Robert Madoi

Kampala

Sports Editor at Daily Monitor

Ugandan multimedia journalist (@NationMediaGrp) and academic (@Makerere).

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Articles

Rajiv Ruparelia: Rising star gone way too soon

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

What you need to know:Businessman Rajiv Ruparelia’s life ended with a sudden exit but it is one with a lasting legacy. It is lazy and even a bit reductionist to—as many have—come to the conclusion that Rajiv Ruparelia lived the vast bulk of his 35 years of life in the fast lane. The last of property magnate Sudhir Ruparelia’s three children, Rajiv died on May 3 in a car crash at the Busabala flyover on the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway (KEE).
Of two conclaves and the world on the edge, again

2 months ago | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

What you need to know:In a 2014 book David Kertzer brings the contrasting worlds of the Catholic church and fascism together. In the coming weeks, the almost cinematic feel of a conclave—that effectively resets the papacy—will hold vast swathes of the world’s population spellbound. The forthcoming conclave has shades of the one that took centre stage in 1922.
Shaka Ssali: Kabale Kid writes last script

Mar 30, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

Speaking to VoA after he hosted his last Straight Talk Africa programme in 2021, Ssali described the past two decades as “a very, very challenging journey, but also […] somewhat interesting and incredibly rewarding.” Shaka Ssali, who died on March 27, aged 71, once colourfully described journalism as the oxygen for democracy. Evidently, he thought a great deal about the journalistic role of holding power accountable.
Fufa decision on KCCA FC: We have been here before

Feb 8, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

What you need to know:While the Fufa Competitions Department is, per stipulated rules, “the official central registry of cautions, send-off, fines and sanctions” in Ugandan club football's top flight league, Fufa delegated this responsibility to UPL. Afternoon had turned into evening, and with that came a brace from the much-maligned Geoffrey Massa against Benin. The Cranes were desperate for a win, as Massa was for goals, during that 2010 Fifa World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier.
Why Uganda Cranes’ 2025 Afcon group isn’t as bad as many think

Feb 1, 2025 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

The collective moan that greeted this week’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) draw suggests that few champagne bottles, if any, were cracked open. Some would argue this was with good reason. Maybe not, your humble columnist would hasten to note. Why? Stay with me, if you will. Nigeria, Tunisia and Tanzania are the countries that the Cranes will come up against in the Moroccan cities of Fez and Rabat during this year’s festive period.
Kabugo’s tragic passing must start a conversation on safety

Nov 8, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

What you need to know:The First Aid in Rugby (FAIR) courses that World Rugby mandates all national team medics to undergo before getting the all clear to be pitch side borrowed rather heavily from the body of work of URMS's level one and two training. The manner in which Peter Kabugo, an assistant referee aged just 27, lost his life while on the job at the Muteesa II Stadium in Wankulukuku underscores the urgency Fufa must attach to creating a vibrant medical society.
Life after UCDA: Will Opposition politicise coffee during 2026 polls?

Nov 8, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi |Arthur Wadero

President Museveni’s televised address to the nation Thursday night went to great lengths to drill the final nail in the coffin of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA).
Here is why fans should brace themselves for more dismissals

Nov 1, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

What you need to know:The rumour mill will be rife with unsavoury stories about his impending dismissal in the event that he hits a rough patch. The current instalment of the Uganda Premier League (UPL) has managed to squeeze in slightly above half a dozen matchdays. A handful they might be, but there is something mesmerisingly consequential about the storylines that have been stitched together thus far.
Uganda can pick many lessons ahead of hosting 2025 Chan and 2027 Afcon

Oct 4, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

What you need to know:The three East African countries would not want to bite more than they can chew as they all continue to dither over a way out of their respective debt crises. Hosting a major sports tournament is not for the faint-hearted. Both internal and external constraints are sure to weigh unevenly on any economy. Big or small. Behind the absence of a workable post-tournament utilisation plan may therefore be glimpsed the suffocating atmosphere of menace and threat to a sporting event.
This is how Express FC can turn its half empty glass into a half full one

Sep 21, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Robert Madoi

Pius Kaggwa, one of Mbale Heroes's attackers, had just rattled the woodwork at the death after beating the despairing dive of Michael Kagiri in the Express FC goal following a mazy run. The TV camera panned to capture the reaction of the home crowd at Nakivubo. Viewers, like your humble columnist, were met with a shot of a stand with a ghostly presence.