If you are reading this, you probably don’t remember the last time you had soda in a glass bottle. And if you are still reading this, you probably don’t see yourself drinking from a glass bottle in the nearby future. And that’s the story for many Soft drinks’ manufacturers in the country. It is a revolution that started with Riham Cola. When Riham came into the Ugandan market, it was branded too close to Coca Cola that a scuffle ensued between the Coca Cola (the market leader then), and Riham. It would result into the creation of Coke Mini. “Coke…
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As the norm is, Bebe Cool, the leader of Uganda’s silent majority releases his annual list of Uganda’s best music artistes. This time round, it was all clear that he stood no chance to be on his list. The crafty Bebe Cool started off the list with all the right names, and the right songs. One of those was Pallaso whom he now described as a friend, and brother. He mentioned Winnie Nwagi described as the female version of Bebe Cool. Finally he sent a warning to Vinka to tighten her belts lest she never appears on the list again.…
I had an amazing 3 hour conversation about African Oral History. It is a conversation where our brains rubbed off so well with each other. If brains had sex, my brain was having an intellectual make-up with hers. Anyway, back to Oral History. One of the things I told her was that African societies failed to scale because they could write. The invention of writing made it possible to scale messages. Writing brought consistency, writing killed differentiation. That all of a sudden, millions of people could read the same thing. I also told her that writing encouraged dictatorships to thrive.…
A number of Ugandans are living in denial of COVID-19. Partly because the government mishandled the fight against Covid-19. I wrote about how the citizens withdrew their trust. Unfortunately this has also caused second-order effects. Covid-19 denialism is what’s currently killing most Ugandans. In the past few weeks, I have had friends lose relatives to COVID-19. I have had friends who have successfully beaten Covid-19, some coming too close to death. It is only after Covid-19 hits nearby that Ugandans begin to confess; “Covid is real.” Covid has always been real. Denialism is manifested in people refusing to take tests.…
I wanted to climb to the peak of Mountain Rwenzori like yesterday. It was a tale of passion, curiosity, anxiety, ignorance, all these things mixing into one great combination. Some friends had just been to the peak of Mountain Kilimanjaro and I was determined not to miss out on conquering Rwenzori. Then I started sharing my desires. A friend wondered what was stopping me. I complained that it was the shoes. They bought me the shoes (a nod to Natif). Now with the shoes acquired, what was my excuse for not going for my desires? Then it was announced in…
I often see Ugandans speak of the high costs of road construction in Uganda and I shudder. The conversation of the ‘elites’ is rarely any different from that of my friends with zero formal education, casting their fishing nets in the village of Mityana. As such, I have decided that once every week, I will take out time just to raise the quality of debate in different areas. Today, I will concern myself with the actual reasons that influence the costs of road infrastructure in Uganda. Contrary to popular opinion, corruption plays very little into the cost of a road…
The Czech Republic has officially opened a consulate in Uganda, a step to promote trade, investment, political, social and cultural relations. The consul to Kampala is Mr. Stephen Mpuuga Kaboyo. He presented his credentials to the state minister for international affairs Hon. Henry Oryem Okello on Friday December 4th 2020, during a colorful ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In Kampala. The ceremony was also attended by Czech Republic’s Head of Mission in Nairobi, Ambassador Martin Klepetko. ‘’We would like to develop our business, diplomatic ties and many other areas of cooperation. We are indeed ready to jump…
15 years ago, most mechanical engineers in Uganda started their journey in Kisenyi. It is Kisenyi that went on to define the local industrialization in Uganda. University students would move here to practically execute on their projects. Even today, you can’t speak of any industry in Uganda without having Kisenyi in the story. From Coca-Cola to Riham, they are all sustained by Kisenyi. If you can’t find anything in Kisenyi, you can’t find it anywhere else in Uganda. Kisenyi is to industries what Kisekka market is to the automobile sector. For example, the man of Biyinzika started his journey in…
Having brought the world its first Holy Rice, Prophet Samuel Kakande of the Synagogue Church of all Nations is back with another mega project. For a long time, the Prophet had been asked why he’d never bothered to construct a modern building befitting of his sheep. It turns out God had delayed to approve the Architectural designs. We can now confirm going by the construction works on the site that God has finally approved the designs for the work to proceed. Prophet Kakande will be constructing the first Heaven on Earth aka Holy Church. It’s so special a project that…
John Akibua, Uganda’s first Gold Olympiad had held the spot as the greatest Ugandan Athlete for over 40 years. Today, Joshua Cheptegei has gone on to claim the space by breaking Bekele’s record in the 10,000m do. Cheptegei is thus officially Uganda’s greatest sports personality. To be continued…