Opinion

How Mpuuga’s Democratic Alliance Will Deepen Divisions within Opposition

The former Leader of opposition in Parliament and the Nyendo-Mukungwe Member of Parliament Mathias Mpuuga recently launched the Democratic Alliance, a coalition aimed at uniting the opposition parties in...

How Uganda’s Opposition Preaches Change Without Offering Alternatives

 The opposition in Uganda has lately turned into a group of comedians preaching change but with no alternative...

 The Irony of Life: Who Truly Works for the Stomach?

Life is rife with ironies, some so plain they demand reflection. One such irony lies in the economic...

Why President Museveni is Extraordinarily Better than All Opposition Politicians Combined

Lately, there has been too much talk by the opposition politicians belittling President Museveni and the National Resistance...

How Opposition Parties Continue to Violate Uganda’s Multiparty Democracy 

In the referendum that was held on July 28, 2005, Ugandans voted to adopt a multiparty system of...

Why Males Continue To Outperform Their Female Counterparts

According to the recently announced Uganda National Examinations Board for Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), as announced by Executive Director Mr. Dan N. Odongo, boys once again outperformed girls. According to research, the difference in performance can be attributed to the following issues; In Uganda, most families have continued to assign girls more roles and responsibilities at home than boys. When the boys continue to go to school on time and without missing lessons, the girl child is overworked and sometimes misses...

Is Besigye’s Lineage Threatened by his only Sons’ Homosexuality?

Col. Kizza Besigye’s union to Winnie Byaniyma at a very ripe age blessed with one child, Anselm Besigye, who from appearance, association and confession does not seem to appreciate that he was born male. According to his social media posts, Anselm dons dresses, skirts, styles hair like women, which he states depict his sex selection and orientation. A look at Besigye’s one son who is most likely to marry  a fellow man, leaves one with questions like, what will become of  the political activist’s hereditary line if his...

The African Family Unit Faces Extinction with the Invasion of Homosexuality

Family is very important throughout Africa; families are building blocks of African society. Most people in Africa live in households that include not only the father, mother, and children, but also other extended family members like grandparents, aunt’s cousins and others. A family is a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings. However, with...

The UPDF Continues To Give Back to Communities through Civil – Military Partnerships

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will this week on 6th of February celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Tarehe sita in Mbarara City at Kakyeka stadium. Tarehe Sita is the day UPDF marks the attack on Kabamba barracks in 1981 which launched the five-year struggle that brought the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government to power 36 years ago. The day is celebrated every 6th of February. Apart from its main mandate of defending and protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of...

Is the LGBTQIA+ Issue Bigger Than Uganda?

A lot of debate has been going on about the homosexual issue in Ugandan media. This debate was even on the floor of the parliament as the legislatures argued against homosexuals. But if everyone is seemingly against the LGBTQ, why hasn’t the Anti-Homosexual Act been signed yet? Is this problem bigger than the country itself? A few reasons have been fronted as to why the Act hasn’t been signed. The first reason, and dare I say major reason, is that...

Mathias Mpuuga’s Fake Promises on Constitutional and Electoral Reforms

As the debate of human rights and rule of law continues to rise in Uganda, the leader of opposition who is also a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Mathias Mpuuga is in the spotlight after he suggested to have constitutional and electoral reforms as top agenda of the opposition in parliament to curb the alleged human rights abuses in the country. While Addressing worshipers who turned up for the Christmas Mass at Kitovu Cathedral in Masaka City, Mpuuga...