Ugandans don’t celebrate their writers. Let’s change that! Did you know there is a Ugandan writer whose books once sold millions of copies? Not just once but continue to fly off the shelves long after that writer’s demise? Yes, it is all true. Her name was Barbara Kimenye and you probably read one of her…
Robert Kyagulanyi, the president of the National Unity Platform has pledged to defend liberal principles including “the rights of those who are vulnerable to discrimination whether they are members of ethnic group, PWDs…and LGBTQ+ people”. This was one of the resolutions made at a gathering of human rights activists, academics, and political actors fighting for…
Patricia Ojangole, the managing director of Uganda Development Bank (UDB), has, for the fourth year running, won the Sustainability Leader of the Year Award at the Annual Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards in Germany. UDB and Ojangole were awarded the Sustainability Leader of the Year Award for “demonstrating exceptional leadership in mainstreaming sustainability and making a…
Until her recent arrest over charges of modern-day slavery in the United Kingdom, Justice Lydia Mugambe Ssali’s legal career appeared to be headed only in one direction: Up. She was a High Court judge in Uganda, had served as a judge on a UN Tribunal and had enrolled at the prestigious University of Oxford in…
Sudhir Ruparelia, the owner of Kampala Parents School, today nipped in the bud the strike by his teachers after agreeing to make some changes to their working conditions. However a scruitny of the recommendations from the meeting Sudhir held with the parents, teachers and his management team reveals that the tycoon eventually triumphed. For instance,…
Rev. Fr. Constantine Rupiny is the new bishop of Nebbi Diocese. The annoucement was contained in a statement by Luigi Bianco, the papal nuncio to Uganda. “The Apostolic Nunciature desires to congratulate the new Bishop and invokes abundant blessings upon his pastoral ministry in that local Church,” the statement read. He replaces Archbishop Raphael p’Mony…
A stormy meeting between parents and management of Kampala Parents School over the grievances of teachers ended with a resolution that pupils stay home for two days until all issues are resolved. It follows a sit down strike by teachers of the school last week over poor pay and harsh working conditions. The teachers had…
Sam Omala, the retired Assistant Commissioner of Police who rose to prominence after ‘tormenting’ Dr Kizza Besigye during the walk-to-work protests in 2011, is now fighting for his life at Mulago Hospital. Videos and images of Omala lying on his hospital bed last week evoked mixed reactions. Clearly, the officer who made a name for…
Joseph Ijara was a humble taxi driver in Soroti. Then one day, his boss fired him. For a time he felt angry and underappreciated. Then he attended Intrenational Youth Day celebrations in Soroti where President Museveni preached about the four-acre model. Museveni’s speech struck the right chord and Ijara embraced farming. “I owned 2.5 acres…
Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku. Developing nations who had sought over $1 trillion in assistance called the agreement an “insult” and argued it did not give them the vital…
