Flavia Kisembo, 70, is a happy woman today. In 2002, Kisembo was a miserable village grandmother as she considered the future of her remaining two HIV positive grand children. Kisembo had lost three of her children, a son and two daughters to HIV/AIDS. Some of her grandchildren also died from the same disease. When the […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission is investigating Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba for failing to take care of the allegedly pregnancy with a 26 year old woman. One of the commissioners Agaba Maguru told MPs on the legal and parliamentary affairs committee that the rights body has no powers to investigate the allegations of rape […]
The Nabagereka of Buganda Lady Sylvia Nagginda has urged parents to always spare time and talk to their children about their culture. Officiating at the 2nd International holiday camp dubbed “Ekisaakate” at Vienna College Namugongo, Nabagereka has urged parents to help enrich their children’s knowledge of their culture. Nabagereka says the children need more help in […]
President Yoweri Museveni has criticized over dependence on imports for the current cries over the depreciation of the Uganda shilling against major currencies, especially the US dollar. Museveni in a statement said that forex exchange rates are determined by issues beyond Uganda’s control, but Ugandans suffer because of over reliance on imported goods. He says […]
As Southern Sudan prepares to start off tomorrow as the youngest African state, Aruu County MP Odonga’ Otto has called for the support of the new state by the other East African states. Southern Sudan broke off from the North as a fulfillment of the comprehensive peace deal for the pacification of the South, a […]
The government has advised all schools and the private sector to put in place lightening conductors on their buildings to avoid being struck by lightening. According to commissioner meteorology Nkalubo Micheal, teachers and the general public should also avoid taking shelter under trees during rainy times, in addition to walking in open places like playing […]
The opening last week of the nomination period of candidates for upcoming elections of Judges to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a crucial opportunity for States to nominate the most highly-qualified candidates through a fair, transparent and merit-based election process, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. The ICC, established by treaty […]
Born: December 25th, 1978 Died: June 18th, 2011 With deep sorrow, we confirm to all our members, staff and friends the death of one of our Directors at Ultimate Media Consult, Enoch Mutabaazi. We received the news of the murder of Enoch on Saturday June 18th […]
Ugandan women have called upon the government leadership to monitor medical male circumcision roll out in the country. Women’s HIV Prevention Tracking (WHIPT) project coordinator, Marion Nakitunda said that Medical male circumcision for women has the potential to be a powerful tool for HIV prevention and added that findings show that there are many concerns […]
Airtel Uganda has been evicted from the controversial piece of land in Masaka for alleged illegal occupancy. The land under contention is located on Kizungu Hill in Masaka town. The eviction comes shortly after the Masaka chief magistrate court Moses Katorogo issued a court order instructing court bailiff to evict Airtel telecommunication to vacate and […]