GLISS In The Media

Failure to fulfil promises has increased discontent, manifested in service delivery protests.

Roline Tusiime - 2020-12-18

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.

Getrude Mbaseege - 2020-12-12

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.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-11-28

The key concerns of the electorate continue to create doubt in the validity of the ballot

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-11-06

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.

Roline Tusiime - 2020-11-02

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.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-10-10

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.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-10-06

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.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-09-10

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.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-08-18

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.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-07-27

On May 30, the World Bank advisor on Global Education Practice, Mourad Ezzine, recommended that government scraps Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). He among others gave as his reasons the need to save money but also that pupils were not learning. Thus, a call for automatic promotion to secondary schools and make secondary education part of the compulsory foundational education. Whereas this recommendation sounds out of context and may have challenges, it serves as a wake up call for us to focus on increasing infrastructure for secondary education.

Roline Tusiime - 2020-06-25

On 15th January 2016, the Elders Forum of Uganda (TEFU) and the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) gave Uganda the first-ever presidential debate ahead of the 2016 general elections.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-06-24

It is already evident that the atmosphere for the 2021 General Election is going to be filled with tension, arbitrary arrests and a manipulation of the laws that govern the fourth estate. But it is imperative on the Fourth Estate and the citizenry at large to be aware of what the fundamental rights on freedom of association and speech are and then work together to avoid the possibility of a toxic electoral process.

Tricia Gloria Nabaye - 2020-02-26

Politicians’ failure to fulfil promises increases discontent

Uganda’s shift to clean energy by 2030 remains a pipe dream

Safeguarding digital rights in 2021 General Elections is crucial

Beyond 2021 polls: Preparing for a disputed

Ensure learning continuity for all students

Bridging gap between teachers and learners

The elective politics of gerrymandering

Lesson from NRM primaries

Curtailing dissent, the mar in the 2021 general elections

Rule of law, healthy debate should be encouraged ahead of the 2021 election

Uganda: 2021 Polls – We need to start tracking rights violations

Rethinking secondary education

Why a presidential debate is crucial ahead of 2021 elections

Uganda: Prioritise media rights ahead of the 2021 General Election