would breathlessly report about state security forces arresting and manhandling Besigye. The slightest …

How Uganda’s opposition leader turned himself into a warmongering power-hungry politician THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In a sting operation, Uganda’s Chieftaincy of Defense Intelligence and Security (CDIS), formerly the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), kidnapped Dr. Kiiza Besigye from Nairobi. Besigye is a leading figure in opposition politics, the …

OPINION | Brenda Mpoora | Kaka Mbabazi feels more in control of her life these days. She turned 73 at the beginning of this year and has never owned a bank account. Until June this year, when her granddaughter Patience signed her onto PostBank’s Wendi mobile platform in addition to registering …

COMMENT | TMS RUGE |  For those not paying attention, new EU organic certification requirements of all supply chains have effectively killed off Ugandan agriculture exports into the European Union. For example, organic certification has been a necessary certification for export of our Moringa powder and for a while it …

COMMENT | JAMES MBUGA | In a pivotal moment for the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA), Dr. Ben Ssenkeera stands as a beacon of hope and progress, contesting for the presidency with a visionary plan that promises to uplift the association to unprecedented levels of excellence. As the UVA heads to elections …

OPINION | Francis Lutalo | Access to financial services, has increased in recent years thanks to the eruption of mobile money. Between its introduction in 2011 to date, more than 10 million accounts have been created far outstripping the banking sector’s numbers. As a result, according to a survey by the …

A wake -up call for Uganda’s Animal Health sector amidst the current human health scandal SPECIAL FEATURE  | Dr Justine Wobusobozi | The recent revelations regarding a one Innocent Ssemanda, a fraudster who impersonated a medical doctor for over a decade, has sent shockwaves through our society. This shocking story is …