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Parliament started it’s events to mark the ‘parliament week’ on Feb. 05 with a walk to raise funds to establish a rehabilitation center for albinos. As the chief walker Speaker Rebecca Kadaga decried the high price of body creams by people living with albinism for their skins can be badly …

New members of local councils in 53 districts across the country are set to benefit from orientation organized by the U.S. Mission and the British High Commission. According to a Feb.07 statement, the sessions are intended to help leaders at the district, municipality, and sub-country levels to learn their roles …

Makerere University has partnered with Masaka, Hoima and Jinja hospitals to conduct a Post Dicharge Malaria Prevention Study following the increased number of children who die of aneamia related-severe malaria within six months after being discharged from hospitals. According to researchers, among what they will be looking for is why …

 Hearing of the case in which Tabliq leader Sheikh Yunus Kamoga and 13 others are accused of murdering Muslim Clerics Sheikh Hassan Kirya and Mustapha Bahiga on Feb.06 flopped after witnesses failed to appear as earlier asked by court. Justices of the International Crimes Division Ezikiel Muhanguzi, Percy Tuhaise and …

Jinja High Court on Feb.06 released the Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere on bail following an agreement reached between the state and his lawyers that his security shall be provided by the UPDF royal guard Brigade and not the Rwenzururu royal guards. Mumbere who was released on a non-cash bond …

COMMENT: By Richard N. Haass In a globalised world, a global operating system premised solely on respect for sovereignty is inadequate For nearly four centuries, since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Thirty Years’ War in Europe, the concept of sovereignty – the right of countries to an …

So your car leaks a little bit of oil.  How big of a deal is that?  If you drive into the nearest apartment complex you will see oil stains in just about every parking spot.  If everyone’s car leaks oil, it must not be a big deal … right?  Maybe, …

There is something about Uganda that fascinates as well as it baffles, especially foreign eyes. It appears that the much touted mantra of “gifted by nature” strikes more of a chord among foreigners than Ugandans. Could it be that Ugandans are caught in the rut of the old adage, “familiarity …

Christine Lagarde says government need to focus on reducing inequality The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Jan. 27 found herself on the defensive as the audience sought for the global fund’s roles on Uganda’s development. This was during a public lecture held at the Kampala Serena Conference …

COMMENT: By Chris Saunders & Henning Melber What southern Africa can learn from West Africa about dealing with despots? Has the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) just taught the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a lesson? The West African states effectively took a dictator to task after he …