Everyone has experienced life-changing events. Mine happened many years ago, when I failed an interview for admission at Munteme Technical College (TECO), one of the top two leading carpentry, mechanics, and masonry colleges in the Hoima district at the time. That was way back early 1990s when I had just completed primary seven. I was considered too small for rigorous and physical training at TECO. Disappointed, and dejected, I went to my grandfather to deliver the bad news. With my limited exposure, I considered TECO as the only way to success, and missing admission was like being pierced with a…
Uganda Decides 2021: make time to vote
You need to focus on the future because that is where you will spend the rest of your life. That is why every Ugandan must make time and vote on 14th January 2021. There are five reasons to vote: 1. The community and the young people who do not vote, depend on you. Only those who vote to determine the priorities of the government. Every candidate has a manifesto, detailing what they plan to do once elected to office. They have explained how they plan to apply the money collected from taxes. By now, you have looked at each of…
The power of investing in research and development
I watched a documentary on the Dstv discovery channel titled, a mission to Saturn which was fascinating. I got to learn about the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft, which was launched in 1997 and stayed in Orbit from 2004 to 2017. That is 13 cool years in space from the Earth. That means, if you were to travel there, the trip would take 13 years in transit! I want you to take the time to think about that. If you are a science enthusiast, you already know from Wikipedia that: “At its closest, Saturn is 1.2 billion kilometres away from Earth. So, with today’s spacecraft…
Same old Kyehooro landing site!
On 25th December 2020, I made a trip to the Kyehooro landing site, on lake Albert to rekindle old childhood memories. As a young boy, I would walk that 60 something return trip. It was a tough journey, which was considered as a right of passage to adulthood of sorts. We would walk to the landing site to buy fish for resale at a profit. It was usually a two day’s journey. Just before the rift valley, lived a man who would allow us to sleep at his home, and wake us very early to begin the descent of the…
Happy life transformational tools explained, part 1: bucket list
The Indians say that “It is not how much you have, but what you can give” that makes all the difference. Many times, people appear to be rich and living in abundance, yet they live a life as prisoners of their success. A prisoner of success is a person who spends a lot of their time minding about their businesses and how to keep growing it and lacks discretionary time to do other things that are important for a happy and integrated life like travel, family time, and peace of mind. Discretionary time is doing what you want to do…
Understanding the board’s oversight and going-concern roles
The two critical roles of the board of directors are (1) oversight and (2) going-concern. The oversight role entails effective risk management and compliance enterprise-wide. While the going-concern role is about organizational sustainability through effective strategy formulation, business model, and execution. What is going-concern? It is the primary role of the board to sustainably grow the business. The board must make sure their business they preside over can never go burst or collapse, otherwise, that is a sign of a poor board of directors. The first duty of the Board is to ensure sustainable growth. This is achieved by discussing…
