VIDEO: Local leaders in the restive Kasese district have demanded sincerity and truth if the region is to reconcile and heal from the recent attack on the palace of the Mumbere that left dozens of his guards dead. The leaders made the demands in a meeting with the Inter Religious Council …
Read More »HIV rates still high
Rate at which girls in the age bracket of 14-24 are getting infected alarming When it comes to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Uganda is classified as a high burden country by UNAIDS, the international agency that is at the helm of mustering a joint response to the disease. High numbers of …
Read More »Angella Katatumba on marrying young
They call her “the lady with the big heart” because she sings for charity. Angella Katatumba, founder of the Angella Katatumba Development Foundation, composed, sang, and recorded the theme song for the Gulu Walk back when northern Uganda was just emerging from the 20-year Joseph Kony rebellion. She then did …
Read More »Investment boom at Namanve
Frank Sebbowa is the outgoing Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority. He spoke to Ian Katusiime about his accomplishments and investment issues. What are some of the achievements you registered at UIA? For the four years I was at UIA, I brought calm to the organisation. There was a lot …
Read More »Trial opens at ICC of first LRA warlord
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Former child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen on Tuesday become the first member of Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army to go on trial in a landmark case before the International Criminal Court keenly watched by thousands of victims. Ongwen, now in his early 40s, will also …
Read More »HIV/AIDS treatment
New interventions to offer women, children better protection Zam Kabali is a secondary school teacher in Kampala and so was her husband. In 2000, he fell sick and for the next four months, his health was only deteriorating. As he developed a rash all over his body and became sicker, …
Read More »Parliament vets new EC bosses amidst opposition boycott
New members of the electoral commission vetted as the opposition boycotts The Appointments Committee of Parliament has vetted the newly appointed bosses of the Electoral Commission (EC). The Parliament committee chaired by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, vetted the six member team despite a boycott from opposition MPs. The new EC …
Read More »Justice Kabiito sworn in as Judicial Service Commission chair
Kabiito swears in. PHOTO @eyotaruolive New members of the judicial service commission sworn in, cautioned against corruption The seven newly appointed members of the Judicial Service Commission have been sworn for a four-year term. They are led by Justice Kabiito Banjamin Isingoma as chairperson and Justice Faith Mwondha as deputy respectively. The …
Read More »VIDEO: Police says Rwenzururu King faces more charges
VIDEO: The Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere’s journey to freedom is not anywhere in sight as police announces fresh charges against him. At his first appearance in court last week, Mumbere was charged with murder, a crime he allegedly committed in March this year. Andrew Felix Kaweesi the Spokesperson of Uganda Police …
Read More »VIDEO: Parliament vets new Uganda electoral commissioners
VIDEO: Parliament has vetted the new chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama together with five new members on the Commissions bringing an end to outbursts and reservations regarding their appointment. After his interface with legislators on the Appointments Committee of parliament, the new appointee for the office of the …
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