The 1960s started as a decade of great promise for the African continent. From Algiers to Gaborone, Dakar to Mogadishu, independence songs were sung. Africans prepared themselves for social and economic reforms that would spur prosperity for all peoples. The freedom fighters were celebrated, and monuments were built to honour the fallen fighters who did not live to see independence dawn. Self-rule, a core prerequisite for autonomy, was now seemingly in the hands of the Africa

Banks and telecom companies have sold themselves as so pivotal to our economic engine that dislodging them would supposedly spell doom.

Mr. President, We, the concerned citizens of Uganda, write to you not as adversaries, but as your constituents deeply troubled by recent revelations. The #UgandaParliamentExhibition campaign has exposed a concerning lack of transparency and accountability within our government. These issues cannot be ignored. We, the people who entrust you with our hard-earned tax shillings, deserve better. The campaign has shed light on alleged corruption, wasteful spending, and nepotism –

Ibrahim Musana, commonly known by his TikTok name Pressure 24/7 was on March 7, sent back to jail, after the state asked for time to review his sureties. Musana who prior to his arrest had been a mental health patient at Butabika Mental Hospital will now spend eight more days in jail, as he awaits a decision on whether the state and the magistrate think his sureties are substantial enough to warrant his release. Just as was the case with his arrest on February 17, and his su