Uganda news

Civil Society Activists have asked the government to waive taxes on sanitary pads. They urged that the taxes are a hindrance to sanitary access to the adolescents. According to a survey conducted by African Youth Development Link, three out of 10 girls cannot afford menstrual hygiene supplies in Uganda. The survey titled mapping of menstrual hygiene management was conducted between ...

Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo has as of Monday morning moved out of her office as the Director of Public Prosecutions following last week’s ruling by the Constitutional Court. The ruling stated that it is illegal to appoint a judge to any executive or constitutional office. It further added that assuming the position without first resigning as judges is illegal. ...

Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the commissioner-general of prisons has revealed that very soon they will require vaccination cards for Prison’s Visitors. Dr Johnson took his first jab on Tuesday following the supply of vaccines to prisons. Prisons received 10,000 doses of vaccines from the ministry of health. The exercise of vaccination actually started yesterday for those in prisons service. Dr James ...

Uganda is still grappling with increasing human trafficking that has come as a result of unemployment. The common method of Trafficking in Uganda is Labor and sexual exploitation according to experts during the Regional Training for Kenya and Uganda aimed at combating trade of Humans and smuggling of Migrants at Imperial Resort in Entebbe. According to Agnes Igoye the Deputy ...

Lately, academic documents have been a topic in the media, especially for the newly elected parliamentarians. The question is who is to blame? The truth of the matter is verification took place or so we think under the leadership of the electoral commission. Before any candidate is given a go-ahead to take part in the different contests, their academic papers ...