Uganda is sitting on a diabetes crisis, but it might be good for our democracy

Uganda, May 15 -- When was the last time you saw a thin boda boda rider? You probably haven't been paying attention, so take a moment to think about it or look around. Behind the dusty windbreaker jac... Read More

City traders fighting a losing battle on tax. They need to wage a different war

Uganda, May 8 -- I felt rather sorry watching President Museveni address city traders in an attempt to defuse a simmering dispute over tax. Most of what Mr Museveni said was factual and in line with c... Read More

Well done, Observer. Now we all must sign a new social contract with citizens

Uganda, May 1 -- The Observer newspaper recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary, making it the second-longest running mainstream independent newspaper after the Monitor. It is remarkable that t... Read More

NRM govt can achieve a lot more success by doing a lot less, better

Uganda, April 24 -- In his many chalk-and-blackboard lectures around the country in his early days in power, President Museveni loved to roll off examples of extravagant imports by the Tito Okello and... Read More

When Ugandan traders start sneezing it is time for politicians to catch a cold

Uganda, April 17 -- Traders in Kampala and elsewhere in central Uganda who are refusing to open their shops on particular days to protest against high taxes collected too aggressively, as well as unfa... Read More

What I learned about life, writing, and 'dry-cleaning' from a cockroach in Kamuli

Uganda, April 3 -- I have always wondered how different my life would have turned out if I had not run into Opio Sam Caleb. I had just turned eight when I was yanked out of the comforts of Kitante Pri... Read More

Everyone says they have no money, and the data now support the stories

Uganda, March 27 -- Everyone you ask about life in Uganda these days seems to have their version of how bad things are. Sentiments about "things" range from hard to bad or, for those who are slightly ... Read More

Hoping for better times can kill you, but often it is the only thing keeping you alive

Uganda, March 20 -- Many journalists in godforsaken places have their own version of what is essentially the same script of heartbreak. You have a story; an expose of criminality or some other wrongdo... Read More

Is it possible to change a rotten political system without getting one's hands dirty?

Uganda, March 13 -- We argued last week that the ongoing fighting within the higher echelons of the NUP political party - a sideshow from the profligacy at Parliament - reflected internal contradictio... Read More

A phone call from Bobi Wine to Mpuuga and the perils in pursuing and managing power

Uganda, March 6 -- It is early morning when Mathias Mpuuga's phone rings. Bobi Wine, his party leader, wants to see him urgently at his home in Magere. Hon. Mpuuga cancels his morning and heads over. ... Read More

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