The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development must urgently expedite the process of formally recognizing Ugandan migrant workers’ leadership structures, such as the Federation of Ugandan Migrant Workers Associations (FUMWA). By Kayonde Abdallah, President, Migrant Workers’ Voice Uganda is witnessing a troubling trend: many senior returnee migrant workers, instead of reintegrating positively into society, […]
By Saddam Ngambirwoha In a heart-wrenching incident that has left the whole country in mourning, a Senior Three student in one of the secondary schools in Mukono is reported to have tragically taken his own life. The young boy, whose identity we withhold out of respect for the family’s privacy, was reportedly found hanging in […]
A Letter to Dr. Kizza Besigye by EJIKU Justine Dear Col (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, Life may never present me with the opportunity to stand before you, shake your hand, and tell you what an inspiration you are, a moment I would dearly treasure. Yet, I find solace in the belief that your eyes, though […]
True, 2026 is the year for official ballot casting, but real, live, potent and active politicking kicks off in earnest, this calendar year 2025. It is the year of business for both aspirants and voters alike, time to brace for the toughest leg of the campaigns. Internalizing the techniques of coming to terms with abuses and […]
True, 2026 is the year for official ballot casting, but real, live, potent and active politicking kicks off in earnest, this calendar year 2025. It is the year of business for both aspirants and voters alike, time to brace for the toughest leg of the campaigns. Internalizing the techniques of coming to terms with abuses and […]
With Love From Ofwono Opondo – Christmas Gift to Extravagant, Lavish Ugandans There is an age-old Luganda saying running to the effect that as sons of the noble are being counselled, the peasants’ sons must be attentive. (Bwe baba babuulirira owa bwoobwe, ng’ow’omunaku okutu okunkumula.) Senior citizen and media authority Ofwono Opondo has considered it […]
There is a timeless quote by Gen Kahinda Otafiire where he advises journalists to “leave matters of the Generals to the Generals.” Indeed, in military protocol, the standard operating procedure is never to send a Colonel to arrest a General or a Private to quiz a Colonel. A commander of a unit cannot be someone […]
By Andrew M. Mwenda Many people have hailed President William Ruto of Kenya for yielding to popular pressure not to sign the controversial Finance Bill. A friend in diplomatic circles in Kampala texted me saying that Ruto should be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. In my young and idealistic life, I would have hailed the […]
Local Artist, Moses Ssali a.k.a Bebe Cool has come out to respond to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on why more Ugandans are cherishing the English Football clubs and players than the local football clubs and players. After making it a point which he has on a number of occasions put it forward, saying himself as […]
By Hellen Seku, the Commissioner for National Secretariat for Patriotism It is significant to note that Menstruation is a natural biological process and a sign showing that someone is healthy. It is a phenomenon that needs to be respected and well managed in the societies where we live. Actually, experiencing regular periods as a woman, […]