Nicholas Sengoba
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Past articles by Nicholas:
Nagenda in context of our troubled history: Part two
As Amin increasingly showed his iron hand opportunities were created for the likes of Obote to the detriment of those in Buganda who vilified him → Read More
Corruptocracy; a tale of creating dirty people
Just wait and see the list of who benefited from the iron sheets. You will find yourself in an Orwellian scene where you look at man and pig and see no difference... → Read More
Formal education in rural Uganda is dying
Many times this student has hardly grasped anything but is simply promoted automatically → Read More
Problems with Uganda’s school fees solution
You see education is now one of the most lucrative businesses, going by the demand and the size of bank accounts school owners operate → Read More
Modern living turns villager’s dream into nightmare
After a long stay away from Kalungu, he could not believe that the gods had given him what he asked for when he left for Kampala. He is no longer the villager who only wore underwear and shoes on... → Read More
When peasant spirits are disturbed by pressures of modernity
It is usually the road accidents that make the most eye-catching headlines as it is common for entire families using one vehicle to perish → Read More
Invest in production, not politics or lose 2023
Christmas like with most things adopted from foreign culture, has always been perceived and designed by the recipients in most African settings in a way that suits our happy communal nature → Read More
Patronizing leaders’ summits; a risk to Africa
That is why, after over 60 years of independence, Africa is still being patronized by competing forces. From time to time a world power summons African leaders to a high sounding summit → Read More
May Morocco, Africa’s prodigal son bring the beef home
First, the kerfuffle. I did not think it right for any nation to go preaching with religious purity, about good governance and human rights, to Qatar → Read More
African football is like planting maize to harvest wheat
The magic that we see on match day is the hard work of years of training and practicing basic things like passing, ball control, dribbling, shooting, positioning, anticipating → Read More
Inheritance and the folly of working for children
Simply taking children to school and then handing over wealth whose origin and growth they know nothing about is a recipe for disaster → Read More
Qatar 2022: Western deceit, hypocrisy, racism, greed and jealousy
Qatar is not unique. It sins like any other. When the logs in the eyes of the West are removed, they will see the point clearly → Read More
COP27: Misleading Africa into the debt trap
In places like Africa, the droughts are more intense and longer so people are having trouble farming and feeding themselves → Read More
2026; Museveni is the deal, Muhoozi the decoy
They compare him with his father and many are now beginning to say that they would rather continue with Museveni, despite his weaknesses... → Read More
For African economies, a rough road lies ahead
We might also see a significant loss of market for goods from Africa because of cutbacks in expenditure in developed economies → Read More
Let Muhoozi carefully read Museveni’s lips
Like him or not, Museveni knows how to say what people want to hear, how they want to hear it, and when they want to hear it. He also knows what and whom to talk about... → Read More
Boda Boda riders are guilty but who is innocent?
They show little or even no regard whatsoever for other road users → Read More
Uganda’s 9/11 and the scars of Idi Amin
Abdulla Anyuru was appointed head of the Public Service Commission by then President Milton Obote in the 1960s. It is written in Sowing the Mustard Seed by President Yoweri Museveni that Anyuru... → Read More
A look at the insult of extravagance in a crisis
That Zaake had invited Speaker Anita Annet Among to witness the union with his sweetheart → Read More
Why pushing money into economy now, may be futile
My economist friend is very angry with the government. He argues in so many words that during such times the government, which in Uganda is the largest spender, should push money into the economy → Read More