In recent years, social media has subsequently become part of our day-to-day life. A study conducted in 2019 showed that on average, an adult Ugandan picks up their phone about 58 times in a single day. In addition, one spends roughly three of every 24 hours on their mobile devices. As for teenagers, the average time increases to seven hours ...
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Abdu Katuntu’s Election Defense Affidavits Dismissed By Court
Lady Justice Susan Abinyo has dismissed 10 affidavits filed by Abdul Katuntu defending his election as Bugweri County MP. Court gave its reason for the dismissal as filing the affidavits outside the stipulated time. When Katuntu’s rival, Julius Galisonga, the FDC candidate’s petition filed came up for hearing on Tuesday, Abinyo delivered the ruling. Galisonga had dragged Katuntu and the ...
Read More »Government Seeks Public Support In Teacher And Student Vaccination
The government through the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni has appealed to the public to mobilize teachers and students to get vaccinated. She said this because the two categories are at high infection risk should they open schools. The government recently announced that to open schools for all students, at least 65% of the teachers must be ...
Read More »Kukundakwe Eyes 100M Breaststroke Final At Tokyo Paralympic Games
Uganda’s only Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe is hopeful of making it to the 100m breaststroke final. She will be making a debut at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, August 25. The 15-year-old Aga Khan High School student is set to compete in the 100 breast and 100m freestyle races at the games. She qualified to represent the country when she made ...
Read More »Pallaso, Balaam Reconcile After Gulu Feud
Singer Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso and events promoter Balaam Barugahara have reconciled after disagreeing in Gulu. Since 2017, the two have had an on-and-off friendship that is attributed to a number of issues. In recent events, the two came close to a fistfight during the Gulu retreat. According to events promoter Bajjo, it took SFC personnel to separate the two. ...
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