When a few women sit in parliament and boardrooms, so what? On March 8, 2017, I woke up in a...
Read moreDetailsExperts have indicated that a number of economic shocks have exacerbated the post-election slowdown of the economy! The public debate...
Read moreDetailsThe obsession for long term planning has brought down the curtain on Uganda's 25 year economic party! Uganda has...
Read moreDetailsAnalysis, projections and risks everyone needs to know! Ugandans have lived through difficult economic horizons. However, for a number of...
Read moreDetailsCan politicians or bureaucrats who own private schools regulate the education sector? This week, social media were awash with...
Read moreDetailsPresident Museveni and his bush war comrades including Kizza Besigye (circled) in Kampala in 1986 There are two conflicting...
Read moreDetailsIf we are to become a middle-income country, we must drop the numerous growth-retarding habits that we picked from our...
Read moreDetailsI do not need to check people’s bank accounts to know that majority of them are empty right now! ...
Read moreDetailsWe started the year with unanswered questions; we are ending it with unconvincing answers! Many Ugandans cannot wait for 2016...
Read moreDetailsYou know Uganda's economy ain't working when Entebbe Road has light traffic, and churches and mosques are crowded! On...
Read moreDetailsThe New Economist's major concentration is on Ugandan and East African affairs, politics, and business, but it also includes regular sections on science and technology, books, and the arts.