Category: Advisory
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The legal and moral battles against the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 are on
The writing was on the wall. It was a forgone conclusion that Gen. Yoweri Kagutta Museveni, in his capacity as the President of Uganda, was going to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 in to law. And he did so on Monday, 28th May 2023. There was no other way for him, but to sign it.…
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Social media is a powerful option for active citizenship in Uganda
There isn’t a doubt in my mind that social media has become a powerful tool for active citizenship and which enables citizens to have direct access to their elected leaders in unprecedented ways in the case of Uganda. Unfortunately, also, social media is increasingly the tool through which those holding both public and civil service…
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Advisory on President Museveni’s garbage skip directive and waste management
Ordinarily, I would welcome President Museveni’s order, as I read it in Monitor, on the return to more garbage skips in urban centres. The order in which he directs that urban centres should have garbage skips located every 200 metres and emptied every three days or more frequently depending on the volume of the garbage.…
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Delayed payment of salaries and for work done is a form of corruption
Over the weekend, I discussed with a friend and colleague how delayed payments of salaries and for work done is really crippling the working class in Uganda. Moreover, it is not necessarily always the case that the delay in payment is because the bosses don’t have the money to make payroll. More often than not…
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Richest country in the East African Community
Burundi, with the second highest population density within the East African Community (EAC), of about 457 people per square kilometre, is the poorest country in the EAC; in Africa; and in the whole world. It has a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of US$ 308 (about Ug. 1.2 million). Kenya, with the fourth lowest…
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