2022: The year of tears, kidnaps
Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was tortured If we grouped key phrases and names most frequently mentioned in 2022 into topics to easily pinpoint the most talked about issues of the year, top on the list would be Covid-19, Ebola, high commodity prices, protests, crime, and abductions....
For now, no January, no news
It is that time of year, we can officially let down our hair, take stock and make merry without a care for the woes of January. We set aside our politics, our disagreements and comfortably revel in the season of no news. The last time news invaded...
Why safe houses, drones, kidnaps are here to stay
President Museveni with his wife This is my old theoretical position: after 20 years in power, unless one is a monarch, no incumbent can win a ‘genuine’ election to continue as head of state. This is a major and competitive position. (Maybe as a local...
Are you 2023 Ready? Here are 20 game changer principles to succeed
After a busy holiday season, the new year can shock you if don’t take time to focus on what you want, and how to arrive at your desired goals. You need to have set clearly your objectives both personally and professionally. Get a head start...
Museveni unveils 2023 plan for fuel prices, land fights
President Museveni In a 4,400-word transcript of his question-and-answer session with journalists, President Yoweri Museveni addressed the illegal land evictions, vandalism of electricity infrastructure, high commodity prices, and the new wave of abductions. Read the transcript by Samuel Muhindo. Journalist: We have several departments handling...
Expert: unnecessary antibiotics increase recurrent infection
Dr Jacob Otile Dr JACOB OTILE, an activist for better health and better health systems, has warned that surplus prescription of antibiotics is increasing recurrent infection and drug resistance among patients, writes Geofrey Serugo. Antibiotics are drugs used to treat germs. The common prescribed antibiotics...
‘Drunk’ Omoro OC arrested for shooting dead 16-year-old student
The officer-in-charge of Opit police post in Omoro district, Sgt Christopher Okot Bruce has been arrested for shooting dead a teenager and injuring another person. Okot allegedly shot dead Emmanuel Olanya, 16, a pupil of Opit primary school, and injured Simon Okema, 25, from Opit...
We need more effort for refugees to access tertiary education
World over, access to quality higher education is considered a basic human right that everyone, including refugees, ought to enjoy. This is because of the prospects that come with having an education such as employment opportunities, skills development, and hope for a bright future. Though...
Fufa’s lack of integrity is undoing The Cranes
Cranes players during training According to ‘Murphy’s Law’ whatever can go wrong, will go wrong or, whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way. This sums up the current state of The Cranes. Not only...
Remembering Kawooya, the man who made Villa a giant
Patrick Kawooya in office Every end of year brings back the memory of Patrick Edward Mayengo Kawooya, a colossal figure in Ugandan football with an insatiable appetite for success. He almost single-handedly built SC Villa into the most successful club in Ugandan football and arguably...
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