Stamping out corruption is Museveni’s pet topic, but it remains Uganda’s epitome as long as he’s in power
There is every indication that President Tibuhaburwa Museveni will make corruption a pet topic as long as he remains president. He will promise heaven on earth in stumping it out. However, increasingly many Ugandans are convinced that corruption is integral to NRA/M and its government.
Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months
Israel is determined to destroy Hamas despite global calls for a ceasefire in the 11-week-old war. Since Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages on October 7 in the deadliest day in Israeli history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded with an assault that has laid much of Hamas-ruled Gaza to waste.
Bond: Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest sovereign default
According to two sources familiar with the situation, bondholders had not been paid the coupon as of the end of Friday December 22, the last international banking working day before the grace period expires.
Moscow admits Ukrainian Air Force had inflicted damage on its giant warship on Crimean port
Although a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made little in the way of battlefield gains and the Russian military has regained the initiative in several places, Ukraine has been able to launch a series of attacks on Crimea, the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, inflicting serious damage.
Stolen right to land: Why are young Ugandan graduates joining risky slave labour in Middle East?
What we are seeing is a volcano waiting to explode. The grabbed land belongs to Ugandans, not the grabbers. Tomorrow Ugandans will grab it back to themselves from those pretending to be the owners of the land. The graduate slaves, will one day come to the realisation that their generation has been cheated, exploited and wasted. It will be like the slaves of USA who struggled to free themselves.
Israel PM vows ‘Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza demilitarised and Palestinians deradicalised’
Nearly 20,700 Gazans have been killed, including 250 in the last 24 hours, according to authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza.
Biden orders retaliatory strikes on Iranian-aligned group after US troops are injured in drone attack
Within hours, Biden convened his nationals security team for a call in which Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed Biden on the response options. Biden opted to target three locations used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, the official said.
When one good turn deserves another: How doing good secures your life, delivers miracles
Prof Balunywa loves critical thinking. So do I. Creativity, initiative, innovation and imagination, are the hallmarks of Balunywa. If I have not preached these as critical human resources, I have also deployed them. So there is a good degree of congruence.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s $1.6b stake in Man United set for Premier League and NY Stock Exchange okay
The transaction will be funded by Trawlers Limited – a company wholly owned by Ratcliffe – without any debt, United said. United fans have been critical of the leveraged nature of the Glazers’ buyout that loaded debt onto the club, as well as a perceived lack of investment and the dividends taken out by the Fowners.
Why Uganda needs ‘Most Notorious Failures Museum’: The good and bad of 38-year presidency
Unfortunately, politicisation and militarisation of everything possible has become the norm rather than the exception in Uganda. In many cases, hypothesis testing and exploratory testing are eliminated and what is desired is implemented, often at very high cost in terms of energy, time, money, justice and development.
