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The Acholi community leaders have warned Bobi Wine and NUP Leadership not to attend the burial of their son. The Acholi blame Bobi Wine and his camp for politicizing the issue of Oulanyah sickness. They blame the Bobi Wine camp for causing a lot of grief to the family of the demised speaker by organizing people in the country and diaspora to demonstrate against the government move to take Hon. Jacob to Seattle for treatment. Social media is awash with video clips...

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has joined the drive to save part of Mabira forest reserve by planting trees to  save the depleted parts. Headed by Maj Gen Denis Asiimwe, the commandant of the college, the soldiers have planted about 2,000 seedlings of indigenous trees, covering about five acres near Mabira Police Station on the Jinja- Kampala highway. Gen Asiimwe called upon other institution to join the campaign to save Mabira saying it is a responsibility of every Ugandan to...

CBS News reported on 12th March 2022, Black Ukraine refugees claimed they were being discriminated against as they tried to escape the Russian- Ukraine war. European Union has been called upon to ensure there is fair and humane treatment for all. Human rights for all by the very individuals that have stripped our dear brothers and sisters of black origin of the very rights, especially at a time of war We have heard of a saying, “Do as I say, not...

Over the weekend, I watched a video that sent a million emotions and left me wondering how some people can be so shameless and heart-less. The video shows a 32-year-old Julius Matovu, slapping and boxing Esther Nasaka as well as aggressively pulling her hair of which some of the hair strands are seen on the ground having been plucked out due to his violence. He also goes ahead to kick her in the face as Esther screams in pain. Fortunately, the...

In a bid to fight land grabbing and rampant evictions, Government has directed the Resident District Commissioners to compile record of all the land acquired within their areas on monthly basis. The latest directive by Hon. Minister Nabakooba, is for   all the RDCs to compile a monthly report detailing land acquired on a large scale in their areas of jurisdiction. “I re-emphasise the Directive of HE President Museveni against land evictions. RDCs are critical in this directive. They Chair the District...

The leader of the National Unity Platform-NUP, Robert Kyagulanyi exposed his inability to comprehend international relations issues by condemning the government’s neutrality and seeming support for Russia. Kyagulanyi in his shortsightedness criticized the decision by President Yoweri Museveni for holding diplomatic talks with the Russian delegation. His outburst and attacks on government stemmed from the diplomatic meeting held by President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Uganda, Mr. Vladlen Semivolos. The meeting comes hardly...