February 18th, 2016
Suddenly all my phones (I confess I maintain more than one phone line!) started going off with numerous notifications in the wee hours of Thursday February, 18th 2016. Someone told me: “The entire internet is off in the whole country”. It turns out the Uganda Communications Commission had blocked access to the main social media platforms, in this case Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter....
August 19th, 2015
Writing about Uganda’s national netball side stirs a lot of emotions in me. These are ladies who, against all odds, qualified and did a fantastic job in the 2015 world cup.
To give a little context, the She Cranes were just like any other unknown struggling (they still are struggling) sports outfit in Uganda until they reached the World Cup and we all started posting effusive messages on...
Here is my op-ed published on dignited.com about internet hoaxes and how to keep yourself away from embarrassment.
Back home, many high profile Ugandans have been pronounced dead on social media and if you are not careful, ...
Op-ed in Dignited.com about internet hoaxes
In this interview with Forbes Magazine's Amy Gutman, I talked about the potential of Uganda's ICT sector and how critical it is for Uganda's future success.
In relation to Rwanda and even Kenya, half our population is below ...
Interview With Forbes On Importance of Internet for Uganda’s Success
The Guardian's Paul Doyle did a piece about the fight for the title in Uganda's top tier league. I spoke to him about the promise and potential of local football.
In the past, the confusion was most disruptive – there ...
Interview with The Guardian about Ugandan Local Football
I had an interview with UGO Uganda where Franceesca Mukama asked me so many detailed questions about my thoughts on entrepreneurship in the internet space.
Here is the ...
Interview about Internet entrepreneurship on UGO Uganda
NTV Uganda sought my thoughts on how social media users end up having their private accounts hijacked. The final version aired is mundane as parts of the interview were cut out.
Many times, we erroneously think that our ...
Interview on NTV Uganda about social media account hijacks