The year was 9th October 1962. Uganda attained independence from the British rule – Ugandans governing ourselves. It was cool. The Union Jack was lowered. The Ugandan flag, raised. It was a day of dreaming possibilities. Total freedom and happiness. The change had come. Are you a Ugandan? Were you born after or before independence? What exactly do you celebrate on independence day? Is it social freedom, health freedom, education freedom, rule of law freedom, financial freedom, political freedom or happiness freedom? I was born at the turn of 1979, in a village called Munteme. Mom told me that during…
The avoidable crisis
The age limit tinkering threatens to throw our country into a crisis. We can avoid it. Ugandans know the costs of war better than anyone. We invested lots of our money in drafting our Constitution. It is one of the major achievements of the NRM government. It is the basis for our democracy and governance. It should be revered. Standing the test of time is a sign of a great Constitution. Doing the right thing does not call for deployment of our security agencies, whatsoever. It just makes all of us anxious and threatens our confidence in the motives of…