Op-Ed
Raising Women Should Never Require Burying Men
By Odeke Bazel In this country, gender conversations have settled into a familiar rhythm. When women suffer, the nation listens.…
“Common Person”: What a Burna Boy Song Taught Me About Naturopathy, Power, and Survival in Africa
By Raphael Nyarkotey Obu On a long Emirates flight from Dubai to Accra, suspended somewhere between global privilege and African…
MWESIGWA GRACE: Opposition Cannot Provoke Security, Incite Masses And Expect to be ‘Massaged’ in Return
Uganda’s security forces, often maligned in headlines, are in fact the unsung custodians of order amid deliberate provocation, and their…
Why NUP’s Big Rally Numbers Don’t Matter Unless They Are Turned into Engines of Change Rather Than Concerts of Hope
In Uganda’s election season, the obsession with numbers has reached a near religious intensity. Candidates both from the regime and…
Decentralisation Without Services: Has Power Really Reached the People in Uganda?
When Uganda adopted decentralisation, it was sold as a simple, powerful idea: take power closer to the people. Districts would…
A Light Dimmed Too Soon: Our Energy Transition Needs Honest Reflection
My neighbour Sarah runs a small salon in Wantoni, Mukono. For the past month, her schedule has been dictated not…
