Village health teams (VHT) from Kisoro Municipality are raising concerns about the overflowing Kamonyi sewerage into neighboring gardens in Karumena village, Kamonyi ward, Kisoro Municipality. This environmental hazard has significantly hindered the farming sector in the area. During a recent
The Kiteezi landfill tragedy is a few days shy of a two-months anniversary. The grief is still too raw for survivors and bereaved families. The gut-wrenching calamity befell residents of Kiteezi in Wakiso District on August 10, claiming the lives of more than 35 people and destroying pro
Fionah Auma, not real name, a resident of Busia District, was in 2019 chased from her husband's home by her in-laws after he died of hepatitis B. Auma says her in-laws claimed she had no right to stay at their late brother's home because she had not borne him children. Smarting with
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, has commended the government of China for contributing to the development of Uganda. Mr Tayebwa said the two countries have continued to enjoy and consolidate the good relations in diverse fields, including political, technical, invest
Fionah Auma, not real name, a resident of Busia District, was in 2019 chased from her husband's home by her in-laws after he died of hepatitis B. Auma says her in-laws claimed she had no right to stay at their late brother's home because she had not borne him children. Smarting with
The National Unity Platform (NUP), a political movement that originated from the People Power movement, and its manifesto, outlining its vision for an inclusive, peaceful, and democratic Uganda. The party aims to end Uganda’s 35-year rule under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) through
If you have heard Hon Norbert Mao speak, whether at a funeral service or graduation ceremony, you will admit that there is a good connection between a head and mouth that rarely goes wrong. Like him or not, this is something you give to him without a grudge. Strangely, that has never transla
Hundreds of slum dwellers from Nsoba slum in Kawempe Division thronged Nsoba gardens on September 22 to get lunch, a meal that is considered a luxury by most urban poor. By 8am, families that were mobilized by local authorities had already settled at the venue where food was to be
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has called for more sensitisation of coffee farmers about the registration exercise that seeks to comply with European Union export guidelines. With less than three months for Uganda to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulations
Ugandan coffee shipments are overflowing the European Union (EU) as traders scramble to get their hands on beans before the year-end implementation of new environmental regulations. Under the EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), importers into the bloc will have to demonstrate that good
