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Alcohol consumption causes cancer

  Over-consumption of alcohol linked is to cancer. Almost 10% of all cancers in men and 3% in women in Western Europe are caused by people drinking too much alcohol. The scientist in German analyzed  this data from France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Netherlands, Britain  and found 50,400 out of a total of 79,100 cases […]

How to diagnose and treat leukemia

Many people lie in hospitals suffering from leukemia. Their eyes and lips many times they become pale, their limbs thin and their heads bald. The doctors say that the people suffering from leukemia many times have teary eyes. Leukemia sometimes is referred to as cancer of the blood. According to James Kafeero, an oncologist at […]

Man working under influence of marijuana kills two children

The police inUgandahave arrested a man who reportedly acted under the influence of marijuana and killed his two children both boys, Walakira Nyanzi reports.   Abdullah Jamal, a resident ofTanganyikavillage inDadamuSubCountyin Arua reportedly killed the children and reported himself to police claiming that he did not have food to feed the children. The Criminal Investigations […]

Rwandan army generals speak on Kigali house arrest

Rwandan army generals and officers who were suspended from the force last week by President Paul Kagame and placed under house arrest have spoken out on their ordeal. Lt. Gen. Fred Ibingira, the chief of staff of the Reserve Forces, Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina, the military intelligence chief, Brig. Gen. Wilson Gumisiriza, commander of the […]

FDC’s Sheikh Ibrahim Kasozi finally introduces Jamila

It is now official, Ms Naluyange Jamila of DP belongs to Sheikh Ibrahim Kasozi of FDC. The arguably FDC’s richest youth has been in love with Naluyange (LC3 councilor at Lubaga division) on credit for a long time and the two opposition politicians even have two kids together. And in a bid to legalise their […]

Traders to sue commercial banks over high interest rates charged on loans

The Chairman of Kampala City Traders’ Association Everest Kayondo says they are not satisfied with the out come of their recent strike. Kayondo says that despite having resumed business, the traders still need to put more pressure on the government to put a ceiling on the interest rates commercial banks charge on loans. The traders […]

Men okay girl on girl cheating

Ugandan men say that they would forgive their female counterparts’ infidelity if it was to be with another fellow woman. The men our reporters have interviewed on the streets ofKampalasounded less likely to forgive to forgive a woman if she had played sex with another man, Walakira Nyanzi reports. Our reporters had randomly asked 30 […]

Makerere University students to sue prof. Baryamureba

The students of MakerereUniversity have demanded the Vice Chancellor of  Makerere University, prof. Venancious Baryamureba and his deputies to vacate their respective offices alleging that they are acting illegally. The public standing orders provides that a public officer will act in an acting capacity for only six months of which the Vice chancelor and his […]

Makerere University’s Bernard Luyiga denies crossing over to NRM

  Makerere University councilor to KCCA, Bernard Luyiga who had been rumoured to have crossed to NRM after the Lord Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago declined to appoint him deputy mayor recently  has described the allegations against him as baseless. Lukwago recently named Sulaiman Kidandala as the deputy mayor of Kampala declining to name Luyiga […]

MP Mohammad Nsereko says public order bill unconstitutional

  The MP for Kampala Central, Mohammad Nsereko has told the media that the proposed ‘public order bill 2011’ is unconstitutional and all Ugandans should fight it off. Nsereko has advised Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement and the government in general to withdraw the bill in its totality. Nsereko says that president Museveni […]