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Uganda: A Nation’s Discontent
Demonstrators taking cover during a riot Shortly more than a year after Museveni's presidential victory,… [read more]
Music flops and ones on the verge of collapsing
By Tuhairwe Joab Our dear Uganda is full of these. Musicians tickle our senses, touch our hearts and… [read more]
What is happening with Rift Valley Railways?
News coming in from the company entrusted with running Uganda's railway sector is not pleasant and workers… [read more]
Army General speaks out on corruption
His office is neat. With a Tarehe Sita calendar hanging on the wall, a big table with several books including… [read more]
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Opposition in Parliament calls for report on dead policeman
March 22nd, 2012 at 02:03 pm-
KCCA’S AGABA GRANTED BAILBy Savio Kyambadde The interdicted Kampala Capital City Authority Director of Physical Planning George Agaba has been granted bail. Agaba was remanded to Luzira...on March 22nd, 2012 at 01:03 pm
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Paying the price of sanityBy Savio Kyambadde “I will never forgive the KCCA law enforcement team for taking my merchandise and extorting money from my sister before my release,”...on March 19th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
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AMISOM ventures deep into Mogadishu after 5 yearAMISOM venture deep into Mogadishu after 5 years With Kenya attacking on one end, the Ugandan led military mission in anarchical horn of African state,...on March 19th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Politics»
Is Museveni losing it?
March 12th, 2012 at 01:03 pm-
Army General speaks out on corruptionHis office is neat. With a Tarehe Sita calendar hanging on the wall, a big table with several books including an Oxford dictionary, newspapers and a novel...on December 12th, 2011 at 07:12 pm
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Do we have a leadership gap?Has the government lost its ability to control a crisis? When the pressure group Action for Change (A4C) and the other opposition groups announced their “Walk...on December 8th, 2011 at 05:12 pm
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The problem in Uganda is the economy, sillyThe big story this year was supposed to be the elections, but with the economy struggling, those are a distant memory. by Timothy Kalyegira The elections...on October 18th, 2011 at 03:10 pm
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What is happening with Rift Valley Railways?
January 13th, 2012 at 12:01 pm-
Learning entrepreneurship from the prosHope Achiro and her mentor Daniel Stern (Courtesy of Mara Foundation) Young entrepreneurs who are lucky enough to qualify for this yearly programme will find...on January 13th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
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Money on the lineJoel Otabong, a 42-year old technician in a railways firm in Sweden supports over a dozen dependants, many of whom have been orphaned by a vicious insurgency...on December 12th, 2011 at 01:12 pm
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Africa produce less of global emissions but suffers mostImmaculate Amayo, a 34-year old mother of six, is among the thousands dreading a return to an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Katakwi District. But...on December 8th, 2011 at 03:12 pm
Culture & Lifestyle»
A quirky Q and A with Maurice Kirya
April 13th, 2012 at 03:04 pm-
The Real Machine Gun PreacherSam Childers (L) at Ersam’s restaurant in Muyenga with the author Missionary work found Sam Childers in South Sudan fifteen years ago. With his wife,...on April 11th, 2012 at 03:04 pm
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An interview with a yoga guruA Jamaican of Mali Origin, Pablo Imani is the principal yoga instructor in the Uganda Buddhist Center, a buddhist temple in Garuga. He gave me the ins and...on April 11th, 2012 at 03:04 pm
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Rivalry in Uganda’s music IndustryRivalries in the Ugandan music scene are good for business because the rate at which beef is rising between Uganda’s artists is astonishing. Artists who...on December 8th, 2011 at 02:12 pm
Technology»
Learning entrepreneurship from the pros
January 13th, 2012 at 12:01 pm-
The magic of mappingI was so excited by my first mapping expedition; you might have thought I’d just gotten back to Earth from mapping the far side of the moon. I had been charting...by editor on November 14th, 2011 at 11:11 am
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Review: Does Google+ add up?I must admit that I never really understood how Ugandans use Facebook. First of all you all will ‘friend’ basically anyone who requests it. A colleague...by editor on October 4th, 2011 at 06:10 pm
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Top 100 Ugandans on TwitterCompiled by Timothy Kalyegira Soon after I signed up for Twitter last July, I began compiling a list of the top Ugandans on Twitter, which I have followed...by editor on July 22nd, 2011 at 08:07 am
Recent Articles
Uganda: A Nation’s Discontent
Demonstrators taking cover during a riot Shortly more than a year after Museveni’s presidential victory, the number of Ugandans discontented with 8 the NRM regime is staggering In a new opinion survey published on March 26, 2012 by the public opinion firm Afrobarometer, 74 percent of the 2,400 Ugandans asked for their view of conditions in Uganda expressed a belief [...]
