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Opinion: Uganda needs a real data protection authority, not just forms

The 2026 digital ID push must come with independent oversight.

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Traffic jam Kampala

Opinion: Let cities tax air — congestion pricing can fund Metro

Kampala loses hours; time is money.

Sports betting advert

Opinion: Sports betting ads are grooming teenagers

Broadcasters must self-regulate before regulators do.

Engineering graduate

Opinion: Why our universities should teach maintenance, not only innovation

Infrastructure debt is intellectual debt.

East Africa flags

Opinion: The EAC single currency dream needs political honesty

Trade wins are real; monetary union is not imminent.

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Community health worker

Opinion: Healthcare is a security issue — fund community workers

Pandemics start where specialists do not live.

Flooded street

Opinion: Stop blaming the weather for Kampala floods

Concrete choices block drains.

Newsroom journalists

Opinion: African media must unionise against platform capture

Algorithms should not set newsroom budgets.

Content creator travel

Opinion: Tourism marketing should centre Ugandan storytellers

Diaspora creators outperform generic ads.

Oil debate parliament

Opinion: Oil money needs a generational lockbox

Future children should vote on spending.

School music band

Opinion: Reinstate arts education — creativity pays taxes

Music exports rival coffee in soft power.

Police body camera

Opinion: Police body cameras protect everyone

Transparency lowers brutality complaints.

Women farmers Uganda

Opinion: Agro-industrial parks must include women land rights

Customary tenure cannot be an afterthought.

Street market vendor

Opinion: It is time to decriminalise petty market offences

Over-policing stalls inclusive growth.