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OP-ED: Tackling Corruption: Government Should Regulate Politicians and Fundraising Functions
Saturday and Sunday are the worst days for today’s politicians. They are days when politicians “must account” for the votes and support they received from the electorates. Fundraising functions for local churches are common, while support for hospitals, community roads, or schools is rare. Often, politicians attend multiple fundraising events as Guests of Honor in…
OP-ED: Reopen Crane Bank In Partnership With Gov’t
By Dr Okodan Akwap Kampala: Government is right to partner with local businessman Sudhir Ruparelia to build an ultra-modern conference facility for holding topnotch meetings, such as the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement summit. But government can do something even better – partnering with Sudhir to reopen Crane Bank, which was closed by Bank of Uganda (BoU)…
Op-Ed: Ray of Hope For Ugandans Who Have Suffered At The Hands of Banks
By Sempala Zahid Kampala: It is a public secret that many Ugandans have suffered at the hands of financials situations being untouchable even when they have committed several acts of gross fraud namely but not limited to unauthorized or forceful debiting of customers’ accounts. Several people have gone ahead to even open up criminal charges…
OP-ED: Questioning RDC, RCC & Their Deputies Appointments Is An Insult To The President
BY: JOSEPH KIYIMBA Kampala: The reshuffle of Resident District/ City Commissioners (RDCs/ RCCs ) might be a week behind us, but the fire from it continues to blaze with aggrieved circles spitting endless venom, mainly on social media. Line Minister, Milly Babalanda, has specifically been targeted by the different hostile camps accusing her of sidelining…
OP-ED: President Museveni Made a Perfect Decision To Travel With Mogul Hamis Kiggundu To UAE
On Sunday 15th January 2023, H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni departed Entebbe to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a three-day working visit. The President met different groups of investors interested in doing business in Uganda in the field of Oil and Gas, Agro processing, Electricity, real-estate among others. He also attended the Abu Dhabi…
Op-ed: Poor Youth Support President Museveni Empathy To Empower Rights Of Peasants
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: If you read and analyse well President Museveni’s letter to CEC about land, you will realize that NRM is the only party that was founded on the principal and doctrine of empowering Ugandans at the grassroots level who the bakoopi (peasants). The President used his benevolence and tenderness to remind the…
OP-ED: Political & Civil Violence Could Steeply Escalate In Africa As a Result Of Russia’s-Ukraine Fracas
By Byamukama Richard Kampala: With Russia’s entanglements and engagements in the war with the Ukraine and most probably or sooner, NATO and it allies, coupled with the global economic sanctions that could deeply hit the economy of the former Soviet power and it’s overseas projects being frozen, there’s a deep worry on the process of…
Op-Ed: Please Capitalise Uganda Development Bank (UDB) & All Other Commercial Banks
By Beinomugisha Godfrey Kampala: Reflecting on the current Business Financing in Uganda, its very difficult to get An investment long term loan in our local commercial Banks. Bank of Uganda needs to loosen up on “the intricacies of economic policy-making on banks lending out money to individual investors, who find it hard to get cheap…
OP-ED: Planned Action Task For Development Is A Symbol Of Environmental Health In Uganda
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: A Policy Brief number 3, March 2002 titled “The Costs of Environmental Degradation and Loss To Uganda’s Economy With particular Reference To Poverty Eradication” by Yakobo Moyini1, and others indicates that the cost of health care and loss in labour productivity from mortality and morbidity due to contaminated water has been estimated…
OP-ED: NWSC At 50 Redeems Gov’t Image In Business After 20 Years Of Divestiture
By Ben Ssebuguze: Kampala: One of the reasons which was fronted by crusaders of Privatisation of assets under world bank and International monetary funds under the Structural Adjustment programs (SAPs) was that many of government Assets were making losses. In 1991, the government embarked on a large-scale selling off of previously state-owned parastatals because Ugandans…