GLISS In The Media

Many Ugandans are willing to compromise on democratic principles for partisan goals. Some are even willing to resort to violence to help their side win. Extreme dislike for the other side has grown significantly in recent decades, and may also erode commitments to democratic principles.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-09-15

In May 2021, Parliament approved the implementation of what is known as the Parish Development Model (PMD) and it will roll out in the financial year 2021/2022. According to the Ministerial Policy Statement, the Parish Development Model is a strategy for organising and delivering public and private sector interventions for wealth creation and employment generation at the parish level as the lowest economic planning unit.

Deus Mukalazi - 2021-08-11

If government doesn’t vaccinate Ugandans, the pandemic will continue. According to the Minister for Health, Dr Ruth Acheing, “we are not responding to the pandemic at the speed that we should”, wealthy countries are hoarding the vaccines and yet because of its global impact, Covid-19 ideally should be treated on a global response other than single-nation response.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-07-31

Today, there are a number of challenges restricting political parties from performing effectively. First, there are the restrictions imposed by the external, legal and constitutional framework. This uneven playing field is attributed to a couple of issues.

Deus Mukalazi - 2021-06-26

President Museveni’s dislike for political parties is not a secret. He banned political parties once he captured power in 1986 and only allowed to have them back on the scene after failing to contain the dissent within his Movement system.

Deus Mukalazi - 2021-06-17

In 2005, following increasing opposition from within the Movement and external pressure from donors, President Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM), campaigned for a return to multi-party politics in a referendum.

Deus Mukalazi - 2021-06-07

In the past weeks, the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the National Unity Party (NUP) respectively held leaders’ forum meetings in preparation for the next parliament to plan strategies for service in the next August House.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-04-27

Kindergarten children have missed stimulating, learning opportunities and social interactions. With the reduction in Covid-19 cases and the availability of the vaccine, it would be most appropriate for all actors if the ministry prioritised in the vaccination of the teachers and people in the business of operating the early childhood development centres to allow them to operate.

Roline Tusiime - 2021-04-08

A year ago, President Museveni instituted a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While the pandemic caused a radical shift into digital and technological for learning and work spaces for mostly urban children, those in rural areas, without access to electricity and Internet were the most cut off from continued forms of learning.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-03-29

Since 1996, every time Uganda approaches an election period, talk of opposition fielding a joint candidate, to defeat candidate Museveni, comes up. In the 1996 presidential elections, UPC and DP fronted Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere under the Inter-party Cooperation. In 2001, the Opposition rallied behind Dr Kizza Besigye under Reform Agenda. In 2016, there were attempts to field one presidential candidate to face Mr Museveni under The Democratic Alliance (TDA) but this collapsed because the Opposition political parties once again failed to agree on who should be their joint candidate.

Deus Mukalazi - 2021-03-27

The IPOD platform should be seen as an opportunity for dialogue and a platform for leveraging equal playing ground for all political parties. The IPOD should be the starting point for the unification of our political agenda.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-03-25

A few weeks ago Ssemujju Nganda announced his bid for the speakership race joining the incumbent Rebecca Kadaga and Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. Ssemujju of course needs no introduction in our politics.

Henry K. Otafiire - 2021-03-15

Uganda’s election cycle suffered a violent phase with thousands of deaths during the campaigns and dozens of people abducted by the State armed forces. The government continued to deter freedom of expressions, assembly and awareness. The regime has continually bedevilled the events surrounding the General Election in Uganda.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-02-25

On February 10th 2021, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee made a report to parliament recommending extension of tenure of parliament to seven years and called upon government to commence the process of effecting the same. This was a rather extraordinary recommendation because the Private member’s bill by Ndorwa West Member of Parliament Wilfred Niwagaba to which the committee was responding did not propose so.

Deus Mukalazi - 2021-02-24

In the wake of slowed Internet speed and a switch off of social media platforms, many Ugandans resorted to Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to continue public debate and political participation ahead of the voting day on January 14.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2021-01-25

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has recently been trending on twitter thanks to his jabs at the National Unity Platform presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine.

Henry K Otafiire - 2021-01-04

As the day fast draws close to the voting day, concerns on voter turnout continue to highlight the need for radicle voter education and civic engagement. This, among other strategies, will help the electorate to rally each other to go and cast their vote.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-12-24

Failure to fulfil promises has increased discontent, manifested in service delivery protests.

Roline Tusiime - 2020-12-18

Only 15 per cent of energy used for cooking in the 2018/2019 Financial Year qualified as clean energy. SDG 7 envisions universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. It begs the question of how feasible that is in developing countries like Uganda particularly in regard to clean cooking.

