We read with a lot of interest Mr. Simon Kaheru’s piece, “Do we have urban planners” of Thursday, May 16, 2019 while traveling to western Uganda and debated in transit but with great shock. Whilst […]
By Arinaitwe Rugyendo I have been quiet for some time, having decided to shelve my earlier column called ‘Behind The Scenes.’ This time, I return with a new weekly column called ‘Scenarios.’ A Scenario is defined […]
OPINION By Prof Dominic Byarugaba The fore fathers of the great nation Uganda had a lot of wisdom but were very selfish in hiding it in proverbs, idioms, tales that are most times scaring nevertheless,they […]
By Prof Dominic Byarugaba Globally great pillars of society are slowly showing indicators of peeling off and yet they ought to be gaining more coating and gradually appealing to everyone to align with them for […]
Tourism Data in Uganda? I have been engaging leaders in tourism public offices for so many years about the value of producing timely and accurate data for tourism development purposes. For many years I have […]
OThe sacking of close to 50 employees at Makerere University has raised many concerns in the public with many questioning the current leadership’s capacity. The new leadership has moved to consolidate authority over students and […]
By Moses Karugaba The Daily Monitor of 4th December 2018 broke a story showing excitement in Eastern Uganda especially among the users of Nakalama- Tirinyi road following the tremendous progress registered by Dott Services, a […]
Impunity had increased among land grabbers in Uganda, everyone was crying. The media had highlighted the problem but no solution was forth coming. In Uganda, land is the most invaluable asset citizens have but the […]
Shadow Minister of Information(Communication) and Kampala, Hon Betty Namooze Bakireke has started defending the Leader of Opposition after naming her shadow cabinet. I have heard that some of my brothers who have been announced as Ministers […]
Why I can’t wait to return to Nkuringo for Gorilla Trekking by Felix Musinguzi,Managing Director at Kazinga Tour and Former Tour guide and general duties at Bunyonyi Overland Resort. 15th November 2018 it was! A warm day that […]
South Sudan Supreme Court judge has resigned citing lack of judicial independence in Africa’s youngest nation. In a letter sent to President Salva Kiir on November 14 2017, a copy of which Red Pepper has […]
Airtel Uganda yesterday relaunched ‘Yoola Amajja’ – a cash promotion that rewards customers who are actively using the Airtel Money platform to carry out their daily transactions. First launched in 2016, Yoola Amajja is a […]
By Arinaitwe Rugyendo Editorial Director Like his name ‘Mpora Mpora’ suggests, the Late Eustace Mpora Kitookye, who passed on Sunday night, was a ‘slow but sure’ prolific entrepreneur, mentor, a kind man and strict parent. ‘Strict Parent’ because he was my uncle […]
Magogo’s Return and The Future of Ugandan Football By Arinaitwe Rugyendo On Saturday August 5th, a well-organized 93rd FUFA Elective General Assembly, at Kabalega Resort in Masindi, returned Eng. Moses Magogo as President for the next […]
Why The ‘Age Limit Bill’ Could Be Non-Existent By Arinaitwe Rugyendo This week’sTELEPATHY picks from last week’s observation that there is a strong possibility that, while the agitation for lifting the ‘age limit’ cap from the […]
AGE LIMIT BILL: What If M7 Doesn’t Stand? By Arinaitwe Rugyendo Dear readers, I have been off the scene for quite a while. While I was away, I did try to craft another entry point […]
Women’s Day: Profiling the Most Succcceful Women in Uganda As women get to celebrate their National day on 8th March 2017, in Dokolo, Lira, today we profile to you some outstanding women in Uganda. As […]
What People Aren’t Saying About Besigye By John V Sserwaniko In the early 2000s, as I was growing up in secondary school, Dr. PK Semogerere and his DP dominated the opposition space. Growing up in […]
Why Africa’s Future Lies in Tooling 10-Year Olds & Below By Arinaitwe Rugyendo Last week, I posed the question why and how a refocus on teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and life skills principles […]
Introducing ‘Young Engineers’ Programme & How to Solve Uganda’s Job Crisis By Arinaitwe Rugyendo In March 2015, when Uganda was grappling with an 83% youth unemployment crisis, the United States was busy solving theirs through […]