Here is what informed the rationalisation of agencies
Back in the 1990s, Uganda adopted several reforms. One of them was creation of semi-autonomous agencies. The architects of these (largely donor-driven) reforms promised e...
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Caught in the shadows: Painful reality of elephantiasis
It is midday and Gaudensia Tankobatagira is sitting quietly on a stool beneath the shade of an avocado tree at her home in Kabigyemire Village, Busiriba Sub-county in Kam...
Tourism board, hotel owners lock horns over new licences
Hotel owners across the country have protested a move by the Uganda Tourism Board to shut down accommodation facilities that are not licensed by the board to operate. The...
VIDEO: Questions linger over Shs10 trillion SGR cost
In early March 2017, panic-stricken officials from Uganda’s ministries of Works and Finance, dashed to Dar es Salaam to “compare notes†with their Tanz...
Using prosthetic bras can boost survivor confidence
More than 80 percent of women seeking treatment for breast cancer in Uganda are diagnosed at a late stage of the disease. According to Global Cancer Statistics 2022, brea...
Bad habits that may be damaging your car
James Bright has been a long-distance driver since 1997. Over time, he has observed that neglecting unusual sounds in a car is one of the poor car maintenance habits that...
Atiak Sugar Factory: Billions spent, no production
When the machines at the factory first started roaring over a decade ago, its senior management pledged to turn the venture into “an engine for development to suppo...
How to grow organic cocoa
Cocoa grows well on a wide range of soils but lose soils that allow movement of air and moisture, and root penetration is ideal. It must hold moisture in the soil during...
50 per cent of Fort Portal wetlands drown in destruction - study
About 50.9 percent of Fort Portal City's total wetland area has been degraded due to human activities, a new study has revealed. According to the study by Aid Environment...
Why Ugandans can't build good homes
Ugandans are too broke to build a decent house, with only three in 10 able to acquire land, buy construction materials, and pay for labour to construct one. Ms Judith Nab...