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Organized by Reproductive Health Uganda a non-governmental organization that champions and enables universal access to rights based on Sexual,reproductive health and rights (SRHR )information and services, it was the Inter-university dialogue on sexuality that was held on Saturday September 22nd in commemoration of the World Sexual Health Day at the Makerere
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By: Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu Fellow Ugandans and former FDC collleagues, Greetings. I write to you today, in order to give you a detailed report of what a number of us have been doing since the beginning of the year. It is my hope that this report shall enable you to understand
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By: Martha Aheebwa Insurance has been called the “ugly duckling” of the financial services industry. Nobody seems to understand what it is about. We seem to have sat in one meeting and agreed that insurers are “thieves”. I have come across many people who think third party liability for motorised vehicles
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At least 42 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. One official told the Reuters news agency the number who drowned could be more than 200. Rescue efforts have been halted until dawn on Friday. The MV Nyerere ferry overturned near the shore between
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday addressed the nation concerning urban crime at State House, Entebbe. Read his full statement here; COUNTRYMEN, COUNTRY-WOMEN AND BAZZUKULU I have, again, decided to address you directly through the radios and the TVs, this time, just on the urban crime that has seen the killings of 1. Sheiks:
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A Ugandan technology entrepreneur called Abraham Natukunda has beaten thousands to emerge among the 10 nominees of the 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) Awards. Natukunda’s innovation, eNose, a tool used in tea processing, saw him hit this milestone. The IPA is organised by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) whose purpose is to
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Popular Ugandan musician and Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine was on Wednesday night hosted on Voice of America (VOA)'s Straight Talk Africa show, which is hosted by Shaka Ssali. Bobi Wine faced off with Uganda's Ambassador to the United States Mull Sebujja Katende. Watch here: https://youtu.be/AHuweaRo_XA
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Uganda Christian University will launch the UCU School of Medicine (UCUSoM) on September 14th, 2018 at the Archbishop’s Gardens in Namirembe. The guest of honour during the launch will be the Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda (Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda). Also in attendance will be the Archbishop of the Church
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Kyadondo East MP and musician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine's body guard, Edward Ssebuufu popularly known as Eddie Mutwe has Tuesday (11th September, 2018) been charged with treason by the Gulu magistrates Court. Eddie Mutwe was on 25th August this year allegedly picked up by state operatives from Semakokiro Plaza
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The Governor of South Sudan’s Northern Liech state, Joseph Nguen Monytuil survived being killed on Saturday when a bomb was allegedly thrown at his vehicle in the capital, Juba. The incident occurred near a bridge at Munuki, a Juba suburb. “The incident occurred round 9 pm when the governor was returning home
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