Daily MonitorKaroli Ssemogerere /OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/878682/-/bns5wn/-/index.html Police State: I can’t define it but if I see one, I’ll know it http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/police+state+i+can+t+define+it+but+if+i+see+one++i+ll+know+it/-/878682/1412028/-/11be5er/-/index.html In 1981, there were three dominant forms of government in Africa: One Party State, Military Junta and a hybrid form of one of these forms of government. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z EALA election quagmire: Another form of equity http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1407288/-/3ahqh6z/-/index.html A small side debate has consumed Parliament in the past few weeks over the election of representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z Collapse of rural economies has long-term implications http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/Collapse+of+rural+economies+has+long+term+implications/-/878682/1402740/-/hpede0z/-/index.html It’s three years since the passing of the Land Bill. “Land stories” are gaining traction in the press. In Acholi, community farmers are up in arms against plans to convert rich Acholi farmland into plantation agriculture. The soils north of Kafu are black cotton soils, both sunshine and precipitation are ample. Gulu has the second highest rainfall totals in the country after Kalangala. The topography is conducive for mechanised agriculture. 2012-05-09T21:00:00Z Prof. Kajubi passed on with his dignity intact http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1398378/-/3o0w3cz/-/index.html Death has visited us once more. Prof. Senteza Kajubi, a former Vice Chancellor of Makerere and Nkumba universities breathed his last on Memorial Day. 2012-05-02T21:00:00Z Political discourse goes ‘bare’ as women strip http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1393726/-/3o4anuz/-/index.html Dr Kizza Besigye is a true son of his political father Yoweri Museveni. The current low-intensity conflict whose start date is the February 2011 election continues unabated. 2012-04-25T21:00:00Z Museveni should lead transition for goodwill http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1389022/-/3olt5gz/-/index.html Twenty MPs are now seeking leave of Parliament to introduce a constitutional amendment Bill to restore term limits in the Constitution. Coming on the heels of the strong unequivocal messages by religious leaders led by Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga and Assistant Bishop Zac Niringiye, this can only be good news. 2012-04-18T21:00:00Z Bishops’ clarity on term limits good change of tone http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1384528/-/3op6suz/-/index.html Christian worshippers must have had a good Easter break. The Metropolitan of Kampala, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, and the Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese, Zac Niringiye, came out with clear language exhorting the President to restore term limits. 2012-04-11T21:00:00Z Transport: Road, rail, water and air are complementary http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1380320/-/3os0noz/-/index.html The Minister for Works and Transport, Eng. Abraham Byandaala, has opened a debate among transportation junkies by announcing that the government is studying the possibility of reintroducing a national airline. 2012-04-04T21:00:00Z How can doctors return to our public hospitals? http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1375606/-/3pb0ndz/-/index.html A couple of days ago while waiting in line to register one of the half score sim cards, I ran into a schoolmate; a former physician now a don at the School of Public Health. 2012-03-28T21:00:00Z The little train that could relieve pressure on our poor, urban roads http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1371004/-/3pdwmuz/-/index.html Someone has stumbled upon free advertising for the black sheep of Uganda’s transportation sector- the railway. Rail transport has steadily retrenched in the public eye for the last 20 years. 2012-03-21T21:00:00Z Why this country’s economy remains in a state of paralysis http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1366460/-/3pvvnaz/-/index.html An acquaintance of the family doubles up as a senior advisor to the President: I am not exactly sure of the specifics of his brief but he is very active in the financial sector. 