Getrude Mbaseege - 2020-12-12

Internet shutdowns have become a new norm of controlling views during election period in many African countries. Recently, the Tanzanian government shut down SMS and Internet service providers ahead of election held on September 28 that saw President John Magufuli retain the presidency.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-11-28

The key concerns of the electorate continue to create doubt in the validity of the ballot

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-11-06

The Uganda National Household Survey (2016/2017) estimated that only 6.7 million students were reached by distance learning during the lockdown, while 1.6 million students were excluded, thus creating learning gaps.

Roline Tusiime - 2020-11-02

The education disparities rising out of this dynamic will create agency for the teacher leaders not only to push the learners into a fight for space with their counterparts, but also to motivate the teachers attached to schools in communities to work hard in nurturing equity for their candidates ahead of the national exams.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-10-10

It is imperative to note that the real politics of the land happens in the heat of the electoral cycle With no accountability of service delivery and feasibility from the previous constituencies created, one wonders if it is plausible to have another 46 constituencies approved. Gerrymandering fosters party power manipulations of the elections and the electorate and it should be stopped.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-10-06

The recently held NRM primaries accentuated the power of the people in choosing their leaders. While the Internet was awash with conversations on the realities and the intricacies faced in the election, key for us as the electorate, are the lessons that we can learn, unlearn and relearn in the process.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-09-10

The Electoral Commission recently delivered guidelines to be followed by the presidential aspirants on how campaigns will be carried out in the election cycle leading up to the 2021 general elections.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-08-18

The times have changed and an awakening into such a reality will require every Ugandan to be proactive and involved in shaping and reviving the economy and the political process of Uganda. Every effort in protecting our human rights is going to count.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-07-27

On May 30, the World Bank advisor on Global Education Practice, Mourad Ezzine, recommended that government scraps Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). He among others gave as his reasons the need to save money but also that pupils were not learning. Thus, a call for automatic promotion to secondary schools and make secondary education part of the compulsory foundational education. Whereas this recommendation sounds out of context and may have challenges, it serves as a wake up call for us to focus on increasing infrastructure for secondary education.

Roline Tusiime - 2020-06-25

On 15th January 2016, the Elders Forum of Uganda (TEFU) and the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) gave Uganda the first-ever presidential debate ahead of the 2016 general elections.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-06-24

It is already evident that the atmosphere for the 2021 General Election is going to be filled with tension, arbitrary arrests and a manipulation of the laws that govern the fourth estate. But it is imperative on the Fourth Estate and the citizenry at large to be aware of what the fundamental rights on freedom of association and speech are and then work together to avoid the possibility of a toxic electoral process.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-02-26

The Ugandan authorities must end their absurd attempts to silence people opposed to scrapping the presidential age limit, said Amnesty International today - as a motion on the controversial proposal was brought to Parliament.

Amnesty International - 2017-08-21

Strengthening democracy is a civic burden for all

Parish Development Model should address the issue of weak Local Council courts

Vaccination is the secret to our resilience

Parties should address challenges

Strong political parties are necessary evil

Amplify office of Leader of Opposition

Is national unity possible in Uganda?

How govt can safely open kindergartens

Digital solutions changing future of our education

Opposition Parties Need a Joint Strategy and not Joint Presidential Candidate.

IPOD should be used a platform for consensus building

Why Ssemujju Nganda is too Good for our Ping Pong Politics

Shrinking Civic Space is Proof of Struggle for Democracy

In Whose Interest is Proposal to Enlarge Tenure of Parliament to 7 years?

INTERNET SHUTDOWN AND HIJACK OF CITIZEN RIGHTS

Opinion: Why Muhoozi is ‘fighting’ Bobi Wine on twitter

On why you should vote by all means in 2021 General Election

Politicians’ failure to fulfil promises increases discontent

Uganda’s shift to clean energy by 2030 remains a pipe dream

Safeguarding digital rights in 2021 General Elections is crucial

Beyond 2021 polls: Preparing for a disputed

Ensure learning continuity for all students

Bridging gap between teachers and learners

The elective politics of gerrymandering

Lesson from NRM primaries

Rule of law, healthy debate should be encouraged ahead of the 2021 election

Curtailing dissent, the mar in the 2021 general elections

Uganda: 2021 Polls – We need to start tracking rights violations

Rethinking secondary education

Why a presidential debate is crucial ahead of 2021 elections

Uganda: Prioritise media rights ahead of the 2021 General Election

Uganda: Stop clampdown on supporters of presidential age limit