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× Fellow Policy Implementers and Enforcement Officers, Dr. Rugaju says: All excuses are equal, but they don’t cancel the responsibility. “I was ordered by above” is an excuse. “Everyone does it” is an excuse. “The salary is small” is an excuse. The President gave us an order in Article 99 of the Constitution: Execute government policy. Excuses are mutiny. H.E. …

A nuclear power plant The conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has escalated sharply. The US military has enforced a naval blockade of Iranian ports, and peace talks in Pakistan have collapsed. The Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil flows, is now under immense pressure. Shipping transits have dropped to near zero. The International …

The National Housing Construction Company Limited (NHCCL), a key pillar in Uganda’s push for modern housing and sustainable urbanisation, is now staring at a deepening crisis after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report laid bare a trail of financial missteps, stalled projects, and internal intrigue that threatens to derail its mandate. At the centre of the storm is Chief Executive …

The rot at the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has finally exploded into the open, and what is emerging from the Auditor General’s December 2025 report is a damning portrait of an institution limping under the weight of internal failures, financial indiscipline, and a bitter succession war at the top. At the centre of the storm is Director Dr. Bernadette …

By Amos Tayebwa A silent but deadly crisis is unfolding in Mbarara, where medical experts are raising the alarm over a surge in maternal deaths linked to unsafe abortions—warning that the lives of young women are increasingly hanging in the balance. Doctors and health workers from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital say the situation is spiraling, with desperate girls and women …

Donald Trump has said the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran – home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country’s economic lifeline. The US president said Kharg Island’s military facilities were “totally obliterated” but that it had held off targeting its oil infrastructure. Trump, however, warned that he would reconsider the …

By Robert Kiyosaki There’s a narrow strip of water you’ve probably never thought about. At its narrowest point, it’s just 21 nautical miles wide—about the distance of a morning commute. Yet through that 21-mile gap flows the lifeblood of our global economy: 20% of the world’s oil. Every single day. 20% of global liquefied natural gas 30% of the planet’s …

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 …

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara A bitter financial dispute is brewing in Mbarara after leaders from Mbarara City North Division vowed to storm the city headquarters — commonly known as the White House — demanding answers over millions of shillings they say have not been remitted. During a heated council meeting held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, councilors led by …

RISE, BAMASAABA: DEFEND OUR HERITAGE AGAINST IMPOSITION By Bwayo Geoffrey Bulambuli A storm is brewing over the cultural house of the Bamasaaba. It is not a storm of nature but one shaped by human ambition. At the center of it stands Jude Mike Mudoma, whose recent maneuvers have stirred deep unease about the future of the institution known as Inzu …