Robert Madoi

When lawmakers return from a month-long recess this workweek, it seems not just possible but perhaps inevitable that a fortified House will await them. A march to Parliament by a section of Ugandan youth has been scheduled to coincide with the resumption of Parliament business on Tuesday.

Even in the 25-15 scrappy win over Burkina Faso, which preceded a 22-20 loss at the hands of Zimbabwe, smoothing over the cracks proved to be elusive.

Police officers arrest Ms Annet Namata, alias Nalongo Nana Mwafrika (right), and two other activists during the anti-corruption protests on July 25, 2024. PHOTO/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI

Joyce Aciro (shot put) and Helen Alyek (discuss throw) also showed that northern Uganda can be a breeding ground for athletes to take on the mantle of field events.

This should not come as a vulgar surprise. What should worry us all is how, if any, we have planned for forthcoming Olympic track events shorn of the presence of Cheptegei and, quite possibly...

While unionisation is undoubtedly the best pathway to improving the rights and working conditions of players, previous attempts, at least in the rugby ranks, have proved fruitless.

When he took a sadistic pleasure in SC Villa’s spectacular failure to fill up even a single stand at the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole, it seemed not just possible but perhaps inevitable that Moses Muhangi would court controversy.

This is precisely how European club football repeatedly manages to steal a march on its second cousin, the much-maligned Uganda Premier League.

The Kitara FC forward went into the match in a rich vein of form after scoring two in two during club continental engagements.

Last week, a trip to the tyre clinic was all but inevitable after a nail deflated the rear tyre of my car. This typically happens when a few showers sweep nails from the construction sites dotting the capital into the potholes that remain in abundance.