Following the reaffirmation that the consent age for marriage is 18 years, the Constitutional Court has outlawed child marriages. The petitioners in this case were Mr Michael Aboneka and Mr Martins Kirya. They argued that some laws allowed child marriages of their daughters who are 16 years. This makes these laws contradict the constitution that demands that one has to ...

Halima Namakula, a veteran musician has promised to arrest and detain a certain upcoming artiste. The artiste who has only been identified as Trevor, apparently redid Halima’s song without seeking her consent. She sent out a serious warning to the artist telling him that it is wrong to redo someone’s song without their confirmation. The song redone by the rising ...

At the times when homosexuality is said to be spreading in schools, the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has directed schools to ensure that it approves all reading materials, including donations, before learners and teachers access them. Apparently, approving materials will not only ensure that students are taught the right content, but it will also guard schools against materials that ...

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is yet again celebrating the birth of a new gorilla. One of the gorillas at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park recently delivered a baby gorilla. Bashir Hangi, the UWA Communications Manager announced the birth of a health female gorilla. He revealed that this took place on 14th February, 2023 on Valentine’s Day. An adult female identified ...

African leaders yesterday set an ultimatum for the rebel groups in the eastern region of DR Congo to withdraw by the end of March. This came as the latest bid by the seven-nation East African Community to silence the guns in the mineral-rich region. Fierce fighting in the region has pushed huge numbers of Congolese out of their homes and ...