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Maybe you have heard about the Big Mac index or you have not. Either way you would be forgiven because it was one of those things that don’t get into mainstream conversations about the political economy of nations. In fact…
Continue readingDuring the just concluded Ugandan elections 2021, the authorities that be, decided to shut down the Internet. Initially the shutdown was limited to what are called ‘social media applications’ like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. On election day this was extended…
Continue readingIt all seemed to be going very well for Uganda with the Covid-19 pandemic until last month. There hardly any deaths and the rate of infections was low. All of this despite the fact that we were not truly observing…
Continue readingThe political news these days is dizzying. Without even thinking about the small food fights for ‘head of house’ , councillorships, village chairmanships and the like, there is still enough of a fight going in the top echelons of our…
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