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World Day Against Child Labour: 138 million children still trapped in child labour

On this year’s World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, the International Trade Union Confederation-ITUC has called on the global community to act with renewed urgency as the world...

How Trans Ugandans are building power through business

Achen, not her real name, is a soft-spoken 26-year-old from northern Uganda. She never imagined she would run...

CORRUPTION SCANDAL! Energy Ministry PRO Solomon Muyita & Other Govt Bosses in Trouble  

The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has ordered the Chief Administrative Officers-CAOs of Bundibugyo and Dokolo District Local Governments...

Minister Kahinda Otafiire and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Cited in Mitooma NRM Election Violence 

The National Resistance Movement-NRM party electoral commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi has revealed that the election of Mitooma...

BOBI WINE TO MUSEVENI: Stop Using Judiciary to Suppress Opposition 

The National Unity Platform-NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi Bobi Wine, has warned President Yoweri Museveni against using the...

AVOID PROJECTIZING FOOD INSECURITY – UHRC COMMISSIONER CRISPIN KAHERU

Hon. Crispin Kaheru, one of the Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC commissioners has challenged stakeholders to build synergies and avoid ‘projectizing’ food insecurity. Speaking at the...

KARAMOJA: At least 30 learners with nodding syndrome abandon school as hunger bites harder 

KARAMOJA SUB-REGION. At least 30 learners with nodding syndrome in Alune primary school in Kitgum district Karamoja sub-region have abandoned school as hunger bites...

Support fruit growing for food security – Laban Kanywa

Lack of fruits in different homes both for home consumption and commercial purposes has been raised as a growing threat against food security, prompting...

Kiruhura farmer loses over 20 animals in less than 1 month

Farmers in Kikatsi Sub county Nyabushozi county Kiruhura district and other areas have mobilized,to compel authorities to intervene as they continue losing animals over...

Farmers’ Parliament: We lack sensitization and leaders are neglecting us  

Farmers across different parts of Uganda continue to decry lack of sensitization, being neglected by the government especially most of their leaders and other...

UPDF soldiers deployed to fight African armyworms

The government has deployed Uganda People's Defense Force-UPDF to fight African armyworms that have so far invaded about 40 districts in different parts of...