Lawrence Mukiibi was a prominent educationist in Uganda. Whatever his imperfections that were laid bare after his death in 2017, Mukiibi was the first person to set up modern schools that were compared to four-star hotels. His schools, the St Lawrence Schools, were not only about beautiful buildings. Mukiibi minded about academic standards, too. Yet…
In the global arena, strategic partnerships are pivotal for national development. Uganda, a country rich in natural resources and potential, has been exploring alliances that can propel its economic and security objectives. Among its various international partners, Russia stands out as a particularly promising ally. Over the past six decades, Uganda and Russia have nurtured…
The Minister of Kampala Minsa Kabanda, has warned schools under the UPE and USE scheme not to levy extra fees on pupils. Kabanda was meeting with government school leaders in Kampala to address the contentious issue of school fees levies. The meeting was prompted by complaints from parents about the financial burdens imposed by some…
The Lobito corridor project has been touted to Angola, Zambia, and DRC as a game changer for their socio-economic needs. In rearity, it pursues interests of the West. The EU and the U.S. are mainly interested in, in providing quicker and more effective routes for valuable and strategic resources from Africa to their markets. It…
Eight years after it opened its doors, Viva College School in Jinja is already making great academic strides. The school, this year, had two of its students admitted for the prestigious Bachelor of Laws degree on government sponsorship at Makerere University. To put this achievement into perspective, Viva College had more students admitted to the…
Ugandans love mob justice. This is the only reason why some of them are over the moon about financial and immigration sanctions that the United Kingdom’s deputy foreign secretary, Andrew Mitchell, two weeks ago unnecessarily imposed on the Ugandan Speaker and two former cabinet ministers. Put simply, we are confronted with an acute display of…
Over the last couple of years, some European nations have multiplied on endeavors to contain the inundation of migrants from Africa and different regions of the planet, with many mooting harder limitations. While some updated their haven and relocation arrangements, others keep on constraining African states to increment movement controls. Migrants, in many thousands, frequently…
Busoga College Mwiri, once a powerful school that produced lawyers, doctors, engineers, journalists and some of the most prominent politicians in Uganda today did not have any student admitted on government sponsorship at Makerere University this year. According to the list, no student from Mwiri qualified for government sponsorship on any course at Makerere University…
In a stormy meeting this week, junior staff at Vision Group tasked management to raise their pay and improve on their working conditions. The meeting was called after management instituted a survey to establish some of the challenges junior editorial staff face in the execution of their roles. Many freelancers said they can hardly meet…
For the second time in three months, Molly Katanga, the widow of slain businessman Henry Katanga, was denied bail by the High Court this week. This has raised several questions, within the legal fraternity, as to whether the 55-year-old visibly sick widow is not entitled to bail simply because of the gravity of the accusations…
