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Tear Gas and Tension as Kenya Marks Anniversary of Gen Z Protest Movement

Tear Gas and Tension as Kenya Marks Anniversary of Gen Z Protest Movement

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who flooded the streets of Nairobi and other major towns on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-government demonstrations.Businesses and schools remained shut in parts of the capital as fea

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Uganda Urged to Adopt Universal Social Security System as ISER Launches Report

Uganda Urged to Adopt Universal Social Security System as ISER Launches Report

Kampala- The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), in partnership with RAISE, has today launched a groundbreaking working paper titled "A People's Pension," calling for urgent reforms in Uganda’s pension system and the adoption of a rights-based approach to social security.

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ULS Petitions Human Rights Commission Over Continued Military Trials of Civilians

ULS Petitions Human Rights Commission Over Continued Military Trials of Civilians

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) over the government’s continued defiance of a Supreme Court order halting the trial of civilians in military courts.In a letter dated June 23, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde accused state agencies of vi

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I was drinking in church - Grace Nakimera recounts struggle with addiction after turning to God

I was drinking in church - Grace Nakimera recounts struggle with addiction after turning to God

The Anfukuula hitmaker admitted that while she had turned to God, her transformation took time, and it wasn’t an instant change. "I was born-again but total transformation took a while. At times we get saved when deep inside

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Syria government says women must wear burkinis at public beaches

Syria government says women must wear burkinis at public beaches

Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands and feet - or other "decent" clothes at public beaches and swimming pools.The regulations, issued by the tourism ministry, were "a

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Grader Breakdown Stalls Vital Road Repair in Lira's Agali Sub-county

Grader Breakdown Stalls Vital Road Repair in Lira's Agali Sub-county

Rehabilitation of a crucial nine-kilometre road in Agali Sub-County, Lira District, has stalled following the breakdown of the district’s only functional grader, despite the road being prioritised in the 2024/2025 financial year budget.The road, which connects Agali Seed Secondary School

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NUDIPU Raises Alarm Over Able-Bodied Persons Standing for PWD Seats

NUDIPU Raises Alarm Over Able-Bodied Persons Standing for PWD Seats

The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) has raised a red flag over an emerging form of electoral fraud, where individuals without disabilities are falsely claiming to be disabled in order to benefit from political positions reserved for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).In

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Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

L-R: Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director, Claver Serumaga, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi and Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director, Gift Shoko, during the Quarter One 2025 Investor Briefing event.The lender

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I Would Trade My Music Talent for Money - John Blaq

I Would Trade My Music Talent for Money - John Blaq

John Blaq has been in the industry for over five years. However, he hasn't achieved anything substantial physically apart from the luxurious lifestyle that comes with his career.Musician John Blaq is one of the most talented artists in the co

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Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U).Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over in

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