Summary At COP28, Mzee Mashurubu reveals a unique perspective—Sepoo, an indigenous delegate, claims Umlimo’s approval for the Grande Inga Dam, a salvation effort for Earth’s endangered lung, the Congo Forest. Dr. Luganzu, CEO of Afrika Okapi, shares a USD 97 BN blueprint for the dam, generating 87 GW of hydroelectricity. The project by Hughes Harness […]
It was our turn to visit. After a 3-day checkered road ride across Uganda and Kenya, we were at the peak of our adventure and exhilaration, with a maize maze hide-and-seek being the signature activity of the day. Nyahururu Horticultural Farm, the production subsidiary of the Mavuno Salads Group, was our host. And Mzee Mashurubu […]
‘…Byarugaba Ayota looked at Uganda the way a farmer looks at his garden…he tended it, watered it, enriched it with fertiliser and let others enjoy its fruits’… This is Mzee BSN at his witty self. Tickled by the latest skit from NSSF, namely the Seven-Hills run in aid of disadvantaged pupils in Kampala’s public schools. […]
The answer is a BIG NO… Knowledge per se may not expire, it can be improved on, added on, redefined and reorganised but to expire No. ‘…this country was and still is our ideal and aspiration in matters of education…Makerere was the dream and pride of our generation, as we pursued secondary education…this can’t be […]
“UCDA should transform from an authority into a profit-driven value-chain manager in a public-private partnership with global coffee giants like Nestlé.” “Import substitution manufacturing is key to creating a productive, rich middle-class Uganda that will drink coffee.” Coincidence perhaps. We had been musing over Mzee Mashurubu’ s Lockdown Exam questions. One such piercing question stated […]
The African Question is up again…how do we escape another Berlin Conference’? ‘…he started well, but seems to be veering off, taking the wide path…we are into strange times, we can only sail through by taking the narrow path…’ Passionate about matters East African, Mzee BSN has literally established a predictable patter of behavior […]
It is possible to reduce informality in Uganda’s human capital. ‘…even these high-level economists are telling us lower high school economics…things we should have graduated from ages ago…informality is very easy to manage…shouldn’t be a subject of this level of national economy debate.’ Mzee BSN was taken aback by the findings of the Poverty Status […]
One popular saying in the interlacustrine region of East Africa (also known as the Great Lakes), goes thus in one of my Grandmas’ tongues: ow’omutwe muhango, n’obu otariisize, noyonesa, meaning once you are notoriously known for being careless with your flock, and it often destroys neighbours’ crops, even the day your flock is securely tethered […]
“In Uganda today, the absence of discipline and dedication to the common good hampers the potential for meaningful change.” Grandpa Dissecting Uganda today One of my favourite vacation get-aways is when I go visiting my grandma’s roots in Bulemeezi. I always return wiser after night- on-end chats with my grandpas and grandmas. And so it […]
“Uganda needs brick and mortar resource-based and light technology industrialisation to create massive jobs that will see us importing manpower in a period of five years or less” Ben Kahunga Matsiko In the case of Uganda, this is how the legislation will create jobs… The latest we have from Parliament, inter alia, is Hon Paul […]
‘…Ekisaija nitwija kukikwata obbunyangaro’…! We all spontaneously and simultaneously burst out as we hugged and teased him. Excitement and all, savouring every moment of our favourite weekend get-away: a wild-run and fruit-eating spree in the expansive verdure of a mixed farm that Busheeka Ridges is. The person we teased and hugged is our Mzee Mashurubu, […]
THE INGA PROPHECY Bas Congo, Friday, December 20, 2024 ‘…honorables excellences, biongozi betu, Bakongomani bote , Bafrika bote na nchi mzima, vendredi ya leo tunatemwanyé ukweli balisema bahanga na ba ancêtre betu …Mungu aliyipa Afrika responsabilité ya kugéré asirimali ya dunia mzima kwa benefisi ya bantu bote …na kwa Afrika, leo ndio tunaimarisha souveraineté yetu’ […]
The Parish Development Model Creating Prosperity for Posterity Burama, Isingiro, Friday, July 18, 2025 ‘…our case here, we benchmarked one successful horticultural complex, Nyahururu Industries Ltd, in Kenya. Thanks to the strong links we have with them, our district team plus several leaders at different levels went on learning and benchmarking tour to five […]
Pockets of Excellence Hold the Password to Agricultural Transformation ‘….and aren’t we moving in circles, regurgitating jargons and catch-words, with no tangible effect’…? Mzee Mashurubu was jerked to attention, as we followed the presentations and reactions during the last dialogue on agriculture, organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Private […]
Dissecting Uganda’s Competitiveness- ‘…can some of our our Nakati really comes from South Africa? This is sacrilege…how did we get here…’? Mzee Mashurubu gets incensed, as presentations form private sector executives during the 12th National Competitiveness Forum get under way. One striking bitter reality was that Uganda Airlines does not serve Ugandan juices on […]