Activists under the umbrella National Youth Advocacy Platform(NYAP) have blamed the increase in teenage pregnancies on the closure of schools. NYAP chairperson, Crispin Mutehimbwa Kakuba says much as teenage pregnancies were there when schools were open, it has now become worse. “The Covid pandemic and the resultant closure of schools has resulted into the girl child especially in rural and ...
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President Museveni has revealed that they are going to consider opening worship places in army barracks. Apparently, religion appeared as a source of Division according to Museveni. This is because there are many religions in the country. The last thing they need is to have the army divided over religious denominations. However, it looks like the president is having a ...
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Police and health authorities in Kakumiro District have started investigations into circumstances that led to the death of a woman and her child. The victim is said to have died giving birth at the hands of a traditional birth attendant (TBA). The incident that involved the death of a mother and her child happened on Sunday. The deceased, identified as ...
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On Wednesday night, armed robbers attacked and killed a security guard and injured another in Jinja. This attack happened at Stabex fuel station. The deceased security guard and his colleague were guarding at Stabex filling station near Mailo Mbili in Jinja city. It is located along the Jinja-Iganga highway. Apparently, the security guards were overpowered by the unidentified armed robbers. ...
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Democratic Party (DP) recently said that scrapping the right to bail for presumed capital offenders is a trap for dissenting leaders. DP’s deputy Legal Advisor and MP for Mityana South constituency, Mr. Richard Lumu addressed the media on Monday. During this weekly press conference, he said that DP being the crusaders of constitutionalism and rule of law continues to condemn ...
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