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In recent news, the townships of Mityana and Pallisa have witnessed the arrest of six individuals for their refusal to participate in the ongoing census. According to the Mityana resident deputy district commissioner Ms Prosy Mwanjuzi, the culprits will be produced in courts to answer for their charges for refusing to be counted. “ it took enumerators to their homes ...

In a concerning turn of events, Russia has announced the capture of four more villages in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, triggering the evacuation of thousands of residents. This offensive comes after Russian troops were repelled in the same region in 2022. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the ongoing fighting as “fierce,” while Governor Oleg Synegubov stated that all areas of the regional ...

It has been decided that mothers will be primarily responsible for answering Census questions about their children. This decision is based on the understanding that women possess valuable firsthand information about pregnancy and the number of children they have given birth to. Dr. Chris Mukiza, an expert in the field, highlights the significance of this approach. Mothers play a central ...

Human rights activist and Makerere University professor, Jim Spire Ssentongo has said that it’s still too early to celebrate President Museveni’s directive to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to launch an investigation into the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among. A letter from the President has been circulating on social media stating that he had a meeting with the British ...

The United States has expressed concerns that Israel may have violated international law by using American-supplied weapons during the conflict in Gaza. While the US State Department acknowledged that it lacked complete information for a definitive assessment, it deemed it “reasonable to assess” that some instances were inconsistent with Israel’s obligations. This revelation comes as part of a White House-ordered ...