Forty percent of female commercial sex workers in Arua district and Arua City are married, a survey done by Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. The survey, which involved 640 commercial sex workers in the two administrative units, found that 31 percent of the women engaged in commercial sex work are cohabiting, and […]
The Kaliro District woman Member of Parliament, Brenda Namukuta has cried out for Speaker’s protection over her husband who is seriously mistreating her. Namukuta called for protection inside parliament and asked the Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa to assist her with some of his personal security detail to watch over her life saying her husband is […]
About the father of the babies, Nankya says he is a fellow student who has no ability to take care of her and the babies. A 16-year-old girl Senior Three Student is lying in shock at a health facility in Butalejja district following her giving birth to quadruplets (four babies). Nankya Mwanjuma, a student at […]
The Parliament security officers were on Monday afternoon stormed by the naked anti-corruption protectors. The protesters included two who were totally naked with only knickers and one without a blouse with her breasts out, painted in the colours of the Uganda flag. The protesters held placards bearing writings that condemned the corruption and demanded the […]
President Museveni also thanked God for the life of Dr. Atwine, describing her as the most prominent survivor of catastrophes in Uganda. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has saluted the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine for being a reliable cadre of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). “I want to salute Atwine […]
The High Court sitting in Rukungiri has issued an interim injunction against the 2024/2025 Uganda Miss Tourism Kigezi pageant due to a management feud. Organized by Miss Tourism Uganda-Pearl of Africa, the 9th edition of the competition, aimed at promoting the region’s tourist attractions, had been scheduled for July 15, 2024, at Immaculate Heart Girls […]
Police in Njeru Municipality are holding three event organizers of the three-day Vumbula Uganda event for failure to pay the service providers. Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa Region Police Commander has confirmed the arrest of three event organizers of Vumbula Uganda. Butoto has however declined to name the suspects who are currently detained at Njeru Police […]
The renowned Nyege Nyege Festival, now in its 9th edition, will take place from November 14th to 17th and has been relocated from Jinja to the Source of the Nile in Njeru. This move is intended to provide festival-goers with a more convenient experience, eliminating the need to walk long distances between stages. Festival co-founder […]
Girls who use social media for an hour or more on a school day have been found to have lower levels of well-being than those who use less, according to the latest Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report by UNESCO. The report shows girls are at risk of decreased self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. They are exposed […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. John Patrick Amama Mbabazi and his wife Mrs. Jacqueline Mbabazi for their contribution towards the reorientation of Uganda which had lost direction before the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government came into power. “I congratulate Rt Hon. Mbabazi and Jacqueline; first and foremost, for being […]