In The Magazine

By Ndinawe Byekwaso No wonder Uganda has been turned into a gambling economy by the likes of Sports Betting In his annual State of the Nation address on June 7, President Museveni pointed out that Uganda’s fast economic growth has been in non-vital parasitic sectors, which promote imports. These comprise …

By Andrew M. Mwenda On June 30, President YoweriMuseveni was guest of honour at a function in Rutooma village in Kabwohe town in Sheema District – a new district that was carved out of the wider Bushenyi. The event was to celebrate the 110th birthday of Asanansio Rutimbirayo, father of …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The best way to improve service delivery in Uganda is to concession most of it to the private sector Since 1995 the government of Uganda has been trying to build a hydro-power dam at Karuma. Attempts to get a private company to do the work ended …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi South Korean diplomat finds many surprises on his second coming to Uganda Park Jong-Dae was anxious as he flew to Uganda. He was not only returning to a country where he had lived as a child and had fond memories that he feared could be shattered, …

By Independent Reporter Slow reaction to `mysterious’ disease proves fatal Two months after the deadly Ebola virus struck in May, it has hit again, this time in Kibaale district in western Uganda. In an address to the nation on July 29 after at least 14 had been confirmed dead, President …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Nodding disease opens up old wounds for people emerging from 20 years of war Christine Auma, a single mother of four children, appears to be in deep thought as she sits, hand on chin, next to a hospital bed. Her eyes are fixed on her 15-year-old …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Massive reshuffle looms as ambassadors’ contracts expire On June 20, Henry Okello Oryem, the Foreign Affairs State Minister, complained to the Parliamentary Foreign budget Committee that low funding had left Uganda’s embassies and foreign missions broke, giving the country a bad international image. But Oryem’s frustrations …

By Vivian E. Asedri African governments need to take full responsibility for impunity and shielding  mass murderers One of the parables my village elders commonly use in their allegories to impact wisdom and morals to youths is: “Flies always go to where the stench of the rotten meat is.” The …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz The IMF warns that it leads to economic instability America likes to think of itself as a land of opportunity, and others view it in much the same light. But, while we can all think of examples of Americans who rose to the top on their …

By Nelson Basaalidde In 2000, district was ranked the 71st poorest out of 76. By 2007 it had improved to 7th The Oil Palm Development Project is a public private partnership between the Government of Uganda, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the private sector, specifically Oil Palm …