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By Morris Komakech Science is important but scientific practice without theory is false science Going by President Yoweri Museveni’s wishes, Uganda will soon become a nation of robots and scientists. For the nth time, the President has condemned Arts subjects for causing rampant youth unemployment. Many writers have pitched in …

By Kavuma-Kaggwa The government should negotiate a strong mutually beneficial trade policy with China Chinese influence has increased tremendously in East Africa and the whole of Africa. Even globally, Chinese influence has taken root. That was one reason US President Barak Obama recently saw it fitting to convene an African …

By Prabhjot Singh Ensuring that people seek care for other ailments amidst fear of clinicians is a challenge In Sub-Saharan Africa, any child with a fever should receive immediate medical care to prevent death from malaria or pneumonia. But, as panic about the spread of Ebola grips Liberia – as …

By Morris Komakech Curbing human trafficking requires collective societal effort by State and non-state actors Iappreciated reading Daily Monitor’s editorial of July 15, 2014 on this subject and the clarification made by Jacob Siminyu from the Directorate of Citizenship and immigration Control about concrete actions being taken to curb human trafficking …

By William Burke-White Calling the attack a likely war crime may help to reconcile the conflicting narratives that are emerging US President Barack Obama called the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 an “outrage of unspeakable proportions,” whereas Russian President Vladimir Putin termed it an “accident” and a “terrible tragedy.” …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How adherence to public procurement is inflicting high costs on the taxpayer and creating a disaster for the country Public procurement procedures have become a noose around the neck of Uganda. Over the last 16 years, nearly every major government contract or tender has violated some …

By Kintu Nyago Western governments oblivious to the fact that  it’s not only gays who have human rights to protect The pressure exerted on Uganda, by the US and some European countries, after President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the now defunct Anti-Homosexual  Bill into law,  was not premised, genuinely …

By Jim Yong Kim and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Building functioning, affordable public care systems can prevent, detect, and respond to epidemics For only the third time in its 66-year history, the World Health Organisation has declared a global public health emergency. This time it is for the Ebola outbreak in …

By Jenkins Kiwanuka In Sri Lanka, soldiers are fixing roads and bridges, remodelling cities, and selling vegetables President Museveni’s decision to give the controversial National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) to his former bush war veterans who, he claims, are living under abject poverty reminds me of an article I wrote …

In Sri Lanka, soldiers are fixing roads and bridges, remodelling cities, and selling vegetables President Museveni’s decision to give the controversial National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) to his former bush war veterans who, he claims, are living under abject poverty reminds me of an article I wrote in June last …