Of late many young people have been faced with challenges of making long lasting commitments to their loved ones by marrying in church. As a result, many are living a life of a couple that cannot religiously be held as one because the two have not committed to one another. However born again churches have […]
“Like father like son”, is a saying turning out to be true for President Yoweri Museveni’s son Lt. Col. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who after joining the military has now also written a book on the guerilla war that brought his father’s National Resistance Army to power in 1986. Muhoozi’s “Battles of the Ugandan resistance: a tradition […]
The ministry of defense has denied opposition claims that it is paying arrears of ex soldiers and servicemen during the election campaign in order to ensure the former soldiers and their relatives support NRM’s Yoweri Museveni. The Minister of State for Defense, Gen. Jeje Odong says the army has no ulterior motive in paying the […]
While the world is expectant of news about results of Sudan’s recent referendum on whether the black South should form their own country, reports show that the arrest of Sudan opposition leader Dr. Hassan al-Turabi are dominating major news from Khartoum. Apart from the potential of losing the south and its major oil fields, Sudan […]
Lira Main Mosque was this afternoon closed by Polic authorities following scuffle between two Muslim factions which left at-least three Muslims fatally injured. The morning pandemonium was sparked off when a group of youthful Muslims loyal to self-styled Khadi Yusuf Balinda left their Mosque at Lira Primary school and stormed the main Mosque where they […]
The Editor of Uganda’s Tabloid, the Rolling Stone which was today banned and punished for publishing lists of names of people it claims are homosexual has vowed to appeal the ruling and to continue publishing more people it claims are homosexuals. The High Court today made a landmark ruling stopping the newspaper and any media […]
Despite threats of terrorist attacks, Ugandans turned up in big numbers to mark the beginning of 2011 in different public venues in Kampala. New year music shows were held in different parts of Kampala and Entebbe, while thousands gathered at Serena and Sheraton Hotels for the usual end of year fireworks. At exactly 12am Saturday, […]
The king of the mid-western Uganda Bunyoro-Kitara kingdom, Omukama Solomon Gafabusa Iguru has hinted that his kingdom is still awaiting compensation and an apology from the British government over war crimes he alleges the British Crown committed in Bunyoro. Iguru told his Kingdom’s Parliament on Saturday that as individuals and companies led by UK’s Tullow […]
While the larger part of the world continues to maintain that African cultures are responsible for women’s subordination and inferior position in society today, women in the western Uganda kingdom of Tooro last week agreed to look to their culture for inspiration as they strive to empower themselves and develop their families. This is as […]
Sex Workers in Uganda has appealed for support from the government and other development agencies saying they continue to face a lot of victimization. Different sex workers who were yesterday speaking at an event to mark day against exploitation of sex workers gave testimonies of how they are victimised by their male customers, the police and […]