Tag Archives: Succession

A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-rooted management weaknesses that now threaten the country’s fragile health system. At the centre of the storm …

ALEXANDER LUYIMA | THE HOIMA POSTKAMPALA, Uganda — The streets of Kampala, once alive with the colour, sound, and anticipation of election season, now sit under a heavy and uneasy calm. Campaign songs have faded from junctions and trading centres. Public gatherings are rare. In their place are quiet conversations, early closures, and nightly reports of abductions that stir memories …