Fifty Five years and proud #55UgBlogs

by Guest Blogger - October 9, 20174

By Ernest Bazanye Fifty five years. Fifty five years ago there was no Uganda. One flag went down another flag went up and now look. Fifty five years later. I'm proud of us. I can say I am proud of our history. I mean, I know we have had a bogus history. It's been shit. These

The Cliques of Twitter and Social Kampala

by Guest Blogger - June 11, 2017June 11, 20172

"The bad thing about cliques is . . . we're not going to get dissenting views, and that's the kind of information you need for factual judgments." - Martin Kaplan A BBC feature on The Filter Bubble by Eli Pariser brought to our knowledge that "... users are seeing their own world

The Politics of Oil by Oil firms and government on influencing Climate change Policies

by Guest Blogger - May 29, 20171

On August 3, 2016, The Daily Monitor reported that the Petroleum Directorate from the Ministry of Energy hailed the coming of four new international oil firms into the Ugandan oil world. These included “Australia’s Armour Energy Limited, WalterSmithPetroman Oil Limited, Oranto Petroleum International Ltd and Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Ltd

Maurice Kirya and friends partner with Australian star for charity.

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by Guest Blogger - April 13, 2017April 13, 20170

Daniel Aranda at Bring it On Festival in Australia, April 2017

I love touring Uganda. I know this might sound like the worst way to open an article, but do read on… I saw a poster on social media, a friend had shared it. The few details that stood out for me was, there would be a boat cruise, a musician from

Marking World Oral Health Day

by Guest Blogger - March 22, 2017March 22, 20170

I was that girl that looked forward to exams for the proof they presented that yes indeed, I'd been a good student. I know, I'm the worst. Unfortunately for me post school life doesn't present as much chance for tests and that ilk of evaluation that is why I take

The Return Of Club Music Video Awards – Full List Of 2017 Winners At The Blue-Carpet Ceremony

by Guest Blogger - March 21, 2017March 21, 20171

How can we tell the Ugandan story without music making its way into the conversation? The relevant videos have been known to differentiate the jokers from those who create a lasting imprint on the pages of our minds. For this reason, it was a pleasure to attend the second edition of