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OPINION: The Patriot’s Focus on Uganda’s Unemployment Question

Article By, Gad Kanyesigye_The Patriot_ a community empowerment advocate.  To begin with, many Ugandan parents are not business-oriented, which is a significant reason why their children often finish school...

UGANDA: 4 out of 10 children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition

Locals in Isingiro district,western Uganda and other parts of the country have been challenged to embrace better feeding...

A Polio Survivor Turns His Disability into a Powerful Plea for Vaccination

CREDIT - UNICEF, DRC.  Rajabu Vampise deftly manoeuvres his wheelchair through the backstreets of Kindu in the Democratic...

INSIDE THE COLONIAL LEGACY OF HOMOPHOBIA IN MODERN-DAY UGANDA

By Hyowon Park , International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).  In March 2023, the Ugandan...

DR Congo’s Reliance on Charcoal threatens Forests and Fuels Armed Conflict

Elodie Toto - KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Amid a circle of spectators, a troupe of performers takes...

CAN UGANDAN YOUTHS FIGHT CORRUPTION?

Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke, the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, has urged Ugandan youths to take responsibility in fighting the pressing issue...

SPEAKER ANITA AMONG MUST RESIGN: 3 Naked Anti-Corruption Protesters Jailed

CORRUPTION IN UGANDA.  The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kampala on September 2, 2024 remanded three anti-corruption activists to Luzira prison following their...

WENDI E-MONEY APP SCANDAL: PDM National Coordinator Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi & Minister Henry Musasizi Cited in Corruption-related Red flags  

Anti-corruption activists and other stakeholders in Uganda have expressed concern over the gaps in the WENDI E-MONEY App which have left room for corruption...

NAMANVE INDUSTRIAL PARK SCANDAL: HOW UGANDA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR GENERAL ROBERT MUKIZA & OTHER OFFICIALS SHARED OVER UGX500 MILLION HONORARIA

AARON AINOMUGISHA. The State Minister of Finance in charge of Investments and Privatization, Hon Evelyn Anite, has directed the Uganda Investment Authority-UIA officials including...

INSIDE SPEAKER ANITA AMONG’S WEALTH IN UK: President Museveni orders probe  

President Museveni has directed the Inspectorate of Government and Ethics Ministry to probe into Speaker Anita Among's UK wealth after he was briefed by...

CORRUPTION: HOW SPEAKER ANITAH AMONG’S MAMA BUKEDEA RADIO 102.1FM ILLEGALLY GOT UGX3.13 BILLION CONTRACT

The Leader of Opposition in the 11th Parliament, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has exposed how Speaker Anita Among's radio station, Mama Bukedea Radio 102.1 FM...