Opinion

A shortage of gun oil in North London is affecting Arsenal's chances of winning the Premier League title for the first time in two decades. The Gunners now sit nine points behind league leaders Liverpool FC. Arsenal faced a disappointing 1-1 draw against their rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on November 10, 2024. This result leaves both teams tied at 19 points and in the top four as they head into the international break. Manager Mikel Arteta's team struggled during the...

Ugandans got shocked recently during the coffee bill in parliament when the opposition defended the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) against rationalization. It should be remembered that the same opposition MPs have been complaining of the existence of many useless agencies, waste, and duplication of responsibilities, claiming that all institutions are incompetent. In a surprising turn of events, the same opposition defended UCDA to the bone marrow to the extent that they had to fight bare knuckles to make sure...

The popularity of Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobiwine's party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), has continued to decline in the Buganda Kingdom, which has left him in dire fear as the Kingdom’s affiliation is important for the success of the NUP party. Bobiwine, before joining active politics, used to call himself “Omubanda wa Kabaka,” which implies a bad man of the king, but along the way, upon joining active politics, he got himself lured to compete with his master (Kabaka Ronald...

In recent years, sanctions against Ugandan leaders by the US State Department have degenerated to the level of a village court presided over by a bunch of drunkards, whose verdict is concluded without substantial evidence. Bobi Wine and other leaders of the opposition National Unity Platform-NUP Party had within the last years been on the smiling point whenever the US sanctioned leaders in Uganda under the watch of President Joe Biden, whose administration has been edged with Trump’s victory. Donald Trump...

Former Rubaga North parliamentary candidate and a renowned City opposition mobilizer, Moses Kasibante, has tasked Buganda MPs to satisfactorily explain how the scrapping of UCDA will affect coffee growing within the region. He blamed the leaders, including MP Joel Ssenyonyi, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, LOP saying they are confusing the rationalization of government agencies. Kasibante also accused LOP Ssenyonyi of not holding any meetings with the MPs from other regions to convince them about the move...

For many years, the opposition has been alleging that no government institution is working, but surprisingly, they are saying that the Uganda Coffee Development Authority, UCDA, has performed to the maximum to the extent that they do not want it to be rationalized. NUP and other opposition leaders now claim that UCDA has over the years outperformed its mother ministry by helping farmers and increasing exports by over 86 billion, which superseded its budget of 44 billion. Parliament for the second...