Kampala’s Traffic Nightmare: Embracing Remote Work as a Short-Term Solution
A typical evening afterwork drive home in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, is synonymous with chaotic jammed roads. A 7-kilometre drive enroute to our homes can easily turn into a snail-paced, three-hour torturous ordeal. You need a special kind of compartment in your brain to draw patience from if you are to remain sane on your drive home.
Jokes aside, this traffic gridlock has far more effects than physical fatigue and emotional drain. Not only does traffic congestion cause air and...
Bobi Wine’s Return from the UK: A Shift in Allegiances Sparks Public Outrage
In a surprising turn of events, Bobi Wine's recent return from the United Kingdom has left Ugandans in a state of disappointment and anger. During his time in the UK, he openly expressed support for homosexuality and criticized the National Unity Platform (NUP) members of parliament who voted in favor of the anti-homosexuality bill. This dramatic shift in allegiances has not only alienated his party members and supporters but has also sparked concerns about his political future.
Bobi Wine's decision...
The Corrupt Reality: A Reflection on Uganda’s Cost of Living
I am one of those Ugandans who would love to know that our country is known or famous for the right reasons. That said, whenever I write anything that doesn't portray us in a good light, I am disheartened.
If you are a Kampala dweller like me, I believe you've felt the pinch of the increased cost of living the most compared to other parts of the country. This is mostly felt in the cost of housing, or rent, as...
BOBI WINE ADMITS LOSING NUP MPS TO PRESIDENT MUSEVENI
Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) Party President, has admitted to losing his members of parliament to the ruling NRM government led by President Yoweri Museveni.
According to Bobi Wine, most of his MPs work for Museveni. During a British Broadcasting Company (BBC) interview held on November 30, 2023, Bobi Wine entered the United Kingdom after 10 years, ever since he was banned due to the lyrics of his song kill the “Batty Man,”...
Oppostion MPs’ Hypocrisy Exposed as They Boycott Plenary Sessions but Attend Paid Committee Meetings.
The opposition MPs have been boycotting parliamentary plenary sessions as a form of protest. They argue that the government needs to agree to certain terms before they will resume attending sessions. However, sources have revealed that the opposition MPs only reject sessions that don't provide them with allowances, while attending those that do. This suggests that the opposition MPs' actions are hypocritical and clearly motivated by self-interest rather than the interests of their constituents.
According to sources, the attendance book...
Examining the Link Between School Policies and the Surge in Teenage Pregnancies and Defilement Cases
Teenage pregnancies have existed in Uganda for several decades.
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics ( UBOS 2018), almost a quarter (one in four, or 25%) of Ugandan women aged 15–19 have given birth or are pregnant with their first child by 18. Although the legal age of consent to marriage in Uganda is set at 18 years, getting married formally and informally before this age is a common practice in the country. Child marriage is not only a...