Only 15 per cent of energy used for cooking in the 2018/2019 Financial Year qualified as clean energy. SDG 7 envisions universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. It begs the question of how feasible that is in developing countries like Uganda particularly in regard to clean cooking.
Internet shutdowns have become a new norm of controlling views during election period in many African countries. Recently, the Tanzanian government shut down SMS and Internet service providers ahead of election held on September 28 that saw President John Magufuli retain the presidency.
The key concerns of the electorate continue to create doubt in the validity of the ballot
The Uganda National Household Survey (2016/2017) estimated that only 6.7 million students were reached by distance learning during the lockdown, while 1.6 million students were excluded, thus creating learning gaps.
The education disparities rising out of this dynamic will create agency for the teacher leaders not only to push the learners into a fight for space with their counterparts, but also to motivate the teachers attached to schools in communities to work hard in nurturing equity for their candidates ahead of the national exams.
It is imperative to note that the real politics of the land happens in the heat of the electoral cycle With no accountability of service delivery and feasibility from the previous constituencies created, one wonders if it is plausible to have another 46 constituencies approved. Gerrymandering fosters party power manipulations of the elections and the electorate and it should be stopped.
The recently held NRM primaries accentuated the power of the people in choosing their leaders. While the Internet was awash with conversations on the realities and the intricacies faced in the election, key for us as the electorate, are the lessons that we can learn, unlearn and relearn in the process.
The Electoral Commission recently delivered guidelines to be followed by the presidential aspirants on how campaigns will be carried out in the election cycle leading up to the 2021 general elections.
The Electoral Commission recently delivered guidelines to be followed by the presidential aspirants on how campaigns will be carried out in the election cycle leading up to the 2021 general elections.
The times have changed and an awakening into such a reality will require every Ugandan to be proactive and involved in shaping and reviving the economy and the political process of Uganda. Every effort in protecting our human rights is going to count.
