Analysis & Opinions

By Ian Gumisiriza Jeremiah Wednesday 18th begun like any other Ugandan beautiful day, peaceful and promising. The hardworking, law-abiding citizens headed to their respective places of work to eke out a living while the propagators of chaos and mayhem set on yet another provocative course of action in Luuka. Why

By John Rujoki Musinguzi Last week, I together with my counterparts of the revenue authorities in the East African Community, met for the 48th East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General meeting to share about our revenue performances especially during the Covid19 pandemic, and to address common challenges we face as

Presidential Candidate, John Katumba By Denis Jjuuko The scene is a media house somewhere in Lubaga. Journalists have taken their positions with their cameras mounted on tripods, earpieces plugged in, and their fingertips on the shutter buttons. A speeding Shs200 million brand new pickup truck with counter-terrorism and VIP protection

By Regean Mugume The outbreak of COVID-19 and its subsequent spread is exacerbating the worrying food security vulnerabilities in many Ugandan households. A mother of three in Kampala is quoted saying “Hunger will kill us even before we die of this virus.” According to the State of Food Security and

By Ben Ssebuguzi One of the online news sites, CEO magazine, carried a big headline: "BoU purported liquidation of Crane bank is illegal,". This is not the first time Bank of Uganda (BoU) is seen in an apparent battle with Ugandan investors. There are a number of other cases including;

The panel of experts that have tipped businesses Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Friday hosted her first of four online ‘Bomba ya Business’ summits. The panel was made up of eminent analysts including Dr Fred Muhumuza- an Economics Lecturer at Makerere University, Francis Kamulegeya– Country Senior Partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC),

By Victor Koyi, ChildFund International, Africa Regional Director COVID-19 presents a great challenge to the education sector. It forces us to explore new ways of educating our children. As schools have reopened, there is need to rethink learning as we adhere to the containment measures aimed at minimizing the spread

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director,  Kristalina Georgieva (pictured) has commended China’s efforts  to combat Corona virus so far. She made the remarks at Caixin Summit held in China on November 12, 2020.  “As a result of very determined domestic measures, the Chinese economy is going to be one