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 ...
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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 ...
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Seasoned politician and NRM bigwig Capt. Mike Mukula has expressed his disappointment in the caliber of graduates produced by Universities in Uganda. The politician said that it’s really terrible as an employer to have a University graduate who can’t write a simple business letter. One communicating a clear company plan of action and business strategy. He added that this is ...
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) bosses have said they will now focus on addressing the issues that were highlighted during the just concluded parliamentary probe. The acting NSSF Managing Director, Mr Patrick Ayota, yesterday said while a lot of effort has previously been focused on growing the Fund, they will now work to shed the dirt revealed. “The recent ...
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that Archbishop Janan Luwum was killed unnecessarily by ex President Idi Amin Dada. It should be recalled that yesterday 16th February was the Janan Luwum day. This is celebrated every year since 2015 and the main celebrations were in Kitgum this year. Therefore, to Museveni, there was no good reason for Amin to murder ...
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