If you fail, it means you are trying. If you fail again, it means you are alive. If you fail, again and again and again, it means you seek to make a different to society. That is good of you. It means you’re not comfortable with the status quo. I cannot imagine the number of times I was discouraged from starting a business magazine (Summit Business www.sbreview.net). The first thing they would tell me was: “you’re not a journalist”. Now I know, you don’t have to be a journalist, to run a successful publications business. Since 2008, I’ve been publishing…
Pro or anti tobacco, the war goes on.
The ongoing parliamentary sittings on the issue of raising taxes on tobacco seems to have no near future end. Pro tobacco activists such as some members of parliament mainly from West Nile region, a tobacco growing area, Bunyoro and Kigezi regions emphasize that tobacco growing is a key source of revenue to the country contributing about US$ 115million annually. Tobacco is Uganda’s the second agricultural earner of foreign exchange making up 4% of the total export revenue the country received in 2013. The Managing Director of British American Tobacco Uganda (BAT) at a meeting held at BAT central purchasing point…
A victim of stolen computer or phones? Worry NO More!
It is reported that over 150 computers and mobile phones are reported to Uganda Police as having been stolen on a daily basis. There are many other victims who don’t file police reports, an indication that the problem of theft is very big. As an investigator and fraud examiner, my experience is that when your computer or mobile devise is stolen, the biggest loss is not the value of the asset, rather the value of data, software, applications, and information on it. Thieves target high end devises like iPads, smart phones and laptops — many of which are owned by…
The Moyes’s win or exit ultimatum and lessons for leaders
The Reds did it against all odds. Man U defied all rules and came from two goals down to win and quality for UEFA Champions League quarter finals. Considering Man U’s past performances, all betting odds were against them. Everyone knew Man U would never go through to the quarter finals this year. Since becoming coach, Moyes has taken the Man U through some of the most trying times culminating in a big loss last weekend. It seems Ferguson read my article and is trying to do the right thing – on job mentorship of Moyes. Apparently, the Man U…
You can lose your teeth-and also get cancer- just like that! Republished from my 2011 archives due to demand
Warning: Don’t read further if you are faint hearted! It is a 1,708 word story. Read when free. My life had changed in an instant. This was after a Doctor, a Dentist to be specific, looked inside my mouth he said: “your mouth is totally rotten. It needs incidental flossing and gingiva operation.” I was scared. Thank God I went through this ordeal and I am still alive (though with two of my teeth missing) to tell it. This is how it all started. On Monday 17th May 2011, I overworked myself and badly needed some instant energy booster. On…
Smart Telecom now upon us: will it succeed where Warid failed?
They say Aga Khan businesses never fail. Take the case of Air Uganda. This is a typical white elephant. The company has been around and withstood intense competition from Kenya airways. Launched in November 2007, the company has been around for more than six years and still counting. It is said that Air Uganda made loses for a very long period. After running a “give us a name” campaign, Smart Telecom finally came out to the Ugandan market with excellent offers. Speaking at the launch, the CEO of the company said “at just Ugx. 74 (US $0.03), subscribers can make…
