Social inclusion, that glistening buzzword the politicians dust around speeches like a chef dusts salt just enough to make it look palatable. The premise, in theory, is beautiful: everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, disability, or on which side of the bed they woke up belongs. It’s society’s “no child left behind.” The one catch?…

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The news of the latest deportation deal between Uganda and the United States raised some eyebrows for a very good reason. On the surface, it seems like just another case of international cooperation: Washington has a case load to clear out, wishes to offload citizens whose status is in question or open to dispute, while…

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Uganda’s democracy has never been particularly. normal. Other countries export oil, other countries export coffee, but Uganda does best at exporting irony, namely the kind packaged in brown envelopes, with “transport refund” scribbled in invisible ink around the front. Watching the recently concluded NRM Central Executive Committee election for National Vice Chairperson was more like…

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In the majority of African countries today, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) litigation remains stuck in the colonial legal inheritance a legal system not created or intended to serve the people. Decolonizing this legal landscape is not just a necessity; it is an imperative. Colonial authorities imported penal codes and legal systems that…

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Elections in Africa were once defined by ballot box stuffing, ghost voters, and the occasional ballot paper mysteriously turning up in a river. Now, in the digital age, those tactics feel almost… vintage. Instead, we’re told technology will make elections “transparent” and “efficient.” Electronic voting machines, biometric registration, and AI-powered voter rolls are paraded as…

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The Constitutional Court’s new ruling in Nicholas Opio & Ors v Attorney General has sent ripples throughout Uganda’s bedrooms, boardrooms, and quite frankly, village rumor. For the first time, judges spoke what many suffering couples mutter under their breath: you don’t need to prove your wife is a cheating scoundrel, a savage thug, or a…

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The conversation about what it means to be Black, African, or Black American is like one of those endless family debates at the dinner table full of history, misunderstandings, pride, and the occasional side-eye. On paper, you’d think these identities neatly overlap. In reality, they don’t. And in a world shaped by migration, globalization, and…

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The Ugandan constitution does say that any citizen over 18 can run for president. It’s a beautiful sentence smooth, democratic, and roughly as accurate in life as the use-by date on street food. Because while the law promises access, in life it’s sold at wholesale to the highest bidder. Competency, for our political economy, is…

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In Uganda’s 2026 presidential election, change is on the menu. Or at least it seems that way until you look at the fine print and find out it’s really just the “illusion of change” special, served lukewarm with a side of deceptive hope. Over two dozen have emerged, each with grand speeches, grander dreams, and…

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In Uganda’s complex political saga, the courts are generally regarded as the impartial umpire, the final court of appeal in an executive-dominated system. But what lies behind the appearance of impartiality is a different, more malign reality: the courts too have joined the political machinery. This is not to say that all judges are compromised…

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