2012-03-14T21:00:00Z Economy’s medicine men facing big test http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1361388/-/3q0dylz/-/index.html It is entertaining to see the President acting as lawyer-in-chief for Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile now serving his third term as Bank of Uganda boss. 2012-03-07T21:00:00Z Syllabi changes alone can’t improve workforce http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1357074/-/3qhtc9z/-/index.html The Ministry of Education has been tinkering with reforms in the education sector for sometime now. Mr John Agaba, the Commissioner for Secondary Education- a former friar and headmaster of St. Mary’s College Kisubi, announced the latest raft of changes in A-Level syllabi: All arts students will now be required to take ICT as a principal subject. All economics students will study subsidiary Mathematics save for those studying Mathematics as a principal subject. 2012-03-01T21:00:00Z Mubarak’s trial is an embarrassment http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1332862/-/3rt7h1z/-/index.html The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is about to close. During the trial the world press has been treated to a spectacle of a trial that falls far short of the standards of a free and fair trial. 2012-02-22T21:00:00Z Can youth loans stimulate economy? http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1328316/-/3sbohwz/-/index.html On February 1, Ms Maria Kiwanuka, the Finance Minister, jumped onto the youth entrepreneurship bandwagon placing Shs25 billion or 0.0125 per cent of the national budget with three banks-- Stanbic, DFCU and Centenary Bank 2012-02-15T21:00:00Z Makubuya’s necessary letter to an errant client http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1322846/-/3sfqf0z/-/index.html Hassan Basajjabalaba is our local hardscrabble to riches story. For Basajja’s mischief at till, President Museveni is now personally responding to allegations of impropriety in the manner in which the government .... 2012-02-08T21:00:00Z Too many crusaders, not enough crusades http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1318268/-/3sx927z/-/index.html Ugandans are very religious people. Christianity, introduced only about 125 years ago, claimed more than 80 per cent of Uganda’s population, Islam claimed 15 per cent of the rest. 2012-02-01T21:00:00Z In search of non-existent answers in Kyankwanzi http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1309826/-/3tiy17z/-/index.html The NRM Caucus has returned to its political home in Kyankwanzi for re-education- its second such retreat since the first sitting of the National Assembly in May 2011. 2012-01-18T21:00:00Z Can BoU Governor still ask the right questions? http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1303786/-/3tn5kdz/-/index.html For decades, we have had three money lending regimes; the informal sector where credit is offered socially between family members, business associates or other transactions. 2012-01-11T21:00:00Z Court of Appeal latest homeless entity in Kampala http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1300160/-/3tpdakz/-/index.html A prominent advertisement in the print media announces the new location of the Court of Appeal of Uganda as Tweed Towers, somewhere between Yusuf Lule Road (formerly Kitante Road) and Nakasero. 2012-01-04T21:00:00Z Prayers over corruption sound rather hollow http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1296580/-/484yuuz/-/index.html Many breadwinners will earn some much-needed pause in their spending strings after the year’s most expensive holiday. Some deadbeats like government failed to make payroll despite Public Service Minister Henry Muganwa Kajura’s reassurances to Parliament. 2011-12-28T21:00:00Z Christmas in Mumbai, India’s vibrant city http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1293496/-/4873krz/-/index.html We are living in interesting times. Christmas, the celebration of the nativity of Christ- the founder of Christendom, has become a global celebration. Travelling in different parts of the world as Christmas approaches is an enriching cultural experience. 2011-12-21T21:00:00Z Oil bribe allegations: Kadaga doing her job http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1289522/-/48ofxwz/-/index.html No one contests Mr Saverino Twinobusingye’s right to petition court for redress. However, the manner of prosecution of Mr Twinobusingye’s petition is suspect and a dangerous assault on the principle of separation of powers under our Constitution. 2011-12-14T21:00:00Z Public pay bankrupts our public coffers http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1285822/-/48r5v8z/-/index.html Two weeks ago, I sat down with an informed bureaucrat to share an evening in Muyenga. We discussed a number of things, including incentive pay in “sheltered” areas of the public service. 2011-12-07T21:00:00Z Is Kabaka asking for a political kingdom? http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/OpEdColumnists/KaroliSsemogerere/-/878682/1282034/-/48tf3gz/-/index.html Once or twice a week, the recovery from my injuries is aided by a trip to a traditional physical therapist- Balibaawo’s clinic on Lubaga Road a few metres from the Royal Mile that connects Muteesa II’s palace and Bulange, the administrative headquarters of Buganda Kingdom. 2011-11-30T21:00:00Z