Commentary

Tegulle is an agent of foreign influence who is paid to discredit the future of Uganda’s politics. His articles, for instance; the one of Sunday 8th May 2022, “Election 2026 and enchanting tale of the weighing scale” in which he compares two people, one being from a poor family climbing the tree from the bottom and is clearly going up while another is from a rich family, climbing a tree from the top and is going down. A Ugandan living in...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the major public health concerns worldwide. In 2020, it was the 13th leading cause of death and the second leading infectious killer after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), above HIV/AIDS. In 2020 a total of 1.5 million people died from TB, while about 10 million people are estimated to have suffered from the disease: 5.6 million men, 3.3 million women, and 1.1 million children. In Uganda, 200,000 out of 1,000,000 people suffer from TB annually. TB is...

I have been blessed to have traveled and slept in all districts in Uganda. In high-end and low-end hotels. In my different travels, never have I experienced a scenario like the one Zainab had to go through in Zanzibar while visiting Warere Beach for her Birthday celebration. Zainab Oladehinde shared her story on Twitter about her maltreatment while in Zanzibar at Warere Beach. She's a Nigerian who visited Zanzibar in April 2021 to celebrate her 23rd birthday. Unfortunately, she did...

By Sam Evidence Orikunda When I was young, my father frequently warned us against talking about our family affairs when we've visited another home. In fact if he found out that any of us the children went into someone's home and started discussing family secrets, that child would earn a heavy punishment. This made us cautious and also made to understand what to discuss and what leave when you're outside home. You would rather keep silent when a topic of that...

Last week, some school going children started to go back home for holidays. The remaining ones are expected to go this week. Much as the school holiday is a joyous time, it’s also a time where parents, guardians, caretakers, local leaders need to be extra-cautious about the safety of children in their homes, in the neighborhood, as they go traveling and visiting etc. Therefore, as the holidays begin, it’s important to remember, that protecting children is a priority. Here are...

Sources have revealed that Kyagulanyi’s visit to Omoro in on Saturday 9th April 2022 was never about condolences to Oulanyah’s family but a strategic show up for the upcoming by-elections to replace the fallen speaker. Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi left for Omoro and Gulu City on the grounds of meeting the Acholi cultural leaders and the father of the late Hon. Jacob Oulanyah to show face and grieve with them. However, analysts have revealed that Kyagulanyi's intentions for going to Gulu were...