A quirky Q and A with Maurice Kirya
If you could be a woman for 24 hours, how would you do your hair and why? I would have a healthy looking natural hair-style, no hair piece. Then again that’s just me. I would feel honest with myself. What’s the most beautiful thing about humanity? Conscience and free will! If you could hear [...]
The Real Machine Gun Preacher
Sam Childers (L) at Ersam’s restaurant in Muyenga with the author Missionary work found Sam Childers in South Sudan fifteen years ago. With his wife, he set up Angels of East Africa, an orphanage in Nimule in Southern Sudan. He fought Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) with the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), surviving [...]
An interview with a yoga guru
A Jamaican of Mali Origin, Pablo Imani is the principal yoga instructor in the Uganda Buddhist Center, a buddhist temple in Garuga. He gave me the ins and outs of how Afrikan yoga goes down. K.D: So what’s the history of Afrikan Yoga? Pablo: African yoga comes from ancient Egypt, not just as a political [...]
Opposition in Parliament calls for report on dead policeman
By Savio Kyambadde The leader of opposition in Parliament Nandala Mafabi has asked government to make public the post mortem report of the deceased Police officer Bosco Ariongo to clear the air. Addressing journalists at Parliament Mafabi said that a detailed report indicating what killed Assistant Inspector of Police John Bosco Ariongo in yesterday’s riots [...]
KCCA’S AGABA GRANTED BAIL
By Savio Kyambadde The interdicted Kampala Capital City Authority Director of Physical Planning George Agaba has been granted bail. Agaba was remanded to Luzira Prison in January this year on charges of murder and attempted murder following an eviction exercise in Port Bell Luzira that turned bloody leaving John Onyango dead. He was remanded to [...]
Paying the price of sanity
By Savio Kyambadde “I will never forgive the KCCA law enforcement team for taking my merchandise and extorting money from my sister before my release,” Wasswa Luzze Ibra castigates KCCA recent operation to restore sanity in the city. It all started in September last year when Kampala Capital City Authority started evicting hawkers and [...]
AMISOM ventures deep into Mogadishu after 5 year
With Kenya attacking on one end, the Ugandan led military mission in anarchical horn of African state, Somalia, managed to capture territory from insurgents outside the war-wrecked capital, Mogadishu, after five years. The African Union’s Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) commenced pacification of a stateless nation since March 2007 and has captured the town of [...]
Music flops and ones on the verge of collapsing
By Tuhairwe Joab Our dear Uganda is full of these. Musicians tickle our senses, touch our hearts and enthrall party animals with a new rhythm to jiggle to. While their songs last a long time-a really long time-these fifteen-minute geniuses just fade away to near non-existence. Let’s remember a few of them, shall we? SYLIVIA [...]
Rift Valley Railways to resume passenger services in Kampala.
By Savio Kyambadde A few hours after Pioneer Easy Bus Company moved in to rescue stranded passengers after the Taxi drivers’ strike, Rift Valley Railways-Uganda has announced that it is starting its passenger services today. In a statement from RVR Uganda the company indicates that passenger services start running today March 12th from Namanve and [...]