Cross Roads

I hear that you are thinking about working for the Buganda government. I have a few ideas to put across in this regard. I have written what in my view are some comments regarding the work that the New Vision has done to date most of which has been done under your watch. The media group which you lead, has made a lot of progress and has contributed a lot in the development of the country. As you consider this move, you need to ask yourself a few questions. Firstly, is a move to Kingdom business a strategic move into a bigger space or is it a deliberate move into a smaller more intimate position where improvements will be easier to see and quantify? In other words, is Uganda still subsumed by Buganda. The structure of your dailies reveals that your paper even if it has global reach is designed to cater for Ugandans. There are sections that are designed to handle regional challenges (largely ethnic) and religious ones (with coverage of most of the major religions). In short the structure ...

Talent Search I read a story once about a great teacher who made it a habit to teach his followers using hidden mysteries. In one of these he describes a man who gives out money to his laborers in an effort to test them. The first invests heavily and doubles the money, the second does the same even if his return in not as great as the first. The third hides his money and restores it to his master. The master on returning is thrilled at the work that is done by the first two but deals harshly with the last man. He even goes so far as to take what the last man gives him only to then transfer it to the first man. The lesson for us is simple. We all have something to offer and we must at the very least invest what we are given to ensure that it is multiplied.  Maybe this is what the intersection awards will be about. Identifying people who take little and make it into much. People who stand out in their ability to help those who are dealing with change and transition. There will be man...

Hope First Group was really established to help people deal with transition. I cannot help but think about the U.S as she prepares for a transition of sorts and as battles begin for the white house. My question is did the election of Barack Obama mean that the U.S was ready for change and if it did how far is the U.S and her citizens willing to push the envelope of change. Is the Country willing enough to elect a woman (most of what is celebrated for blacks, also often includes the rights of women)?. Is the country willing to go this way thereby preserving the democrats and restoring the W.H to the Clinton's? Should they wait for the power of that same name at a later stage so that a mother (Hillary) instead prepares the spot for a daughter (Chelsea). Or is the time ripe for a handover to a dynamic leader (Christie) whose  frankness and ability to handle disaster illustrates the challenges of the future (nature-centered). On the home front (Uganda), some analysts ( Andrew Mwenda ) ...

This is the first in many to come. The primary concern is to find people that are in transition and serve as a guide to help them discern a better future.