Author: Richard Byamukama

Byamukama Richard Bard is a lawyer and a student of Security and Strategic studies

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? The threat of sanctions in Uganda

OpinionMay 3, 2024

Earlier this week, Britain sanctioned the speaker of the Ugandan parliament, Rt Hon. Anita Among, together with Mary Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu, former ministers...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? EACOP Remains Important Amidst Legal Battles

OpinionApril 25, 2024

The genesis of the EACOP dates back to November 2017, when President Museveni and Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli inaugurated its construction in Hoima...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? Human Rights Mistrust between Uganda and OHCHR

OpinionApril 19, 2024

Last week, the chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya, revealed that Uganda had been barred from physically participating...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? The Increased Economic Darkness in the Ugandan Business Sector

OpinionApril 12, 2024

Several traders in Kikuubo and other areas in downtown Kampala on Monday, April 8, 2024, closed their shops in protest against what they describe...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? Uganda’s battle against LGBTQ

OpinionApril 5, 2024

Earlier this week, on April 3, 2024, the Constitutional Court delivered its decision in the Consolidated Petitions No. 14, 15, 16, and 85 of...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? The Increasing Mystery of Fires in Schools

OpinionMarch 28, 2024

Every time something comes to an end, something else begins. There has been an irreversible increase in fires in schools, which have destroyed educational...