When President Museveni first proposed the scrapping of Bail for specific categories of people, I thought it was one of the usual political jokes that he throws around to crack people up during his long speeches. Little did I know that his move was real and would raise such extraordinary national dust as has been witnessed in the past couple of months.

Fixed capital has long been considered as an engine of growth both as a factor of production and as an embodiment of technological progress. Countries that had made sustained accumulation of fixed capital were able to achieve higher and sustained economic growth and development while those who had not lagged behind. For instance, economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been severely constrained by inadequate saving and investment, among other things.

The cradle of mankind, Horn of Africa, remains the land of untold human tragedy. While we still have a vivid memory of the 1984 famine in Ethiopia that killed over a million people, 12 million more people are facing agonizing famine once more.

The stupidity in Right-wing media at the end of last week was suffocating. The “president” of the Republican Party, the man who ATE the GOP — Rush FAT Limbaugh, rubbished the concept of social justice, while the sharp tongued “virus” — Andrea Tantaros declared she was getting more sex than Democratic feminists. One idiot guest [...]

Teeth clenched, Usain Bolt grimaced as he churned toward the finish line, in the last event (The 4x100m Relay) — at the 2011 IAAF Daegu World Championships. Bolt, who took over the anchor position for the first time in a major position in the absence of the injured Asafa Powell, blazed down the stretch and [...]