Transgender Sex Worker Faces Stigma in Uganda’s Healthcare Amid Anti-Homosexuality Law
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…
Top Legislators Allegedly Shared $5m Vitol Oil Deal Bribe
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…
Rampant Corruption on Uganda’s Highways
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…
Anthony B, Konshenz Added , As Reggae on the River Announces Exciting Additions to an Already Packed Lineup
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…
Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau (UMMB) & USAID SBCA Conduct Transformative Workshop on Risk Communication and adaptation of Quranic verses at IUIU Female Campus
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…
Fleeing for Their Lives: LGBTQ+ Ugandans Find Refuge in Kenya
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…
Nandala Mafabi Demands Arrest of MPs Over Shs1.7Bn Service Award
Budadiri West MP, Nandala Mafabi, has called for the arrest of all MPs on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee for their role in approving a controversial Shs1.7 billion service award to four commissioners. Mafabi’s bold move comes as President…
Three MPs Charged in Anti-Corruption Court
The three Ugandan MPs who were recently arrested over alleged acts of corruption have been taken to the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. Cissy Namujju, Yusuf Mutembuli and Paul Akamba were chauffeured to the court’s premises in Nakasero on Wednesday…
Winnie Byanyima Reaffirms Support for LGBTQ+ Rights: A Call for Global Solidarity
In a powerful and heartfelt statement, Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, has once again made clear her unwavering support for LGBTQ+ rights. Byanyima’s advocacy for inclusivity and against discrimination and stigmatization stands as a…
NUP’s Fashion Designer Latif Madoi Marks 30 Days in Detention Without Charges
Bobi Wine, the President of Uganda’s largest opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), made a statement regarding the situation of celebrated fashion designer Latif Madoi. He noted that it has been 30 days since Madoi’s arrest and detention,…
