@DaudiKabanda@mkainerugaba Let's mark this moment and revisit it in seven years...not even a decade. We shall see whether these political clowns will still be relevant or even exist in their current form.
September 1995:
Hon. Miria Matembe, among other outstanding women, celebrating the new Constitution, whose drafting she had been part of, including a strong Bill of Rights in Chapter 4.
Now, at 73 years, she has to helplessly plead like a child in tears before a young magistrate, for things as basic as respecting her right to health and fair hearing! Spending the night in jail with her raw disregarded pain, I can’t imagine what is running through her mind as she flashes back!
To be silent is not patriotic. The country is not defended by silence. The country is defended by the truth. You love your country with a head that thinks, not with a head that nods. - Students, Serbia.
@AKasingye@TayariWestTV Afande AIGP Rule of whatt?? law or convenience? Selective rule of law has become the order of the day. In this country, we can scarcely distinguish between the two anymore.
@NIRA_Ug I would like to know the procedure for collecting my National ID. I am unable to access the message previously shared with me containing the collection details and location. Kindly advise on the steps to follow and where I can collect it. Thank you for your assistance.
Uganda Wants A $500Bn Economy But Works Overtime To Sabotage Its Own Goal
Uganda says it aims to become a US$500 billion economy by 2040. It needs an aggressive 15% annual compounding growth rate to get there, but it currently hovers around 6% to 7%. Yet its political and security system is working overtime to sabotage even the remote chance of reaching that target.
Political violence and state crackdowns (which are rampant and heightened in Uganda right now) usually act as a direct handbrake, subtracting an estimated 2% to 3% from potential GDP growth each year.
According to various studies, this economic drag stems from three main areas:
-The Institute for Economics and Peace notes that violence-related costs consume roughly 11% of GDP, diverting critical public funds from infrastructure to internal security.
-A World Bank study reveals that atmospheric insecurity and risk aversion stifle domestic investment and consumption by nearly 1% of GDP (call it the cost of fear).
-Political instability triggers international travel advisories and halts capital. A prolonged 20% drop in Uganda’s $1.5 billion tourism sector risks over $300 million annually, while frozen international development funds cripple major infrastructure projects.
Compounded over 15 years, the structural friction of political instability would rob the country of an extra $53 billion in real-world wealth from its target. We could get this back just by not letting the dogs out, though it is also easy to see how failure helps the violent extremist factions in the state gain power in future, and demobilises the residual moderate/centrist forces in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
@NIRA_Ug I would like to know the procedure for collecting my National ID. I am unable to access the message previously shared with me containing the collection details and location. Kindly advise on the steps to follow and where I can collect it. Thank you for your assistance.
@ainomugishajim AJ, what are you talking about? This isn’t just about prejudice toward a gender. It’s a deep belief in yourself.. in your own worth, your potential, and what you relentlessly pursue and excel at. Traditionally we have people called “God.” you can proceed with the question.