Op-ed

Binding Losing Independents: A Misguided Approach to Party Discipline

By Hakim Kyeswa Faruk Kirunda’s recent defence of the NRM’s decision to bar losing primary candidates from running as independents presents the move as a necessary step towards party discipline and democratic maturity. While the intention to reduce internal divisions is understandable,

April 17, 2025

Big Story·Op-ed·Opinion

MPs Milking Uganda’s Economy: Pulling a Struggling Nation off Life Support for Personal Gain

Uganda’s MPs are bleeding the nation dry, pulling the life support from a country already gasping for air. Pocketing exorbitant payouts some as high as UGX 100 million per MP under the pretense of passing laws that prop up a rotten regime

April 11, 2025

Big Story·Op-ed

The Bitter Woman Of Teso “A Betrayer Among Us The Alarming Conduct Of Delinquent Teddy Acam, Presidential Assistant From Soroti

In the heart of Teso, where resilience and community values have long been the bedrock of our people, there festers a wound an abominable betrayal cloaked in the garments of authority and proximity to power. This wound bears the name Acam, the

April 9, 2025

Big Story·Op-ed·Opinion

Youth Unemployment in Uganda: Skilling as a Pathway to National Transformation

By Samuel Begira Youth unemployment remains one of Uganda’s most pressing challenges. With over 70% of the population under the age of 30 (Uganda Bureau of Statistics), the urgency of equipping young people with employable skills has never been greater. While Uganda

April 8, 2025

Big Story·Op-ed·Opinion

From Floods to a Future: KCCA’s Bold Resolution Marks the Beginning of a Cleaner, Safer Kampala

For decades, Kampala City has been known for its chaotic rainy seasons—overflowing roads, stranded commuters, submerged markets, and homes invaded by murky floodwaters. But that narrative may finally be shifting. On April 3rd, 2025, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Council passed

April 6, 2025

Op-ed

Why We Need To Protect &Conserve The Environment-Businge

By Businge Emmanuel DRCC,Fort Portal During the last general election campaigns, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pledged to secure the future of Ugandans. That promise carries a strong commitment that includes the urgent need to protect and conserve the environment. Indeed, the President

April 4, 2025

Op-ed

President M7’s Wealth Creation Program Is the Best Idea for Fighting Poverty in Households – Mafumo Elaborates

By Keffa Mafumo President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Wealth Creation Agenda is the best strategy for fighting poverty in households, Keffa Mafumo has elaborated. Since President Museveni captured power in 1986, he has introduced several poverty eradication programs, such as NAADS, EMYOOGA, NISAF,

January 7, 2025

Big Story·National News·Op-ed·Politics

Nyehangane Christopher: How Mary Paula Turyahikayo Is Fueling Religious Divisions in Rukungiri

Uganda, since the colonial days, has grappled helplessly with the barbaric and ferocious vice of ethnic and religious sectarianism, often perpetuated by selfish and evidently incompetent leaders, mostly in the political arena. Our history, shaped by deep-seated mischief stemming from sectarian tendencies,

December 20, 2024

Op-ed

OP-ED: How to Make Elections More Realistic – Faruk Kirunda

By Faruk Kirunda As we edge towards the sunset of the year 2024, the realisation that we are clocking into a year of heightened electoral activity begs closer interest. It will be five years since 2020, a year in which Covid-19 happened

December 18, 2024

Op-ed

Real Rebuttal: Pheona Wall Is A Liar & Fool-Ssemakadde

By Isaac K Ssemakadde Dear Pheona Wall: The news of your disqualification from the Uganda Law Society (ULS) nominee race to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is nothing short of justice your candidacy was pure hot air, a complete sham. Nonetheless, I

December 5, 2024

Op-ed

Not Everyone Should Speak For Coffee : A reference to Ps Joseph Serwada’s Remarks

By Guest Writer For long ,different voices, including from opposition figures, have been raised concerning the public expenditure in relation to the national debt . In one way or another ,the concern was valid due to the fact that there is duplication

October 30, 2024

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