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Here is how we can attract this country’s youth to agriculture

One way of addressing this problem is to come up with strategic interventions to attract the youth to agriculture. The call for the youth to return to rural areas will be meaningful if they are encouraged to be more involved in farming. And to do this, agriculture must be transformed from purely subsistence to commercial farming, where farmers undertake agriculture as a business that can help them earn enough income.

The valuable mvule tree will bring wealth for Busoga region

The mvule tree’s history in Uganda is an interesting one. These giant hardwoods that dotted the land were an obvious, valuable resource for the British colonialists. At that time, the tree’s value for the Basoga remained as community gathering spaces under the forgiving shade. They were so important that the Basoga coined a proverb: Emivule n’akasulya kabusoga which means “The mvule is the shade (or roof) of Busoga”.

Mob action: It is likely we are killing innocent people too

I am a lucky car ‘robber’… I have lived to tell my story. It was one of those days – probably five years ago - that my car was, shall we say, indisposed? So I borrowed a white Corona from a good friend, .....

Prof. Senteza Kajubi was a candle that lit other candles

Because I never had a full formal education, I had in my earlier years always dreaded mixing with academicians. I thought, rather stupidly, that a visit to a university would bring me face to face with, say, a nuclear scientist or a professor of mathematics, who would start discussing formulae I could not comprehend. My fears ended when I visited Makerere University in the early 70s and met Prof. Senteza Kajubi, who suddenly passed away May 1, only two days after I and a few others of his friends had enjoyed his company at our usual meeting place in Entebbe. He was buried at his family graveyard in Maya on May 5.

Referendum provides the clearest way forward to current impasse

Public discontent in Uganda is no longer a matter of speculation, but reality, to which several political players have responded differently: Parliament has attempted the legislative channel to block oil contracts and State House budget, censure ministers and the Governor of Bank of Uganda, impeach the President, and now, restore term limits. Yet one year in office, they have nothing to write home about; Activists For Change (A4C) have been walking for over a year to overthrow Museveni, and are still walking; the clergy have sought the pulpit, but may need a miracle as well; Owekitiibwa Muliika and Bishop Nyiringiye are traversing the country, agitating against the status quo; Some opposition parties convey their frustration through press briefings and; Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) is working on referenda to change the governance system and to restore term limits.

Ugandans ought to wake up everyday, not once every five years

Ugandans every five years are subjected to an election of their leaders. The build-up to and aftermath of the elections is usually characterised by intense engagement by the public on several issues affecting their daily lives with the politicians seeking to be elected. This usually tends to wane a few months after the election. Ugandans, it could be said, wake up once every five years and thereafter, seem to relapse into slumber. I believe that we should wake up every day to engage on issues that affect us and not wait for the five year trigger event of a national election.

Commissions of inquiry have become expensive misadventures in Uganda

In a play, a Prime Minister demands to know the source of a Cabinet leakage. The Cabinet Secretary proposes the setting up of an inquiry into the matter. The Prime Minister retorts, “I do not want an inquiry. I want the truth.”

Free media vital for future leadership

Information is life. People cannot make a living, hold their governments accountable, or educate their children without a healthy supply of free-flowing information.

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