Cascade of Thoughts

Free speech? What free speech!

A discussion on free speech is sure not to put the priest to sleep if anything because we always seem to be confused about what it actually means. Recently, a citizen journalist brought to my notice the flawed optics Uganda Police Force officials have about a freedom enshrined in the constitution. The citizen journalist tried to capture on his mobile phone a bout of jockeying that had attracted…

The Internet of things is supposed to transform the way we live and work. The enabling of the ordinary folk to seamlessly send and receive data even in a regular criss-cross pattern is supposed to be empowering. Little wonder, technology has been touted as a great equaliser that gives a voice to the voiceless. If the Internet of things sounds a lot like mainstream journalism, maybe it is because…

3:10pm: A warm welcome to the live blog of round three of the Uganda Open. Will it be a procession for the defending champion Ronald Otile who opened up a five-shot lead yesterday? 3:15pm: The pressure group that has Otile, Adolf Muhumuza, Ronald Rugumayo and Alfred Nandwa (Kenya) is currently on hole seven. All players have failed to get the putter going.  Otile (+1), Muhumuza (+1), Nandwa (+1),…

LIVE BLOG: Kennedy Katende (UGA) vs James Buatsi (GBR) – Rio 2016 Men’s Light Heavy (81kg) preliminary bout

1842hrs: Not long is left before Kennedy Katende makes his bow at the 31st Olympiad in the Riocentro. While this will be the first time Katende is representing Uganda, he has some experience at this level having represented Sweden at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing.

LIVE BLOG: ZIMBABWE V UGANDA 2016 AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

3:17pm: Hello there, welcome to the live blog of the final round of fixtures in group D. There’s all to play for with Mali and Uganda set to tussle for the right to join Zambia in progressing from the group.    The Ugandan goalkeepers are the first out of the dressing room. James Alitho to start ahead of Martin Kigonya. 3:18pm: Intriguing changes by Uganda’s Milutin Micho Sredojevic. James…

LIVE BLOG: Uganda v Zambia African Nations Championship

5:55pm: Hello, a warm welcome to Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu where Uganda will be taking on Zambia in a bit. Both teams will be playing their second group D fixture. Uganda opened with a 2-2 draw against Mali. Zambia used Isaac Chansa’s goal to beat Zimbabwe.

And the winners is…Africa! (Internet Photo). Since assuming the Fifa presidency in 1998, Sepp Blatter has always endeared himself to Africa. He promised to bring the World Cup to the continent. After the 2006 finals went to Germany, South Africa got its moment in the sun four years later. It was a goodwill gesture to a continent that has been a deep-dyed fan of Blatter’s throughout his four…

A 47-count indictment unsealed in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, early this morning sent Fifa into a tailspin. The indictment that is proffering racketeering conspiracy and corruption charges against nine Fifa officials and five corporate companies has sent the world football governing body into panic mode ahead of the 65th Fifa Congress that starts tomorrow in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA…

5:00pm: KCC FC players already out of the dressing room. They are staring down the barrel of the gun. Two own goals have left their Uganda Premier League title defence teetering on the brink.

LIVE BLOG: Africa Zone VI Golf Championship (singles)

2:43pm: Ochaya lifted shoulder high by his teammates, including Gideon Kagyenzi who won no point in the championship. Good team camaraderie there.

2:40pm: Ochaya does get the job done. He has nailed a memorable putt to win 4&3.

2:30pm: Ochaya’s tee shot at hole 15 gets a round of applause from the gallery. Will he get the job done?

2:20pm: It’s not been all doom and gloom. Adolf Muhumuza…

Uganda’s pair of Muhumuza and Otile mark their balls at the first tee.

1:00pm: Happy Robert finds the burn at the 10th hole. Has to take a penalty shot. Chips to get to the green.

Afternoon fourballs draw

12:52pm: The afternoon fourballs have teed off.

12:05pm: It’s all square in the matchup between Uganda captain, Adolf Muhumuza, and South Africa’s Matthew Spacey. Both parred hole nine. Kenya’s Nelson Simwa is trailing. His Zimbabwean opponent is five up.

12:00pm: Robert Oluba heads to hole 12 leading his opponent one up. Ronald Bukenya is three up.

Five national under 23 players played a part in Uganda’s 1-0 midweek win away to Nigeria. While their performances were not particularly bad, many fear that a dearth of staying power might sweep them away. Several names of upstarts who have been handed a bite at The Cranes berry only to be forgotten can easily be reeled off. The football system in Uganda has not quite covered itself in glory when…

Patrick Ochan figuring in the Lubumbashi derby (Internet photo)

When the sun went down on the 286th day of 2012, Patrick Ochan had a lot to mull over. He had just earned his 28th — and to date last — cap with Uganda’s senior national football team, The Cranes. It was an outing the midfielder will forever be in a hurry to forget.

After Uganda and Zambia won their respective home legs with…

Frank Kalanda chiselling wood at the MARK furniture centre (Internet photo).

Two years ago, I set out in search for a furniture workshop in Bwaise, a Kampala backwater that’s averse to torrential downpours. The scorching September sun meant that Bwaise’s poor drainage system didn’t crumble into an eyesore. This, though, didn’t make my work any easier since furniture workshops are ubiquitous.

The…