Why the truth has become an endangered species in Uganda
In contemporary Uganda, the truth has become an endangered species, writes Prof. Oweyegha-Afunaduula.
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Rising patriarchal resistance in Africa against gender equality and health rights
Growing anti-rights and anti-gender pushbacks are trying to reverse whatever progress has been made on gender and health rights, especially for girls and women and gender diverse communities.
Kole North MP Dr. Acuti: Fighting corruption in the roads sector needs an iron fist, not a wooden stick
While the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV) has set a target to reduce the cost of paved roads to shs3.1 billion per kilometre, achieving this goal demands more than good intentions.
Uganda’s education budget is growing: the share going to education is not
Uganda’s total budget grew faster than its education share, and Uganda has been spending around 2.3% of GDP on education on average since 2018/19.
Thou shall not drive to drink and eat well: More taxes on fuel, alcohol and cooking oil
We should embrace the new taxes “with pleasure,” as the DFCU bank slogan says.
Lango must wake up as the 2026/27 budget opens new economic frontiers for Uganda
If Lango aligns itself with the priorities reflected in this budget, the sub-region has the potential to become one of Uganda’s most dynamic centres of agricultural commercialisation, and industrial growth.
The 7 dogmas in Uganda’s governance
Like a river picking up sediment, Uganda’s governance is carrying seven dogmas that block critical reasoning.
Oath and woe: When language becomes a political weapon in Uganda’s local governance
In many rural districts, local councillors emerge directly from communities shaped by poverty, interrupted schooling, informal labour, and limited educational opportunities.
The republic of inheritance: Obote III must return to save Uganda
For no republic in history has permanently escaped the consequences of weakening its own institutions to preserve the ambitions of prolonged power.
Dignified menstruation is the cornerstone of gender equality and rights
Menstruating girls and women face discrimination at home, in the education system, and all along.
Eyes wide open: What smart glasses mean for citizen privacy in East Africa
What makes this moment critical is not just the technology itself, but the asymmetry it creates: between those who can see, record and analyse, and those who are unknowingly seen.
Letter to “Dr.” Andrew Mwenda on the duty of honest public commentary
your recent public statements deepen my concerns and hence my letter to you.