Protests have broken out in India from top Indian wrestlers who are protesting against the country’s wrestling federation of sexual misconduct. This comes after a top Indian athlete accused the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and other coaches of sexually harassing women wrestlers for years. Vinesh Phogat, a wrestler alleged that over 10 female wrestlers confessed to ...

MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Budget recently blocked UBC’s Shs87 billion request. The request was intended to bail out the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) from the glaring arrears the national broadcaster is currently grappling with. The grown out request came as part of the Shs176.761 billion proposed budget for the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). The vice ...

Anifa Kawoya, the state minister for Health in charge of general duties has revealed the reason behind the closure of Kilembe Mines Hospital. Apparently, she said this happened because of the repeated flooding by river Nyamwamba. The minister happened to be responding to matters of National importance raised by Kasese Municipality MP Ferigo Kambale. Kambale said the Permanent Secretary in ...

Experts have warned of the looming danger of a shortage of epidemiologists in the country which needs to be addressed soon. This apparently puts the country at a high risk of failing to detect disease outbreaks. The African Field Epidemiology Network revealed that one epidemiologist in Uganda serves over 250,000 patients. This is something the body has referred to as ...

Concern is rising that budget cuts to key ministries like Agriculture may lead to food insecurity. In December 2022, the government tabled the draft budget estimates for the financial year 2023-24. The projected expenditure had been increased by Shs1.8 trillion from Shs48.1 trillion in the current financial year to Shs49.9 trillion. However, to note, if agriculture doesn’t receive more resources, ...