Uganda – Kenya border villages in Karamoja and Sebei Sub-regions are still the hotspots where girls and women are being mutilated, Monitor has learnt. The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) point focal person for Moroto District, Mr Moses Loru King, said cases of FGM at border villages h
Before the September 14 burial of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at her ancestral home in Bukwo District in Eastern Uganda, pleas were being made for some kind of desperate implementation to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) being directed towards successful female athletes. Cheptegei,
A recent study reveals a troubling rise in violence against nearly half of children and youth in Uganda's refugee settlements, with boys increasingly becoming victims. The study found that almost 50% of males and females aged 18-24 had experienced some form of violence before adulthood.“
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A coalition of domestic violence activists under the Women Movement of Uganda has urged government to commit on ensuring protection of females against electoral violence during the 2026 polls.Stella Rose Akut
Authorities in Nakaseke District are yet to sack 21 primary school head teachers in Nakaseke District for using forged academic transcripts despite a recommendation by the Inspectorate of Government (IG), the Daily Monitor has learnt.
The clerk to parliament has withdrawn an application in which he sought, among others, the recalling of the ruling in which disciplinary proceedings were recommended against him for negligence during the controversial ‘service award’ of Shs1.7b to four back-
Prominent Ugandan pastor, Martin Ssempa, has accused Makerere University of engaging in religious discrimination following the closure of the Makerere Community Church, which he founded and operated for over two decades.In a statement shared on the social media platform X, Pastor Ssempa ex
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has warned his subjects to be careful of people who want to destroy the Kingdom and urged them to exercise caution.During today’s celebrations commemorating his 31st coronation anniversary, the Kabaka, who is still under
Police have said they have launched a joint crackdown against errant drivers, especially for government vehicles and VIPs.Speaking on Monday, traffic police spokesperson, Michael Kananura said the joint operation was mooted after increase in cases of indi
