US President Joe Biden President Joe Biden has said it is a “legitimate question to ask anybody over 70 years old whether or not they’re fit” to serve in the White House. To those who question his fitness, he has a stock answer: “Watch me.”...

The minister of State for Energy, Opolot Okaasai The minister of State for Energy, Opolot Okaasai, has advised TotalEnergies to also go for geothermal energy as part of its drive of achieving its clean energy target. “I know Total also has an interest in going...

Stanbic bank The world over, scholars have heaped Africa’s post-colonial economic problems on its leadership. In Uganda, the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] has almost solely taken the blame for the economy’s poor performance, in the recent past. Not known to locals, NRM and other...

Prison warders march with their guns A year ago, they were barely noticeable. But the recent spate of killings of security personnel and thefts of their guns is causing headaches for security chiefs. The commissioner general of Prisons, Johnson Byabashaija, has urged prison staff to...

Parliamentary building An election victory is a moment of celebration—and a moment of uneasiness for many members of parliament. First, they borrow to run an election campaign. When they win, they stake their salary to borrow more money to save their mortgaged property. The worst...

Presidents Museveni and Ruto at the groundbreaking ceremony of a multibillion pharma-ceutical drugs and vaccine manufacturing facility in Matugga, Wakiso In 2019, as Kasese was recovering from an Ebola outbreak that had put the region to a standstill, I visited a few health centres and...

Uganda opposition doyens in Kenya When new reports broke of a groundbreaking Ugandan human rights event in Nairobi, Kenya, you might say we were bewildered. Why were our downtrodden human rights in Kenya? Is this how our gallant soldiers would overrun Nairobi in two weeks...

FILE A child mother in class At least 440 teenage mothers, youths and women are set to benefit from Shs 560m empowerment project in Amuria, Katakwi, Serere and Dokolo districts. The families in these districts have limited economic resources and opportunities. The average monthly household...