| Archived 28th October
2004 |
| EDITORIAL: DP
fails critical democracy test |
| The DP, Uganda’s oldest political party,
has virtually collapsed under the weight of an endless leadership
wrangle. |
| Child prostitution
is rife in Kitgum |
| “In Kampala we keep hearing that this problem
of the North is over. What on earth is this?” |
| Liberalisation
is a winner |
| You can call the current government by whatever
name you wish. After all, that is part and parcel of democracy.
|
| Politics
in prayers |
| Christianity for sure is a great religion. It
has continued to grow from strength to strength. |
| Archived 21st October
2004 |
| EDITORIAL: Happy
Ramadhan |
| This week Muslims all over the world begin the
holy month of Ramadhan. It is the fourth of the five pillars
of Islam. |
| Uganda needs
reading culture |
| The latest issue of The Weekly Observer had a
most interesting interview with renowned Ugandan writer Moses
Isegawa. Thank you, Weekly Observer! |
| Globalisation
is colonization anew |
| Globalisation is the new colonialism for the
powers that have always wanted to control the world but had
the impediments of location |
| Uganda goes to
the sharks |
| In 1961, Ernest Hemingway, a renowned American
writer and traveller, committed suicide. |
| Genetically modified
food is not safe |
| It is only one month since the well-publicised
visit to Uganda by a U.S. government-sponsored biotechnologist, |
| Archived 14th October
2004 |
| EDITORIAL:
Find solution for load shedding |
| With effect from October 1, the Uganda Electricity
Distribution Company (UEDCL) introduced daytime load shedding. |
| Nsonyiwa
Titi, lots to confess |
Dear Titi.
What a pity!
I hear that some priests are not very happy with you because
of your latest hit, Nsonyiwa Faaza (Forgive Me, Father), in
which you sing about a woman who confesses her adultery to a
priest. |
| What wrong
has Buganda done? |
| We are back at it again. We must set the rest
of Uganda against Buganda. The age old game of “divide
and rule” is back in full gear. |
| Tell the
truth but not all of it |
| It is always noble, dignifying and even relieving
to tell the truth. But it is not always wise, useful or even
acceptable to tell all the truth all the time. |
| Movement
has no Kisanja task force |
| The Weekly Observer has in the last two publications
carried stories reflecting on the status, composition, and performance
of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) organization. |
| Archived 7th October
2004 |
| EDITORIAL: Sacking
kings not necessary |
| As expected, heated debate has followed the Cabinet
recommendation contained in the White Paper that Parliament
should have the power to remove traditional leaders who violate
the Constitution. |
| Miss Uganda
in wrong place |
| Two weeks ago I was in Puranga (Pader district).
It was a great joy to spend three days with Fr. Peter Olum,
a real man of God who has kept his flock together, praying for
peace every day. |
| Ssemo groomed
the Sebaggala monster |
| Democratic Party President General, Paul Kawanga
Ssemogorere, does one thing best. He hands his foes a stick
with which to beat him. |
| Kampala is
for us all |
| When we were taught and later taught others about
obscurantism in our political education classes during the National
Resistance bush war, some people thought it was actually obscurantist
to teach the subject. |
| Kampala City Council
right to rename roads |
| The essence of the policy of decentralisation
is for local governments and communities to own their development
processes. |
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