Female boxers live impoverished lives in one of the largest slums in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Without permanent shelter or jobs, 23-year-old Morine Nakilyowa,[3] 17-year-old Lydia Nantale, 24-year-old Hellen Baleke and 20-year-old Diana Tulyanabo have resorted to boxing as a way to survive the harsh conditions of the crime-ridden Katanga slum. [9] Check also: The Timorous Ghetto Living In Uganda Over the ...
Read More »Ugandan Government Blocks Access To social Media Ahead Of Museveni’s Swearing In
It seems the Ugandan government doesn’t want people talking about its election or its once and future president certainly not online especially using social media such as facebook, twitter and whatsApp and thats why it blocked access to them.[9] Check also: Ugandan Government Shuts Down Social Media Ahead Of Elections The nation’s government blocked access to Facebook,[4] Twitter and WhatsApp ...
Read More »Uganda’s President Was Sworn In For 5th Term
Kampala – President Museveni’s swearing in is taking him into his 4th decade in power, amid arrests of opposition politicians and shutdown of social media.[9] Check also: President Yoweri Museveni Re-Election And Uganda’s Future Uganda’s long-time president was sworn in Thursday for a fifth term taking him into his fourth decade in power,[1] amid arrests of opposition politicians and a ...
Read More »Uganda Makes More Money From Military Contractors Than Coffee
Uganda, in East Africa, is home to 37 million people and one of the poorest countries in the world. It’s perhaps best known for the dictator Idi Amin, who came to power in 1971 and murdered 300,000 of his countrymen during an eight-year reign.[2] Although the country borders tumultuous South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ...
Read More »Police In Uganda Surrounded FDC Leaders, Ingrid Turinawe Missing
Police has surrounded Forum for Democratic Change ( FDC ) leaders homes barely a day after the party secretary for mobilisation Ms Ingrid Turinawe was reported missing.[9] Check also: Katikkiro Advised FDC To Accept the Defeat The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mr Wafula Oguttu on his twitter account wrote, “Under siege! Homes of most FDC senior leaders have been ...
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