Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was partying and feasting for close to 200 street children at the residence of Geoffrey Mugisha, a former street child and founder of AMKA Foundation in Namungoona on Christmas day. The street children were drawn from Makindye, Katwe, Wandegeya, Kisenyi and Natete among others. …
Read More »Christmas celebrations: Sironko landslide victims go without food
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Landslide victims in Bududa and Sironko district spent Christmas day on empty stomachs. Christmas is a day for merrymaking across the world as Christians remember the birth of Jesus Christ. However, this wasn’t the case for landslide victims spread in camps in Bugimagu, Nalusalala and …
Read More »Busoga bishop warns politicians against making empty promises
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of central Busoga diocese, Rt. Rev. Patrick Wakula has called upon politicians to desist from making empty promises to win elections. While preaching to Christians at Iganga Cathedral Church on Christmas Day, Wakula says that voters are outraged that several promises made in …
Read More »Year of trials and tribulations for Britain’s royals
London, United Kingdom | AFP | It was a year of trials and tribulations for Britain’s royals that Queen Elizabeth II called “quite bumpy” in her Christmas Day message. Here are some of the scandals and misfortunes to have troubled Britain’s 93-year-old monarch. – The ailing prince – The year …
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