In death, as in life, Kampala’s first directly elected mayor split opinion
By Robert Madoi Nasser Ntege Ssebagala, the son of a greengrocer who appeared to have secured his reputation after he...
Covid-19 tragedy in theatres in Kampala: When jokes about a disaster are more frightening than disaster itself
By Yusuf Serunkuma It took many months before Uganda registered – or announced – its first Covid-19 death. July 2020....
Planes and the Pandemic: Taking to troubled skies
By: Robert Madoi When Uganda Airlines celebrated its one year anniversary since its recent revival, nobody was expecting the company’s...
Six months of Covid-19 in Uganda: What next?
By Evelyn Lirri September 21 marks half a year since the novel coronavirus was detected in Uganda, with the first...
Why I won’t join the crowd to crucify UCC: What is the problem of media regulation in Uganda?
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is at it again. Like a troublesome child, UCC has its way around courting controversy,...
The question of Banyarwanda citizenship in the Great Lakes
Discrimination Many Rwandaphones feel terribly discriminated and marginalised, giving fertile ground for extremists and militarists to thrive and set the...
Pandemic Profits For Companies Soar By Billions More As Poorest Pay Price
By Oxfam Some corporations are cashing in on COVID-19 on behalf of the wealthiest Thirty-two of the world’s largest companies...
Covid-19 pandemic: Ugandans grapple to escape mental health bondage
BY: PETER ANDREW MUGARURA The flames of consternation were fanned by our collective despair as we prepared for a lockdown,...
Uganda records its first Covid-19 deaths: Where are the policy blind spots?
By: Dr. Ekwaro A. Obuku Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda made huge strides in key health outcomes since 1986...
Why Uganda’s ban on open-air campaigns could tilt the 2021 poll in Museveni’s favour
By Geoffrey Ssenoga Uganda is going to conduct its first digital and mass media campaigns ahead of its 2021 general...
