By Dr Ambrose Kibuuka It is now common knowledge that a university degree remains a vital achievement, but it does not guarantee a good life, let alone a job. The recent demonstrations by Makerere University fresh graduates on the streets of Kampala reminded us of this rude fact. If you are a young person preparing […]
This article was first published in New Vision on June 4, 2014 I am a father of three children. The two first children are okay but I have a challenge with the youngest child. She is very shy. If she is not used to a person, she avoids eye contact, or even covers her face […]
This article was first published in New Vision on March 13, 2013 I have a daughter who is four years of age. She goes to a kindergarten. Every time she returns from school, she narrates everything she learnt. The only unexciting part is when she begins to bombard us with a chain of ‘why’ questions. […]
By Prof. Mesharch Katusiimeh Your Excellency, managing the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy, but you have done very well under the circumstances. Your tireless efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda has been recognised at home and abroad. You decided ‘to err on the side of caution’ and […]
Janet Billy Mulindwa The Government has made education accessible to many children through universal primary and secondary education programmes. As a result, there are more students now graduating from educational institutions than ever before. Universities and other higher institutions release hundreds of graduates into the labour market each year. Unfortunately, many of the graduates remain […]
By Enock Kibuuka It is now sixty years since Uganda became an independent state. Uganda’s socio-economic landscape has since metamorphosed seismically with political bellicosity and turmoil being a major characteristic, at least for the first thirty years after independence. However, it is worth noting that, out of these sixty years of independence, the National Resistance […]
Francis Emukule The debate about whether the mode of delivering university education in Uganda needs to change rages on. Many have suggested that the system is outdated because it still lays emphasis on teaching theory and producing job seekers rather than employment creators. They argue that a meaningful university education in a country which is […]
Recently, a mother of nine children expressed to me her dissatisfaction with the way nurses are treating her children. Susan wrote to me saying, “I took my son to see his paediatrician who decided to give him an injection. The nurse had a difficult time injecting him and had to prick him several times. “My […]