Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Rejects Mother’s Demands to Marry Man Aged 35
Fourteen-year-old Ruth* dreams of becoming a pilot, but last year she discovered her mother’s plans to marry her off – to a man more than twice her age. This spelt disaster for her aspirations, as girls who marry while in school usually fall pregnant and drop out, ending their education and jeopardising their health. “I […]
Ugandans Cross to Kenya for Female Genital Mutilation
The government has said Ugandans are crossing to Kenya to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a way to escape tough penalties against the practice in Uganda. FMG, where the genitalia of a woman is cut for non-medical reasons, is prevalent among the Sabiny and the Pokot in Uganda despite having been outlawed in Uganda […]
Three Suicide Bombers Carried Out Kampala Twin Explosions
Police have said that the twin explosions that hit Kampala at a police checkpoint and Parliamentary Avenue on Tuesday were carried out by three suicide bombers who died instantly. Police also said three civilians had been confirmed dead and 33 others injured, although the number of fatalities could be higher than reported so far. Five […]
Radio Host, Guests Held Over Criticising Presidential Directives on Covid-19
Adjumani Central Police Station (CPS) has confirmed that they are holding a radio Aulogo FM station manager and a talk show host- together along with their panellists over inciting the public against the presidential directives on preventing further spreading of Covid-19. Mr Evans Musiige, the OC Adjumani CPS said they swung into action to arrest […]
Millions Of Ugandans Denied Vital Services Over Digital ID Cards
Millions of Ugandans struggle to access vital public services and entitlements as they lack digital identity cards, six years after they were introduced, human rights groups said on Tuesday. Government data shows that a quarter of Ugandan adults, or 4.5 million people, did not have a biometric identity card in 2020, with pregnant women being […]
Uganda Drive To Certify Customary Land Runs Into Culture Clash
When the residents of a northern Ugandan village heard about a plan to document their land, they worried it was going to be stolen. But after photographing the land in Owele and taking coordinates, government officials gave people there something they never had before: pieces of paper proving the land they lived on was theirs. […]
Misinformation Clouds Uganda’s Effort to Vaccinate Refugees
Uganda, which hosts nearly 1.5 million refugees and asylum-seekers, began coronavirus vaccinations this week in the camps and settlements. But vaccine hesitancy among refugees poses a challenge. Ugandan authorities have received 964,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine and inoculated 453,000 people as of May 16. Now, the government is extending COVID-19 vaccinations to refugees, most of […]
Uganda Deploys Drones to Fight Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking
Uganda is turning to technology to fight poachers and wildlife trafficking. According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the country secured funding from the United Nations Development Programme to procure surveillance drones that will man parts of its protected areas, which are not routinely patrolled by rangers, and camera traps that will help identify poachers […]
Reopen Nursery Schools, Parents, Owners Tell Govt
Parents and proprietors of pre-primary schools have asked the government to review its decision and allow them to reopen nursery schools to allow the children to resume learning. Ms Josephine Kirabo, a mother of one, yesterday said she was forced to privately hire a nursery teacher to coach her three-year-old child who had just started […]
Bobi Wine Disputes Election Results
President Museveni opened a gap between him and his leading challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, as the Electoral Commission (EC) started releasing the results of the January 14 presidential election Friday. The EC declared just after 2 pm Friday that Mr Museveni had polled 2,219,418 votes against Mr Kyagulanyi’s 941,068 votes with results from34.3 […]
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