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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...

MINISTER JIM MUHWEZI & NRM MOBILIZER PEACE RUGAMBWA WRANGLE DEEPENS

Western Uganda. Rukungiri district controversial NRM mobiliser, Peace Rugambwa is nursing injuries after she was reportedly attacked and beaten up by UPDF soldiers. Rugambwa says...

State House scandal: Why President Museveni’s Trusted Aide Michael Christopher Ayeranga has been Arrested

State House has been locked in a scandal where one of President Museveni’s most trusted aides, Michael Christopher Ayeranga, was implicated in a major...

BLOODY: NEC-WATU Automobile Group & UPDF Cited as Chinese Investors in Uganda Fight Over Industrial Park

The usually quiet Namanve Industrial Park, 10 km east of Kampala, has turned into a hotspot as fights among investors turn bloody. Two Chinese...

YOTV PRORIETOR AGGREY MUGISHA SENT TO PRISON OVER UGX264 MILLON NSSF ARREARS  

The troubles surrounding Al Bayan Media Limited proprietor, Aggrey Mugisha have escalated after being remanded by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court for allegedly failing...

DIPLOMATIC CASINO SCANDAL: Recalled Ambassador Henry Mayega begs to meet President Museveni 

The former Uganda’s Consul General to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ambassador Henry Mayega has now resorted to begging for an opportunity to meet...

LAWYER EDGAR AGABA DEFAULTS UGX20 MILLION

Former National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board Uganda (NLGRB) CEO, Edgar Agaba has been implicated in another scandal, accused of defaulting Ugx20 million. Agaba, who is the...