Prof Jack Nyeko Pen- Mogi, the Vice Chancellor Gulu University has challenged farmers in northern Uganda to abandon growing of traditional crops saying they are of  low economic value. Prof Pen-Mogi says growing of traditional crops like maize and potatoes is the reason why the economic status of farmers in northern Uganda remains unchanged despite […]

Last evening, a list, purportedly, of appointees in Museveni’s endlessly long and fat cabinet did the rounds online. Ever the eagle-eyed, Uganda’s chattering social media users were quick to note that the name of one prominent ‘‘minister’’ was missing on the list: Beatrice Anywar, the chameleon Kitgum municipality Member of Parliament. When you speak to […]