Tag Archive: Uganda

Happy Independence Day, Uganda

I had a conversation with my Dad earlier today . He was ironing his red T-shirt when he remarked – this used to be...

Women and Politics in Uganda – Rhoda Kalema’s Story

Rhoda Kalema is a story of commitment, courage, character and triumph as a girl, a woman, mother, and grandmother to many young women in...

Bobi Wine Arrest Unites Ugandans in Quest for Justice

Photo Credit : Nicolas Bamulenzaki  Uganda has been through a rough couple of weeks.  Violence  erupted on August 11 2018 in a by election...

Uganda Implements the Social Media Tax & Mobile Money Tax

A few weeks ago,  one of the Facebook groups (Cake Shop Uganda)  that I am a part of launched a massive campaign. The Facebook...

Human Trafficking, the predicament the Government of Uganda has created

A relative from the village called me recently. “I need you to connect me to Dubai” he said. “What will you be going to...

The folly of Uganda’s mobile money tax

It almost seems someone at the top of the food chain wants mobile money to fail in Uganda. That can be the only reason...

How necessary is the death penalty?

Death penalty has over the years become a contentious issue for Africa and the world over. There has been an established pattern in which...

Signs of a Museveni fatigue: It is Kyadondo East, not North

The young friend of ours is called Honorable Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu AKA Bobi Wine, and he represents Kyadondo East, not North as you assert...

Uganda’s criminal justice system is failing. Here’s how to make it work

Uganda’s criminal justice system is suffering from multiple organ failure. The breakdown has unleashed on the population a system that continues to preside over...

Culture /Religion Vs Human Rights

On 21 November 2017 proprietors and editors of Red Pepper, a tabloid newspaper in Uganda were arrested.  Those arrested include Arinaitwe Rugyendo, James Mujuni,...

The Great Lakes Region’s fragile order

The Great Lakes Region’s fragile democracy is taking a toll on human life, critical governance issues, and threatening stability in the region. In less...

Using social media to solve local $1 problems – the Digital Humanitarian

I saw that tweet and so I asked fellow social good practitioners what they thought – Sartaj explained a few things. In his words:...