By Nathan Were The island nation of Sri Lanka is not poor. Its per capita GDP – when adjusted for purchasing power – is higher than South Africa, Peru, Egypt,…
By Nathan Were In the 90s and early 2000, if you ended up in an agricultural college after high school, society regarded you as a failure while it glorified those…
By Nathan Were Every week, companies are publishing photos of young people whose careers have come to a sudden end and warning the public against dealing with them. The most…
By Nathan Were The Parliament of Uganda recently passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2021 in which new taxes were introduced. One of such taxes is on the internet requiring…
By Nathan Were In just five years, John Magufuli (deceased Tanzanian president) has cemented his legacy, clearly demonstrating that indeed with steadfast leadership, it is possible to sustainably transform a…
By Nathan Were In the swanky suburbs of Kampala and upcoming cities around the country, high rise buildings are coming up to meet the growing housing demand. However, most of…
By Nathan Were The Covid-19 pandemic has left a US$2.3 billion debt hole across the six East African countries since the first Covid-19 cases were reported in March 2020. Kenya…
By Nathan Were The rains are here, but young people are nowhere to be seen. Most of them have fled the villages to urban centers for casual jobs – relegating…
By Nathan Were The Covid-19 pandemic has destroyed livelihoods and scattered millions of jobs around the world. The International Labor Organization estimates that nearly 1.6 billion people’s livelihoods are now…
