Recently, I had an opportunity to visit Rwanda for the second time in 5 years. The last time I was in Rwanda was in 2007. My wife and I had just gotten married, were fresh newbies when we went to explore a bit of Rwanda. We ended up staying only one night, and so did not have the chance to explore extensively. Even then, one could draw a sharp contrast between Rwanda and...
Learn MoreBy Andy Kristian Africa is on the brink of losing only what she’s got left; that is, her land. The telescopes of several countries and corporations are on Africa, which until recently still possessed vast areas of arable and virgin land. This shift is due to the rising food prices, climate change and massive populations in Asia, particularly, China, Arab Countries...
Learn MoreDear Ugandans, Recently, the president has tactically shifted the national debate on the ailing economy and his government’s mismanagement of money to the subject of Mabira Forest and his threats to cut it down by giving it away for sugar cane planting. The president would be stupid to attempt to do that, and conventional wisdom would show he will not. But President...
Learn MoreLast week, I mentioned that at the begging of last year, I wrote an article for an online news-wire listing and explaining 10 (ten) things that I though the government of Uganda needed to address immediately. A year later; or just last week, the daily monitor listed down 10 (ten) key issues that they believe the government of Uganda/ President Museveni need to fix. Their...
Learn MoreAt the begging of last year, I wrote an article for an online news-wire listing and explaining 10 things that I though the government of Uganda needed to address immediately. One year later; in today’s Daily Monitor, the daily monitor lists down 10 key issues that they believe the government of Uganda/ President Museveni need to fix. Their own article can be found...
Learn MoreBy P. Onyait-Odeke Recently, walking to work became the new phenomenon in Uganda’s Politics; a country where the population is experiencing a steadily rising inflation that has caused fuel & commodity prices to escalate. From 11.4 to 14.1% in just one month the cost of living is so high that the majority of the people are finding it hard to feed. Just two months...
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