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17 Feb '25
Water is essential for overall health, but the timing of water intake concerning meals has been a topic of debate. Some believe drinking water before, during, or after a meal can interfere with digestion, while others argue that it aids the process. Understandin
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13 Feb '25
The Uganda Prison Service has dismissed concerns about the safety of food provided to opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye while in custody.Speaking on the matter, Prison Service spokesperson Frank Baine clarified
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31 Jan '25
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has asked that no public money be used to buy his clothes after concerns were raised about the 2025/2026 national budget which includes large amounts for meals, bed sheets and shoes for top government officials.
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23 Jan '25
(Photo: Dr. Kizza Besigye being arrested by police.)The government of Uganda has addressed claims that Dr. Kizza Besigye, the head of the opposition, is not receiving enough food while incarcerated at Luzira Maxim
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23 Jan '25
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s ongoing hunger strike has reignited debates over food access policies in Uganda’s prisons, particularly Luzira Maximum Security Prison, where he is currently detained.The prison authorities
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23 Nov '24
Teachers at Kampala Parents' School, located in Naguru, have staged a protest over their poor pay at the primary school.The school, owned by businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda’s wealthiest individual, is part
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11 Nov '24
The Ministry of Education and Sports has said it will soon start prosecuting parents who do not provide their children with meals at school. Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, the state minister for Higher Education, warned that such parents are violating the government’s policy on free educa
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05 Nov '24
KAMPALA , Uganda – Hunger among Uganda’s university students has become an urgent crisis, revealing the severe financial challenges facing young people in higher education.
Uganda’s universities are currently grappling with a widespread hunger issue among students, with reports indicati
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31 Oct '24
By  Steven Wandera More than 150 orphans at Restoration Gateway, a Christian non-governmental organisation in Kiryandongo District, are stranded after staff laid down their tools due to non-payment of salaries for more than five months. The most affected children are those whos
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22 Oct '24
Sometime in July, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua refused to have meals and drinks prepared by state-assigned staff at his official residence in Karen. Instead, Mr Gachagua would eat food prepared at his private home in Karen by his wife, Dorcas. The meals would be delivered to his off