Uganda, May 16 -- Mum and I, living 50km apart, are yet to be counted. There are no signs of enumerators on my front porch. The census probably missed the young children who harvest acorns from the p... Read More
Uganda, May 9 -- The informal census says a number of things about Uganda's population. In Kampala, authorities say the city accommodates 5 million people, three times the nighttime population of Manh... Read More
Uganda, May 2 -- Wages are average. Taxes are high but so is a semblance of public services. Many stories about corruption appears every now and again. Kenya's IGG sits in a swanky little office buil... Read More
Uganda, April 25 -- There has been an interesting pause for reflection in recent weeks on the state and performance of the Ugandan economy. There is a lot to work with already in the public domain. T... Read More
Uganda, April 18 -- In a move expected, but whose full weight registered on the weekend, Iran launched 300 drones and surface to air missiles on Israel and Jordan to avenge prior Israeli attacks on Ir... Read More
Uganda, April 11 -- Government has published new taxation proposals to finance the 2024/2025 budget. Highlights include a proposed land transaction tax of 5 percent, an increase in stamp duty levied o... Read More
Uganda, April 4 -- I am on downtime. I did attend two of the Easter Masses, Palm Sunday, with the Passion of the Christ, and Easter Sunday in two remarkably different churches. One a city church, one-... Read More
Uganda, March 28 -- Quietly, it appears the President typed his own Cabinet list. It didn't matter that in the 17-page document, as he spelled out the portfolios, some that should have been in upper c... Read More
Uganda, March 21 -- In 2023, Kenya through IMF loans and acceptance of a structural adjustment programme avoided default on the Eurobond. In 2024, the economy is calmer. The local unit is gaining str... Read More
Uganda, March 13 -- Halfway around the world, President Joe Biden 81, and former President Donald J Trump 77, as expected clinched their respective parties' nominations for president. President Trump ... Read More