Opinion

So many stories have been said about house maids especially in Africa. House maids have been branded the worst and yet necessary evils to have because of the duties and roles they play in our homes. In the next few weeks I will be sharing different stories about maids as told by different people from different homes. This week I share my own bitter experience. I have been married for 26 years with 2 sets of twins and  maids were my...

Fraud has become rampant in different parts of the country and with the economic crisis prevailing in the country, some people have resorted to using mobile money cons as a way of earning a living at the expense of others. Yesterday I got a call from my cousin Joseph who narrated how he was duped of Shs800,000 during a mobile money transaction at his Mobile Money shop in Jinja town. According to Joseph, a client walked up to him asking him...

A section of Members of Parliament have today 23rd June 2022, held a controversial press conference in which they voiced their ridicule against government over efforts to end the teachers strike led by UNATU. The legislators who recently shamelessly took a hand out of 40 Million to pass the budget have exposed their hypocrisy after coming out in a stunt to portray themselves as to sympathise with the Arts teachers in Uganda. Led by Buhweju Mp Mwijukye Francis, Mbwatekamwa Gaffa, Joseph...

This morning while sipping my affordable cup of coffee (Uganda) as I watched news on the Television, thank God I can still afford the subscription fees. I was amazed at the headline on United Kingdom channels that, Thousands in London Protest Cost of Living.” I am not rejoicing over the cost of living but I have seen on several occasions Ugandan opposition leaders and Ugandans in Diaspora run to the UK and USA for intervention in Ugandan Issues. My assumption as...

We all want a prosperous, stable, and equitable Uganda and we want it as soon as possible. First, transformational change happens at the level of mindsets. This was certainly true for rebuilding our national unity, but it is valid for creating prosperity as well. There is a debate going on about the shs73.46bn allocated to Community Mobilization and Mindset Change in the 2022/2023 FY budget. Understanding Community Mobilization Community mobilization is the process of bringing together allies to raise awareness of and...

Early in the days of our childhood, we were told that agriculture is the backbone of our economy and as time goes, this came to a reality. No wonder the government commitment to supporting the sector has remained realistically prominent. The sector forms approximately 32% of the Gross Domestic Product and without doubt, agricultural products contribute a large percentage of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Agriculture remains a critical source source of livelihoods to majority Ugandans who engages in primary production...