Some 60 people feared killed in multiple bus accident in western Uganda as police send out conflicting figures

Some 60 people feared killed in multiple bus accident in western Uganda as police send out conflicting figures

In Uganda, 5,144 people were killed in road crashes in 2024. That number rose from 4,806 in 2023 and 4,534 in 2022, according to official police figures, which show a worrisome rise in the total number of those killed or injured in road crashes in recent years.

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Why discipline, time management and sociality became critical ingredients of success in Uganda’s pioneer institutions of higher learning

Why discipline, time management and sociality became critical ingredients of success in Uganda’s pioneer institutions of higher learning

Discipline is critical because without it we cannot set and achieve goals, develop good habits, overcome challenges, improve time management, and enhance family and community growth and development. In a sentence, we cannot be successful.

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Dear Ugandans, a university degree is healthy pursuit but it’s not a licence or right to complacency

Dear Ugandans, a university degree is healthy pursuit but it’s not a licence or right to complacency

Degrees will be good not necessarily in the equation of AI. We should all prepare to accommodate AI as tool that will improve the way we do things for the benefit of humanity. It is wisdom to do so. Rote political thinking and action in leadership and governance will soon be a thing of the past.

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How Museveni’s ‘garbage in, garbage out’ politics stunts Uganda’s knowledge industry

How Museveni’s ‘garbage in, garbage out’ politics stunts Uganda’s knowledge industry

In the case of the knowledge workers of Uganda (teachers, lecturers and professors) and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government since 1986, there has been a mismatch between the two contending entities regarding resolution of conflicts in the education system in general and the universities and schools in particular.

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NRM, UPDF are firmly in the hands of President Museveni’s over-militarised family that determines who rules Uganda

NRM, UPDF are firmly in the hands of President Museveni’s over-militarised family that determines who rules Uganda

In UPDF, the powers of recruiting, promotion, retention and retiring army officers is vividly in the hands of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba – who is the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and son of President Tibuhaburwa Museveni. In a way, the manipulated Parliament of Uganda gave the UPDF Act 2025 to family of President Tibuhaburwa Museveni in general and General Muhoozi Kainerugaba in particular. The act allows the military to try civilians.

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Uganda invests in large-scale mining in Busia district after discovery of gold valued at $12 trillion

Uganda invests in large-scale mining in Busia district after discovery of gold valued at $12 trillion

The discovery of gold valued at approximately $12 trillion, positions Uganda as a potential major player in the global gold market. The deposits are primarily located in the Karamoja region, which has historically been underdeveloped.

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Kenya and Uganda revisit urgency of standard gauge railway during trade talks

Kenya and Uganda revisit urgency of standard gauge railway during trade talks

The MOU also include extension of the standard gauge railway to Malaba, removing quotas and duties on goods originating in the two countries such as poultry and poultry products, dairy and dairy products, sugar, juices, pishori rice and furniture.

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Is General Muhoozi Kainerugaba the lodestar of anti-corruption leadership in Uganda?

Is General Muhoozi Kainerugaba the lodestar of anti-corruption leadership in Uganda?

There is now no doubt that General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been a fast-rising star in the military and in Uganda’s politico-military status quo. As I stated above, his rise in the army was fast-tracked by the President.

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Uganda hurtling to new monarchised military: From Obote ‘Original Sin’ to soldier-king in the making

Uganda hurtling to new monarchised military: From Obote ‘Original Sin’ to soldier-king in the making

This was the political status quo on October 9, 1963, when CWRU was renamed Uganda, and its governance placed in the hands of an Executive Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote, and a ceremonial president, Sir Edward Muteesa II, and ceremonial vice-president, Sir William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope II.

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Academic ageism, intellectual death and decline of public intellectualism: The making of Uganda intellectual cemetery  

Academic ageism, intellectual death and decline of public intellectualism: The making of Uganda intellectual cemetery  

Professors, as they expand the age range, point to positive aspects of ageism, which reflects that increasing age is not associated with negative aspects in the work environment. The aging professor is positively positioned as he is inserted in more postgraduate programmes.

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