Opinion

Alien Skin vs Uncle P: Ugandans Begin to Witness Repercussions of Glorifying Hooligans

Over the years, Ugandans, especially in Kampala and other major towns, have been glorifying hooligans, treating them as celebrities and heroes to the extent of voting one into Parliament...

Kyagulanyi’s ‘Shallow’ End of Year Address Exposes His Inability to Comprehend National Issues – Analysts

The end-of-year address by the National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi, has faced intense criticism from analysts...

Uganda Opposition Leaders’ Exaggerated Sense of Self-Importance Ahead of 2026 Elections

As Ugandans enter the New Year 2025 and approach the election period in 2026, it is imperative to...

Is Lewis Rubongoya’s Military Rank a Conflict of ambition or Just Complaints?

Recently, Lewis David Rubongoya, the Secretary General of the National Unity Platform (NUP), issued a statement on his...

Is Opposition in Uganda just A group of Social Media Content Creators or Comedians?

The opposition parties, their leaders, and supporters in Uganda have continuously proved to be perennial jokers. They spend...

Community Mobilization and Mindset Change the way to achieve Social Economic Transformation

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...

BUDGET: Prioritizing agricultural sector, a boost to stimulate economy

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...

BUDGET: Excitement as gov’t moves to enhance drive against covid-19 effects

Over the weekend while having lunch with a friend, we picked up a discussion on the national budget and how it will enhance drive against the effects of covid-19. The pandemic that started in March 2020 has continued to constrain Uganda’s economic status and impact negatively on the livelihood. It’s also unfortunate that the pandemic has also slowed various economic activities and largely frustrated our country’s achievements registered within the previous years. In spite of the glaring effects of covid-19, we are...

How LoP Mpuuga died in his own boycott of state of Nation address

Early this week, several opposition legislators boycotted 2022 State of the Nation address by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The address was conducted on Wednesday at Kololo Independence grounds and as usual, President Museveni exceptionally performed his constitutional duty. As required by the Constitutional requirement under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Museveni delivered the address within few hours where he talked about various issues of the country but critical on the progressing economy. Whereas President Museveni...