Muniini K. Mulera

Politicians' fear of shadows and our ever flowing tears

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 2, 20190 comments

Another Ugandan murdered in cold blood. His name, Ronald Ssebulime. At 39, still very young, with dreams and expectations that he will witness his grandchildren’s graduation from college. A widow, Ssebulime is said to have been a very devoted father, working ...

Happy stories of self-reliance and community empowerment in Uganda

By Muniini K. MuleraMarch 27, 20190 comments

Ugandan politicians are readying themselves for another orgy of vote-buying. As usual, the next election season will witness enhanced cash infusions to individuals, churches, youth, women, elders’ organizations and other vote-rich groups. The people will gladly ...

Faisi Bugarukaine Nyangayoona (1916-2019): Not an ordinary woman

By Muniini K. MuleraFebruary 19, 20190 comments

Uganda’s educated elite have constructed an image of the majority of our fellow citizens. They call them “ordinary” people, to distinguish them from themselves - the extraordinary ones - the people who happily eat up the lion’s portion of the country’s ...

Memories of a beautiful romance with Museveni

By Muniini K. MuleraJanuary 29, 20190 comments

Exactly 33 years ago today, while standing on the steps of Uganda’s Parliament, with the Holy Bible held high in his right hand, a young Yoweri K. Museveni took the oath of office as president of Uganda. The formalities dispensed with, the triumphant guerrilla ...

People Corrupt Power, Not The Other Way Round

By Muniini K. MuleraJanuary 7, 20190 comments

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." So said English Historian Lord Acton (1834-1902), though in our laziness, we have dropped the word "tends" from recent iterations of the great Englishman's observation, thus altering the original meaning. ...

Museveni needs protection of foolish laws?

By Muniini K. MuleraJanuary 6, 20190 comments

FROM THE ARCHIVES Museveni needs protection of foolish laws? By Muniini K. Mulera July 10, 2000 Dear Tingasiga: News that the police had laid charges against a group of Makerere University students for allegedly annoying the President was another ...

US Gun Violence on its way to Uganda?

By Muniini K. MuleraJanuary 5, 20190 comments

FROM THE ARCHIVES US Gun Violence on its way to Uganda? By Muniini K. Mulera March 6, 2000 Dear Tingasiga: The television screen came alive last week with yet more pictures of armed police officers with body armour, crouching behind trees and motor vehicles, ...

Do not kneel before me, I am only a man myself

By Muniini K. MuleraDecember 24, 20180 comments

Today, Christmas Day, church sanctuaries across the land will be full of worshippers, gathered together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The clergy will be seated at the altars or other distinct places of honour. Front pews will be reserved for what the world calls VIPs ...

Virtues of political colour blindness

By Muniini K. MuleraDecember 17, 20180 comments

The first time I had an opportunity to choose my own clothes was in 1966 when my mother took me to Bachu’s, our favourite clothier’s shop Omugabahindi (in the Indian section) in Kabale Town. I chose a red T-shirt that had clearly been made with me in mind. It was the beginning ...

David Wycliffe Tindyebwa: Impactful Ugandan hero

By Muniini K. MuleraDecember 10, 20180 comments

My childhood memories are dominated by the exploits of famous athletes and other high achievers who inspired us to aim high in whatever we did. Kigyezi was a small place where we knew pretty much who-was-who among the great celebrities of the day. One of them was ...

Uganda stands to benefit by ratifying protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products.

By Talibita MosesNovember 21, 20180 comments

On the 27th of June 2018, conditions for the entry into force of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products were met following the accession of United Kingdom to the same. This legal requirement allowed Parties to hold the First session of the Meeting of the ...

The Gift of Knowing that You Do Not Know Everything - By Dr. Jane Nannono

By Muniini K. MuleraNovember 2, 20180 comments

Arguably no one is perfect and no one can know everything. Knowledge changes fast and this demands that we keep abreast by being willing to learn every day. We first learn things from those around us, then join the formal education in schools, colleges and universities. We also ...

Muntu exit from FDC good for all except Museveni

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 2, 20180 comments

The decision by Mugisha Muntu and a number of senior party leaders to quit the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Uganda’s largest opposition party, has been greeted with vitriolic reaction from some members of that party. A disinformation campaign has been re-launched ...

Alice Asianut Alaso on the Value System of the new political formation in Uganda

By Muniini K. MuleraSeptember 27, 20180 comments

OUR VALUE SYSTEM By Alice Asianut Alaso While the new formation is going to consult widely and discuss deeply with Ugandans regarding our policy positions on various issues, there are a set of core values, beliefs and principles that we already share on certain topics. ...

Mugisha Muntu on a new political formation in Uganda

By Muniini K. MuleraSeptember 27, 20180 comments

Fellow Ugandans, Two days ago, several FDC members and I announced our decision to leave the party. This decision was reached after an extensive consultation process that saw us interact with citizens from across all sub-regions of the country. While the reasons for our departure ...

Decision to leave FDC and our hope for the future - By Mugisha Muntu

By Muniini K. MuleraSeptember 26, 20180 comments

Fellow Ugandans and former FDC colleagues, Greetings. I write to you today, in order to give you a detailed report of what a number of us have been doing since the beginning of the year. It is my hope that this report shall enable you to understand fully, our actions, ...

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