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Opinion
The flag is the symbol of our political independence, one that we got in 1962. Mental independence is different. We build it ourselves, brick by slow brick. We can sing the anthem louder than the whole stadium and still believe whatever the forwarded message told us this morning, the one that said “share with 10 people”, and we did, because what if? I have done it too, dear reader.
To satisfy the in-laws and preserve public respectability, young men are forced into heavy commercial bank loans, predatory money lenders, and crushing personal debt.
Students need academic knowledge, but they also need experience. They need theory, but they should know how to use it. They need qualifications, but they also need to learn the ability to adapt.
Embrace cost sharing; it will also enable you to manage and live within your finances. Imagine there are two students, Sandra and Sarah, who study BBA. The two decide to rent a room together. They each pay half the fee to meet the cost.
While the Iron Curtain speech Winston Churchill gave in 1946, in Missouri, USA was specifically about the geopolitical situation in post-World War II Europe, its themes of political influence, control, and the suppression of democracy can be paralleled to corruption situations in other parts of the globe, including Uganda.
Elections are the cornerstone of representation. Yet, many young people have grown disillusioned, believing their single vote makes no difference.
As the elections for the Guild President and Members of Parliament heat up at Uganda Christian University, we sought to find out if students plan to vote for representatives.
Five years down the road and we are back at it again—the campaigns, the noise, the different political party primaries (kamyufu), the endless halt in the traffic, the debates and divisions among people, the rise in violence and so much yet to unfold.
By Racheal Atuhaire For many graduates in Uganda, finishing university is not the beginning of…
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