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ODREK RWABWOGO: Farewell, a thinker with a sense of originality and a level headed gentleman– Jacob Oulanyah!

It was early October 1990 and we had just picked our brown envelopes having checked our names on the noticeboards…

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OWEYEGHA AFUNADUULA: Why is it Easier to Divide Than Unite Busoga?

Of those little friends of ours that help us to fit in and understand our different environments and societies and…

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Speaker Oulanyah now ‘belongs to the ages’

Just two days shy of his 57th birthday, Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah was announced dead by President…

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UPDF Participates In The Uganda Water And Environment Week

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) together with sector actors and other stakeholders is involved in a week-long event that…

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OFWONO OPONDO: Muhwezi aborted censure, and MP Zaake impeachment; a lesson to NUP 

Recently, Parliament overly dominated by the NRM took an unusual decision to impeach Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake and stripped…

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CDF Flags Off Uganda Battle Group XXXV to Somalia

The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi on Saturday officiated at the send-off ceremony of Uganda Battle…

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DENIS JJUUKO: Why you don’t necessarily have to withdraw your NSSF 20% savings

Finally, Ugandans who save their money with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) can get at least 20% of their…

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DR INNOCENT NAHABWE: Ukraine-Russia War; Why we need to slow down our expenditure

The war in Ukraine may be thousands of kilometres away but its effects are felt hard here at home. There…

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Traders want to be involved in public health decision making

Traders seek involvement in decisions that ensure public health saying a number of clauses in the Public Health (Amendment) Bill…

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OWEYEGHA AFUNADUULA: Why are Prices of Commodities Rising Uncontrollably in Uganda?

President Tibuhaburwa Museveni told the country that prices of commodities in Uganda were rising because of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict…

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Sseninde Urges Market Leaders to Embrace Gov’t Poverty Eradication Programmes

It was a yellow affair yesterday at Nakasero market in Kampala as multitudes of ecstatic NRM supporters gathered to welcome…

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SEM. ROBERT BIGABWARUGABA: Lent is a period of Spiritual Retreat

Lent is a solemn 40-day period in the Church’s liturgical year in which we prepare ourselves spiritually for the great…

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Zonal industrial hubs will curb unemployment, stimulate production, says State House Comptroller

The State House Comptroller, Ms. Jane Barekye, has said that the 21 zonal industrial hubs that have been constructed under…

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ALBERT KATABARWA: My understanding of Patriotism and how it can be instilled in today’s youth

The past has been a breeding ground of the patriotic, the noble, and the brave. But does it seem that…

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DENIS JJUUKO: In a world where everyone has a degree, skills will take your places

Last week, I was invited by my alma mater, Makerere University, to speak to journalism and communication students in their…

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