On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter.
The duty to provide water and sanitation services in a home, has traditionally been a preserve for the woman in a family. Daily chores include water collection, sanitation management and hygiene maintenance and education of the children. This prevails in modern
The Kisoro District Council has recommended Ms Ruth Nyiraneza, a sister of deceased State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Sarah Nyaribashitsi Mateke, as the most suitable candidate to replace her fallen sister as Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament.
For nearly 20 years, 54-year-old Patrick Aluma Waigo lived a modest life as a subsistence farmer in Aluru Sub-county, Lea Parish, Moyo District in northern Uganda.His aspirations never extended beyond growing enou
As of April 2024, the East African Community accounted for 31.7 percent of Uganda’s total export market whereas her total trade with the rest of the world increased by 36.3 percent to US$18.1billion in 2023 from US$13.3billion in 2022, while total imports from
A section of students of Kyambogo University have vowed to continue with the demonstration over what they called unfair tuition increment even when the University warned them about the harsh consequences for their actions.
Power Technology · tukio via Shutterstock.Uganda has become the latest country to join Africa’s solar revolution as Dubai-based renewables developer AMEA Power begins construction of the country’s 24MWp (megawatt peak) solar project.The $19m I
Jay Chaudhry, 65, is now known as the billionaire founder and CEO of Zscaler, a cybersecurity company valued at about $28 billion. Back in 1998, he was an entrepreneur who first sold the startup he started with his wife Giotti. That business was SecureIT, which
Mathias Walukagga has advised Swangz Avenue artist Azawi, to focus more on her music rather than chasing social media “clout.”Walukagga’s comments came in response to Azawi’s recent vocal stance on corruption and regime change in Uganda.
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo wins the senior men's 10km race during the World Cross Country Championships at the Mount Panaroma Circuit in Bathurst, Australia on February 18, 2023.As far as middle and long distance running is concerned, Ethiopia has for all pra
