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Controversial former Makerere University humanities professor and acclaimed poetess Stella Nyanzi has come out to accuse the first lady Janet Kataha Museveni of forcing her daughters into abortion. Nyanzi took to her Facebook page to pen a birthday poem directed at Janet Museveni as she turned 74 yesterday. According to Stella Nyanzi, Janet claims to have turned 74 yet she ...

When the week had just begun, lawyers petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to accuse the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control of denying Kakwenza Rukirabashaija’s children passports. One of the lawyers in a one page letter said three children paid for express passport processing and submitted all relevant information. They also apparently attended all necessary interviews in March ...

Kabale district has in the past 5 month recorded 635 teenage pregnancies according to the district probations officer, Monica Muhumuza. Ms. Monica revealed this information on Friday morning in a Kabale District Board Room press conference. During the conference, herself and other partners were giving important highlights on the Violation of Children rights. This came as the district prepares to ...

The top official in Severodonetsk has informed Ukrainian forces to withdraw from the area. This is because the city is apparently Russia’s main focus of invasion as Moscow tries to take over most of Eastern Ukraine. “Remaining in positions that have been relentlessly shelled for months just doesn’t make sense,” Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai said. In the past few ...

The Court of Appeal has announced NUP’s Joyce Bagala as the duly-elected Woman Member of Parliament for Mityana district. The Court overturned the high court judgment that had nullified Bagala’s victory. Minister Judith Nabakooba had put up a challenge on this. Bagala beat Lands Minister Nabakooba in the January 14 polls last year for the Mityana Woman MP position. Last ...