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St. Mary’s Kitende trounces Kajjansi women team 2:1

  St. Mary’s Kitende girls’ football team put up a spirited performance against Kajjansi Women’s football club beating it 2:1. The two girls for Kitende were all scored by Irene Nabasumba in the first half while the one goal for Kajjansi was scored by Rose Namayanja in the second half. The league has reached quarter […]

People supposed to fast during Ramadan

  Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic faith calendar and a holy month according to the holy Quran. The Islamic principles prescribe fasting to every healthy adult Muslim. The sick, the children, weak, travelers, pregnant women and menstruating women are exempted from fasting. However many Muslims deliberately claim to be sick and shun […]

Tears and cheers at Uganda parliament

  There were tears and cheers in Kampala today as parliament held a special session to pay tribute to fallen Uganda MP, Michael Oromait. Some legislators remained silent, others talked and some women sobbed as the body of Oromait entered parliament. Some 314 MPs and hundreds of mourners gathered at parliament where the body of […]

Makerere University Vice Chancellors on strike

  Makerere University candidates vying for the post of Vice Chancellor are on strike. They have shunned the last interviewing session protesting the way it was conducted. Among the candidates, it was only Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba who accepted to be interviewed. Other candidates in the race are Professors Tonny Oyana, Barnabas Nawangwe, Edward Kirumura, Eli […]

Museveni orders opposition MPs to stop de-campaigning NRM candidates in by elections

President Museveni has said that he no longer wants this practice of members of opposition going to guard votes in different constituencies. Museveni says that whoever is found there should be arrested by the police. The president says that these opposition politicians especially MPs and opposition party leaders who go to areas where there are […]

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