The FDC fraternity has just experienced an ethical dilemma in making a decision to comply with roles of the Opposition in Parliament.  An ethical dilemma occurs when a compelling circumstance arises where the voice of reason ought to prevail bearing in mind all the plausible alternatives, and choosing the ones that maximizes benefits, causes least […]

  Simon Toolit Akecha, the former Member of Parliament for Omoro County (2006-2011) in Gulu district and a candidate in the February parliamentary elections has vanished. Mr Toolit, according to his son, who was with him in the same house, was abducted by armed men at around 3 am on Wednesday morning from his home […]

  Meet any 6 years old, a peasant, or an 85 years old person in Uganda, and they will tell you that politicians are liars and not to be trusted. The apathy towards our politicians is so deeply ingrained in our society that it needs proper scrutiny. How did society become alienated from its leadership […]

By Norbert Mao You all know that my father Dusman Okee who was in many ways also my mother died on 3rd January 2016. His 74th birthday celebrations was planned for 5th January 2016. By the time he died he had remarried more than once. Hence the title of this tribute. So now my current […]

The debate about the confusing nature of the hyped new Ugandan curriculum has resurfaced. Parliament has suspended the implementation of this curriculum, and yet, some select schools are already piloting the same curriculum. What will become of the students who will have been “guinea pigs” in this whole process? Uganda’s education system has run out […]

  Yesterday, the government of Uganda and Japan held a  signing ceremony for the improvement of roads in Gulu municipality.  Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development signed on behalf of Uganda. We reproduce his remarks below.  *                         *         […]

Dr Stella Nyanzi’s undressing at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) has placed Uganda under a moral siege of sort. Public opinion appears swayed against Dr. Nyanzi, but in her act, she was only conforming to Makerere University’s tradition of bad decisions leading to strikes and violence. In Uganda, issues of sex and sexuality as […]

The story of collapsing buildings in Kampala will soon shape Kampala’s legacy as one of the most dangerous cities to live in. If buildings can collapse at will, no one is safe. However, Kampala’s troubles are more than that. Collapsing buildings are just the tip of the iceberg. Rather, Kampala’s real woes are about the […]

The Uganda Diaspora P10 , a group of Ugandan activists and pro-Besigye Team formed in 12 Countries of the world including  the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, China, Netherlands, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and others recently released a statement on events unfolding in the Rwenzori region.  Acholi Times reproduces the statement below As Uganda continues to […]

  By Julius Peter Ochen  Identical to corporate companies that go through five stages of product or service life cycles, most regimes in Africa have got life span which in most cases is embedded in the life of  the generation that ushered it in. Like an onion with layers upon layers of concentric circles around […]