“For Uganda to attract genuine investors, it must maintain robust regulatory regimes that ensure quality and brand protection, which is the primary role of the PPDA.” – Matsiko Ben Kahunga In his article published in The Observer and David Monitor recently, David Bwambale raises a very pertinent issue about the ‘decree’ from the Public Procurement […]
·”It’s not merely the abundance of attractions but the excellence of our ancillary services that matter. Consider the Pissing Man in Brussels, which draws 3 million tourists annually; we can aspire to achieve the same.” – Matsiko Kahunga ‘Hands-up here, if outside your gate, you can walk 200 metres barefoot…or even 500…let’s discount the outliers. […]
Busheeka, Friday, February 17, 2023. (Flashback: Kampala, July 2020) It is an enigmatic scare. A mixed bag of hope and despondence in a single pack, in a spate of a fortnight. First, it was the announcement by the World Food Programme declaring Uganda a food hub for region. By coincidence or design, the regional headquarters […]
OIL COMPENSATIONS: LESSONS FROM MFALME AND BYAMAKA The experts and policymakers in our oil sector may want to pay a study trip to a minuscule humble remote village called Kanyeganyegye. The story rife in this village today is about two ba-falme. Mfalme in ordinary Kiswahili means king. In this village, it is a popular slang […]
He savours those moments. This is his pass-time, ever since he retired from a high-flying corporate life among multinationals. We thus added BSN to our appellation of him. We call him Mzaai BSN. BSN is Been there…Seen it all…Nothing new…exciting…to prove. His favourite moments are the hours he spends mentoring corporate leaders, with a preferred […]
It all started with American Presidential aspirant, Donald Trump. ‘This guy is very blunt’, is the spontaneous reaction of my team member as we digest what Trump had just said about Africans, capping it with the vow to deport them from the USA, once he enters Capitol Hill. ‘People who even import match sticks’, he […]
‘…why don’t you have property…at your age…’? It incessantly rang and sounded in her ears as she made the final touches to the preparations for the Grand Day. Yes. Grand Day! This is the simplified label she settled on after a countless list of superlatives to describe the day. A day unlike any other! Was […]
Saturday, April 25, 2026 ‘…you all will agree with me that we each received a quality education, in a decent learning environment, because someone, somewhere, sacrificed…it is now our turn and obligation…the pioneer generations laid the foundation, which made us who we are and what we are. We, therefore, carry an even bigger obligation in […]
‘…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 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 […]