Governance

IS ELECTRICITY POWERED TRANSPORT VIABLE IN UGANDA?
Amidst the galloping fuel prices, His Excellency President Museveni took to national TV on Wednesday, 27th 2022  to push for electric cars and railways as a long term solution to crude oil supply shocks. “This is the answer. The correct way is to start moving away from petrol to electric cars and we have already started,”  President Museveni said, rejecting fuel subsidies that are suggested in some quarters to lower costs. Currently Diesel in Kampala is going for over Ush6,500 …
Governance

ASSESSING THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK.
pin up Over the January 2020 to August 2021 period, 100 districts reported at least one case of foot and mouth disease,according to a September, 14, 2021 statement to Parliament by Hon. Bright Rwamirama, the Agriculture State Minister. In areas where people graze communally, it is a challenge to control Foot and Mouth Disease. In response the government has undertaken a vaccination intervention as well as enforcing quarantines in affected districts. The vaccine drive has been hampered by inadequate funding …
Dear Diary

Kachai and body talks:
mostbet While I was scrolling through Instagram this week, I came across a post that took me back. (image attached) Up to know I wonder whether the person behind that post knows about the dangers of  having multiple sexual partners.  Personally, I hold my temple in high esteem, and I don’t allow any man to “know” me, more so most of these Kampala men who have no interest in serious relationships but only hit and run. Most people get defensive …
Dear Diary

Dear Diary,
Let’s try out moon beads: pin up So far my  natural family planning method has been “guess work.” I don’t know if there are other women that can relate but I  cannot predict my menstrual cycle. My periods always find me in a state of shock, after a week of fasting and prayer begging God that he should save me from becoming a single mother. But once I see the blood, it is like I totally forget the abstinence covenant …
Enviroment

The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security.
Since 1980 temperatures have increased by up to 1.5°C across much of Uganda and over the next 50 years average temperatures are expected to rise by a further 2°C. Changes in rainfall patterns and amounts are also expected but these are less certain than changes in temperature. Generally, rainfall is expected to become more unpredictable, unreliable and intense. Climate change will also cause an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in Uganda, such as droughts and …
Governance

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN PRESENT TIMES: Uganda human rights commission report 2021.
In accordance with Article 52 (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, the Uganda Human Rights Commission is mandated to publish periodic reports on its findings and submit annual reports to Parliament on the state of human rights and freedoms in the country. Therefore, in fulfilment of this mandate, the Uganda Human Rights Commission presented its 24th Annual Report to Parliament. This report comprises 12 chapters dedicated to the general thematic issues and areas that the Uganda Human …
Governance

LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 2O22: Is It A Lasting Solution.
The Landlord and Tenant Bill 2021 was read for the first time on Wednesday 29th September 2O21 and referred to the Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure for consideration. It is against this background that the government introduced the Landlord Tenant Bill, 2O21 with the following objectives: a)  to regulate the relationship between the landlord and tenant; b)  to reform and consolidate the law relating to the letting of premises; c)  to provide for the responsibilities of landlords and tenants in …
Governance

14 MILLION UGANDANS HAVE MENTAL DISORDERS? What needs to be done?
The New Vision on 13th May 2022 carried a cover story that 14 million Ugandans had mental disorders. This revelation took the nation by surprise, with questions around how the figure was arrived at, even when there is evidence to suggest a looming mental health crisis in Uganda, if the country does not provide an appropriate early response. Cecilia Okoth who wrote story, said the 14 million figure came about after converting 35 percent against Uganda’s total 42 million people; …
Governance

Road carnage; what needs to be done to save lives on Ugandan roads?
Road carnage again recently grabbed media attention in Uganda, after separate crashes in Fort Portal and on Mbale-Tirinyi road left 28 people dead on the same day, on Wednesday 4th May 2022. Wizarts Foundation on Thursday 12th May 2022, assembled a panel that brought together government, bus drivers, civil society, media and the public to discuss steps being that should be taken to reduce accidents and improve first response to casualties of road accidents in Uganda. Reports in the media …
Governance

Does Uganda need a minimum wage to cope with rising cost of living today?
There is a steady but consistent rise in the cost of living in Uganda, fueled by the recent rise in prices that is making it unbearable for majority workers to have decent lives. On Thursday 19th May 2022, Wizarts Foundation hosted a Twitter space to discuss the strategic direction of the Government of Uganda, in protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of vulnerable workers. This discussion was intended to bring together government duty bearers, academic and former finance Minister …
Governance

Contextualizing efforts to address staff gaps within Uganda’s health sector
KAMPALA: The Daily Monitor recently reported that government, owing to financial constraints, is currently unable to address acute shortage of health workers in Uganda. The report quoting the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, was published  just days before Hon. Amos Lugoloobi, Uganda’s State Minister for Planning, tabled to Parliament the annual budget estimates for the Financial Year 2022/23. This came at the height of public debate on reported funeral costs of the Late Rt. Hon. …
Governance

War reparation, truth telling & dialogue in Teso, Lango and Acholi Sub-regions
Ahead of the imminent launch of the repayment of war claimants in Acholi, Lango and Teso sub-regions by President Museveni on 26th March 2022 in Soroti, attention is being drawn towards conflict victims being at the centre of the nation building process in Uganda. Article 50(1) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda as amended states that: any person who claims that a fundamental or other right or freedom guaranteed under this Constitution has been infringed or threatened, is entitled to …