Muniini K. Mulera

Corruption, an evil that nourishes the NRM’s rule in Uganda

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 11, 20240 comments

I heard the speech. I lost all hope. My optimism, crashed by words, spoken by my president, in his State-of-the-Nation address. An opportunity lost, another surrender to corruption, Uganda’s greatest threat. Having nurtured a state, of unprecedented corruption, my president ...

Why UBOS deserves praise for the 2024 census

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 26, 20240 comments

#Uganda #census #UBOS

I salute the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) for effectively responding to the mishaps and challenges that sabotaged the timeline for completion of the enumeration phase of the 2024 census. I am sure many opportunities for improvement have been identified, and solutions will be ...

Anita Among’s political suicide

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 14, 20240 comments

#Anita #Among #Museveni

The Right Honourable Anita Annett Among’s goose is cooked. Or if, like me, you prefer African languages to English, dada yetu Among yuko hatarini, ali mu mitawana, ari omukabi. The Ateso say it best. Adaun ngin. She is finished. There is no better example of this ...

Do not yield to accidental falls without a fight

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 6, 20240 comments

#Bathroom #accidental #falls

Deaths of prominent Ugandans caused by falls in bathrooms have rightly focused citizens’ attention on this common and potentially dangerous accident. A person’s life can be profoundly altered, even ended in seconds. Those who survive can have severe disabilities, with ...

Choosing between funding Makerere and cultural celebrations

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 29, 20240 comments

#Makerere #Lango #WonNyaci

Two headlines in the Daily Monitor caught my eye last week. The first informed us on Friday April 26: “Lango chiefdom seeks Sh. 2.8 billion for coronation of new Paramount Chief.” The next day, we read: “Makerere to reduce funding research and innovations.” On ...

Why Kenya’s Gen. Omondi Ogolla’s death needs independent investigation

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 24, 20240 comments

#Kenya #Omondi #Ogolla #Ruto

The death of General Francis Omondi Ogolla, Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces, has sent shockwaves through his country, with ripples that have extended to all who care about stability in our region. His death in a helicopter crash on Thursday April 18, along with Brigadier ...

How Museveni outfoxed Wamimbi in political draughts

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 16, 20240 comments

#Wamimbi #Bamasaaba #Museveni #Wapakhabulo #NRM #Uganda

Wilson Weasa Wamimbi 1938-2024 (Photo credit: unknown) We are saddened by the death of Wilson Weasa Wamimbi of Bugisu, which occurred on Friday April 12. His family has lost their patriarch. The Bamasaaba have lost their first Umukuuka of Insu ya Masaaba. I have lost ...

Prostate cancer: an increasing threat that can be pushed back and defeated.

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 9, 20240 comments

#Prostate #cancer #PSA

Cancer. A word as frightening as death. National and international public health agencies are rightly concerned about it. But we push it out of our minds. We deny its presence. Men more so than women. That’s how we are programmed. So, Tingasiga, I must talk to you about one ...

Create more Ugandan technical colleges, not universities.

By Muniini K. MuleraMarch 18, 20240 comments

#Uganda #Makerere #KIU #MUST #UCU

Uganda is said to have about 61 degree-awarding institutions. Thirteen are public institutions, forty are private, and eight are narrowly focused, either on military or oil sciences. All of them are called universities, although many probably do not deserve that designation. Whereas ...

Old Boy’s story that inspires us to invest in the redevelopment of his rural school.

By Muniini K. MuleraMarch 11, 20240 comments

#Kihanga #ICT #Twinomusinguzi #Rubahimbya #Bijurenda #Mukwenda #Muziriga

Photo: Mrs. Enid Twinomusinguzi & Mr. John Twinomusinguzi ********* We were very privileged to witness the formal opening of a brand-new ICT/E-Learning Centre at Kihanga Secondary School in Mparo on Saturday March 9. The colourfully joyous event, presided over by ...

Namibian democracy not a favour by heroes of anti-colonial struggle

By Muniini K. MuleraFebruary 26, 20240 comments

#Namibia #Geingob #Nujoma #Hifikepunye #Pohamba

When Namibians buried their third president on Sunday February 25, they eased our collective sadness with a peaceful, dignified celebration of their journey of democratization as an independent nation. They made us proud as Africans dream of the day when all our presidents and their ...

In conversation with Museveni 27 years ago

By Muniini K. MuleraJanuary 16, 20241 comments

#Museveni #Uganda #corruption #education #UPE

Stealing not answer to low wages. _ Museveni, Monday June 23, 1997 In his address to the Global Knowledge '97 conference in Toronto, Canada, on Monday June 23, 1997, President Kaguta Museveni told his audience of nearly 2000 people that it was ...

John Fisher Zzimbe: mathematics was his life and love

By Muniini K. MuleraFebruary 19, 20241 comments

#Zzimbe #Budo

A brilliant mind in Toronto has been silenced by death, leaving an empty void that may never be filled by anyone like him. John Fisher Zzimbe, who died in Toronto on February 2, 2024, was a genius that fit with ease in the world of high-end academia but was utterly disinterested in ...

Do African lives in Congo matter to us?

By Muniini K. MuleraFebruary 12, 20240 comments

#Congo #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #M23

The war between Israel and Hamas has triggered great angst among many Africans. Many on social media platforms to which I belong have engaged in passionate debate about the horror in Gaza. Most have expressed sympathy with the Palestinians, and anger with the Israelis. They ...

David Bakibinga’s unique autobiography belongs on the reference shelf

By Muniini K. MuleraFebruary 5, 20240 comments

#Bakibinga #Makerere #Budo #URA

I have completed my second reading of “Administrator and Scholar: The autobiography of Professor David J. Bakibinga,” which was published in 2021. When I first read this book following its release in 2022, my impression was that this was two books in one. Half of it was ...

Julia Sebutinde did not side with Israel, she sided with the law.

By Muniini K. MuleraJanuary 29, 20241 comments

#Sebutinde #ICJ #Uganda #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Africa #South #Africa #Laaki

When a legal matter, in these highly charged times, is brought before the world’s top court, we want public opinion, by lay people like you and me, to carry the day. A dissenting judge is condemned for doing what an independent, competent judge must do. If the same judge votes ...