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As the saga of the Karamoja iron sheets races on, one of the beneficiaries, former Speaker, Hon Rebecca Kadaga has conceded that she took the iron sheets. It should be noted that there has been fury amongst the public. This is after several government officials swayed the relief iron sheets meant for Karamoja. Among these is the Woman MP for ...

Prime Minister Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja has left citizens shocked after she listed one of her achievements since she ascended to power. Nabbanja said that her office which is concerned with disaster preparedness used to give out white iron sheets. She however changed this and currently, it gives out colored iron sheets. This left people buzzing about how she was ...

Makerere University Business School (MUBS) professor has allegedly suggested a way of curbing the growing rate of homosexuality in schools. A screenshot making rounds on social media says that this MUBS Prof. J. W Barnabas is against same-sex hostels. He went ahead to add that this should be abolished as soon as next semester. Apparently, a boy should be sharing ...

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 ...

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 ...