Author: Citizen Editor

Over the weekend, news made rounds that two members of parliament one from the East and another from the west had been summoned by the Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli for questioning. These are connected to the Shs164billion cooperative scandal and were to appear on Wednesday 19th for grilling and questioning. Indeed after receiving the summons through parliament, Igara county Members of Parliament Hon Micheal Mawanda and Elgon County MP Hon Ignatius Wamukuyu Mudimi presented themselves and were subjected to hours of interrogations and questioning. At the end of the day, the two were detained. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB…

By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Unexpectedly, on 17th June 2024, I received a call from a friend abroad whom, for the purposes of this article, I will call Mark. After greeting me, he said: “I read your article titled ‘The Educated Fools of Uganda”. Even if you titled it “The Educated Fools of the World”, it would still apply because that is what global education, stressing disciplinary knowledge production and disciplinary production of human resources, has done: Producing educated fools”. He went on, “You were right to describe the educated fools as “…. educated fools are people who have tons of academic achievements…

The search and manhunt for corrupt members of parliament continues as police, army and other security agencies cast their nets far and wide at the instigation of President Museveni’s revelations that he’s aware of connivance in parliament with Finance Ministry bosses to inflate budgets. News coming in indicate that Igara county legislator Michael Mawanda will tonight sleep inside Natete Police station over his involvement in the cooperative compensation money worthy Shs164billions. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 Mawanda who is a member and one the top bosses of Muhoozi’s Patriotic League…

By Paul Mugoya Big questions; Does Parliament represent the people’s interest or the President’s Interest Or is it an Enabler For Corruption? Are people losing their faith in democracy just because it no longer serves their interests? Are people losing interest in political parties just because they are seen to serve the interests of only those who own and manage them? Politics has been commercialized and has become a transactional tool for conducting illicit businesses for self-aggrandizement at the taxpayer’s expense. Ugandans view the current economy as an extortionist economy that extracts from the poor to enrich a few tops…

By Paul Mugoya Ugandans deserve some respect and appreciation for having sustained the NRM government for this long. Ugandans have worked hard and sacrificed their time to ensure their leaders lived a comfortable life, anticipating in return for good governance with a good social policy that can cater for their social needs. Unfortunately, we have been given a raw deal. Let it be known, that the offices and positions that they hold are not hereditary or customary but public offices at the expense of the taxpayers. We expect all public servants or those holding political offices/positions to conduct themselves with…

By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Perhaps there are no two words in lingual history that have been written or talked about than the words “Success” and “Failure”. Many people see them as adversaries, but really, they are co-joined twins. They never leave each other behind. Where there is failure there is success. In fact, when success occurs then next logical thing is failure and vice versa. It is impossible to be continually successful without failure. And if you follow Chinese Chairman Mao Tse Tung’s “Try Fail, Try Again and Fail Until you Succeed, then ultimately you succeed if working hard is a virtue…

Entebbe, Uganda: The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has partnered with Menigte Farms (MeFarms) Limited to revolutionize the goat farming industry across the country. In a Memorandum of Understanding signed at NARO’s headquarters in Entebbe on Tuesday, the two organizations aim to advance research, breeding, management, and commercialization programs for goats, ensuring a reliable and sustainable supply of quality goat products for both domestic and international markets. The MoU was signed by NARO Director General Dr. Yona Baguma and MeFarms’ Managing Director Mr. Kule Brian on behalf of their respective organizations. By leveraging NARO’s extensive research capabilities and MeFarms’ practical…

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has been away from Uganda and from his duties due to some sickness which he has been battling with for the last 3 years but recent photos seen by this publication show the king is not as sick as many alarmist bloggers claim. His absence from the kingdom and from the public domain had elicited mixed reactions raised suspicions among his subjects and politicians have been demanding to see the king. Baganda have staged several protests at the Namibian embassy in London. It was earlier revealed that the King is in Namibia undergoing treatment owing to…

Members of Parliament Yusuf Mutembuli [Bunyole East] and Cissy Namujju [Lwengo District] will sleep in Luzira prisons a bit longer than expected after the judge declined to grant them bail as requested earlier and instead committed them to the high court to face trial after DPP collecting all implicating evidence. ADVERT: FOR THE BEST WEB HOSTING, WEB DESIGNS AND DOMAIN NAMES, CALL OR WHATSAPP +256758201313 The duo were arrested together with another legislator Paul Akamba of Busiki county and were all returned to court last Friday 14th June but Mutembuli and Namujju failed to secure bail. Their colleague Akamba managed…

The Ugandan government runs up debt like it doesn’t have to ever pay it back. Last year, it spent nearly twice the amount it collected in taxes, running over outstanding budget deficit in balances of payments alone notwithstanding civil servants’ dismal salaries and wage bills paid in arrears amidst the corruption inherent from the top echelons of authority in the ministries down to the local government administrative apparatus. Imagine if the average Ugandan household behaved like that, what is pending is stressful. The median family income in Uganda is modestly around or below Ugx35m per annum. According to Uganda Bureau…