“Sold before the interview:” How corruption is killing Uganda’s civil service dreams
Corruption in civil service recruitment has shifted from hushed rumour to open secret.
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Lira City: The battle of heavyweights and a few lightweights
Lira City West is largely called for the incumbent, Hon. Sedrick Obong Eyit, unless his popular political protégé, Awany Cingmalo, enters the fray.
Unlocking Uganda’s digital potential: Why inclusive connectivity matters
Liquid has rolledout of 320 affordable Wi-Fi hotspots across Kampala to expand internet availability to citizens and supports the government’s vision for national development and digital inclusion.
A nation on life support: How Uganda betrayed its healers and the sick
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) estimates that over 600 doctors have already fled Uganda in just the last two years, some to South Sudan, Botswana, Namibia.
Oweyegha Afunaduula: My ten great vivid dreams
In 2025, Mary Gallagher wrote, “…dreams don’t have an expiration date: they are waiting for you to take action.
Wine for ministers, water for learners: A nation betrays its children
While leaders sip luxury and sign budgets, millions of Ugandan learners go without food, textbooks, and teachers, exposing the tragic gap between policy and reality.
Building Africa’s digital future: From vision to action with private sector power
Through the Global Africa Business Initiative and through the UN Global Compact’s Africa strategy, we are forging this path.
Uncounted, unhealed: Uganda’s silent surgical crisis!
Like fistula, cleft lip and palate is managed in silos, missing from strategic health investment frameworks.
Wind, solar and hydropower: Our renewable energy initiatives in Africa at a glance
Rapid fossil fuel phase-outs without reliable renewable energy alternatives could trigger energy shortages, job losses and economic sabotage.
From the village, the nation rises: Restore power where it belongs!
Other African nations have faced and overcome similar challenges.
When ‘tea’ meant dinner: Surviving culture shock one mistake at a time
Because sometimes, understanding begins with realizing that in some places, “tea” means dinner.
Stuck in the race: When elders and opportunists collide
And while the elders are stuck in the past, these new gladiators are riding waves they don’t understand surfing public excitement, avoiding scrutiny, and confusing visibility with vision.