Opinion & Features
MY ADVICE TO FELLOW UGANDANS.
Opinion By Mordecai Muriisa Martin, Jr. I advise all Ugandans to heed to the President’s and ministry of health’s precautionary measures as we stand together to fight this pandemic and I’m convinced we shall defeat it, it’s such a…
COMPETENCE AND MORALITY: BEYOND THE CERTIFICATE IN A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES
Dr. Susan Olajoke Akinkurolere (Technical Aid Corps Volunteer) A Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean of Research, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning Kampala International University, Uganda Watching a movie stirs a…
KIU HOSTS BOOK LAUNCH ON MOBILE AFRICA AND ROAMING AFRICA EDITED BY PROF. DR. MIRJAM VAN REISEN…
By Prisca Adaeze Nenger Today, at Kampala International University (KIU), the Office of the Vice-chancellor together with the Directorate of Higher Degrees and Research - DHDR, hosts the formal launching of two books – ‘MOBILE AFRICA’…
Refugees and Host Community Gang up to Fight Climate Change
By Noah Omuya “By the time we arrived here from South Sudan, there were trees all over this place. It was very hard to build houses and we had no option but to cut down the trees; that is why you see the place is now bear with no trees,”…
UGANDA @ 57 – ARE WE TRULY INDEPENDENT?
By Wandera Stephen The essence of writing this article is to try and show where we came from and where we are as a nation. For long Uganda enjoyed independence until the coming of the first Arabs in about 1845 led by Ahmed Bin Ibrahim…
Skilling of South Sudanese Refugees in Bidibidi Settlement Restores Lost Hope
By Kisekka Umar In Yoyo Youth Vocational Skills Center in Bidibidi refugee settlement are clustered teams of youths, busy learning in different vocational skills. A gaze of smiles filled with a message of hope strikes from the eyes of…
Will Uganda’s Oil diversify Its Economy for the Long-Term?
By Angela Luyiga In 2006, Uganda confirmed discovery of crude oil reserves of up to 6.5 billion barrels in the Lake Albert basin along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier this year, the government auctioned out…
We All Should Have an Idea about Sustainable Development Goals
By Alex Kamukama Many people talk about national issues with a lot of passion and some actually speak as if they are authorities on these issues yet they don’t base their talk on facts or true knowledge. We all should take it upon…
A Story For Those Who Keep Moving Forward
By Alex Busingye “The way up and the way down are one and the same.” - T. S. Eliot The Call A couple of years ago, as a masters student abroad, on a calm Tuesday afternoon, I noticed in myself a distinct sign of discontent. This was…
Why Education Has Not Caught Up With The 21st Century
Stakeholders in education need to urgently wake up from the 20th century slumber. Reality check is; we are already in the 21st century but our education is still wired for 20th century society. It is important to do a genuine…