Freedom of speech is like regular exercises, good feeding, and regular health checks, if people do not have it, they die slowly. There is a thin line between speech that causes a clear and present danger to the national security and society and the one that does not. Because it is more harmful to suppress freedom of expression — laws and courts generally promote rather than curtail it. One of the interesting case references is  here Clarence BRANDENBURG, Appellant, v. State of OHIO, where “in 1969, the court declared that even inflammatory speech, such as racist language by a leader…

What is the cost to the Ugandan economy for just an hour of Internet shutdown? In my company, it is proving catastrophic. The government should come in to help us settle the ever-increasing losses, costs, and legal cases because of the Internet shutdown, which caused on-line service outages. Many providers of online services are experiencing penalties for failure to fulfill service level agreements (SLAs). And others have lost business to competitors. In this virtual working economy, our business models are cooked every time the Internet connection becomes unstable! In case of unstable Internet connectivity, we must restore services within at…

The Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Uganda have just ended, and as expected there were both winners and losers.  If you enter any race or vie for a competitive game, you must prepare for both a win and a loss. You must plan your life such that you can accommodate the outcome of the election or game results. Life is a series of small games or races or competitions. You win some and you lose some. It is the lessons we learn from every race that make us better people. The Katumba Oyee fame candidate has benefited a lot in…

Every day, for the next 20 days, the young man would return and help the old man. Prepare his meals. Do general cleaning, including general body cleaning – a rather tough job. These actions melted the heart of the old man. He offered the young man a paid job. He loved him so much he could not imagine the young boy leaving and disappearing for good. Continued from part 1 >> The young man turned down the offer for payment but accepted to live with the man without pay. “When I leave here, I go to other people’s homes to…

“We don’t need no education. We do not need any thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers leave those kids alone”, those are some of the lyrics from the song titled “Another Brick in The Wall.” An anti-education song composed for departments of education in some countries, to create awareness about the importance of education. The song is powerful because it starts by trying to support the believes some people have about education. Then educations go on to address them. It is one of the best ways to change the behavior and attitude of people towards something. For…

I have compiled a list of questions to ponder over in your free time. When you ask the right questions, you get the best answers. Get a piece of paper and a pen and relax as you answer each of the following questions. Be as honest as possible. The questions are intended to help in your reflection as you make those life choices. The questions explore a broad range of topics intended to create self-discovery. Write the first thing that comes to your mind. There are no right or wrong answers since answers to each of these questions vary from…