Media practitioners, civil society organizations, and government officials convened at a prelude event to Uganda’s 3rd SDGs conference, organized by the United Nations Association of Uganda (UNAUganda) at Forest Cottages Naguru. The gathering focused on accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through increased domestic funding amidst dwindling foreign …
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Disturbing Trend of Tragedy In recent years, a disturbing trend has emerged: a high death rate among young Ugandans who travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeking employment opportunities. What begins as a hopeful journey towards a better future often ends in tragedy, with numerous reports of young Ugandans …
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Godfrey Katongole, a journalist working with the Vision Group’ Bukedde television is admitted at Old Kampala Moslem Hospital in critical condition. He was admitted Tuesday 15th July, following an assault by a group of journalists and other people at Salt Media in Lungujja, Kampala. Katongole, was visibly in severe pain when …
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Nakku Joweria a resident of Kyebando has sued Stanbic Bank Uganda limited for failing in its duty of protecting her saving account leading to defrauding her or illegal withdrawal of shillings 68 million from her account in a period of 24 hours through Flexi pay an application she had never …
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When Ramzay, a transgender woman and sex worker who prefers to be identified by only one name for fear of persecution, felt a bruise on her private parts, she rushed to the nearest health center for treatment. Seeking an ointment cream, she faced a humiliating encounter with the doctor who …
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During the State of Nation Address, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni revealed that he is very careful when dealing with corrupt government officials. Museveni however explained that if he fires or imprisons all of them, who will he work with in his government. Highly placed sources in one of the highly …
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On May 24th, 2024, while traveling from Kasambya in the Mubende district to Kampala, I witnessed unsettling behavior by traffic officers of the Uganda Police Force. The taxi I was in was stopped eight times by eight different traffic officers at eight different locations. At every stop, the driver would …
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The iconic Reggae on the River Festival in Southern Humboldt County, CA, is set to return on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 2-4, 2024, and it just got even better. The festival has announced that J-Boog, Iba Mahr, and Yaadcore have been added to an already stellar lineup. A Three-Day …
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Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau (UMMB), in collaboration with USAID Social Behavior Change Activity (SBCA), successfully conducted a transformative two-day consultative workshop at the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) Female Campus in Kabojja, Kyengera Town Council. Themed “Adaptation of Key Health Messages for Social Behavior Change (SBC) and adaptation of Quran …
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Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, among the world’s harshest laws targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, has left countless lives shattered. Enacted a year ago, the law imposes the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations, subjecting individuals to extreme abuse, including torture, rape, and forced eviction. Faced with this grim reality, many Ugandans have fled …
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