Tuesday 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 […]

I read with interest the article “Recreation Centre with World’s Biggest Hut to be built in Gulu” written in Acholi times on 14th June by Moses Odokonyero. It interests me for various reasons; for its potential- a recreation centre has the potential to create jobs and add value to our home, our city and thus […]

The promise that each generation will be better off than the last is a fundamental tenet of any modern society. By and large, in Uganda, the previous generation has fulfilled this promise, with living standards of their children safeguarded over their previous generations, despite setbacks from wars and financial crises. So why do the current […]

At every budget presentation, the sitting minister for finance lists government’s priorities and how they will be funded and achieved. Most of the priorities or promises are often recycled and will never be actualised. One of those priorities is the fight against corruption. Last year, government vowed to improve the effectiveness of the public sector […]

Editor: This article was first published in 2015. With the ”Apaa land conflict” back i nthe news, we republish it again Many people have identified some distortions by Prof. Morris Ogenga-Latigo on Amuru Game Reserves, which have profound implications on current Apaa debacle, if not corrected. In his article that was published in the Observer […]

                  Northern Uganda offers opportunities that we can all harness to better ourselves, our families, communities and the region.  But with opportunities comes competition. More Indians, South Sudanese, Chinese, other nationals, as well as Ugandans from other parts of the country are, for example, setting shop in […]

The recent attempt by the state to have Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi subjected to a psychiatric assessment has helped put in the public domain the less discussed subject of mental. Although an important part of our overall health, mental health in Uganda does not get sufficient attention in the public domain to generate […]

By accounts of the government -funded Uganda Human Rights Commission, the Uganda police has consistently topped the notorious list of human rights violators for the last about 15 years. Uganda’s formal and informal security agencies have had a long and well-document history of rights violations. From the late Brig Noble Mayombo’s torture chambers euphemistically named […]

Ugandans spend Labour Day unconsciously as simply another public holiday. Labour Day has a long treacherous history whose commemoration requires deeper and purposive reflections on understanding labour. The debate on labour has spanned generations, and yet no one ever explains the relations of labour to capital like Marx and Engels ever did. These analyses allow us time to place appropriate value on our everyday struggle for […]

A fortnight ago, I participated in the ‘‘Gulu Go Green Marathon’’, an initiative by the nonprofit, CEED. Now in its second year, the run is meant to encourage tree planting and conservation of the environment. The Minister of state for northern Uganda, Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny was the ‘‘chief runner.’’ The night before the run, I […]