Uganda has five million child wives, 1.3 million of whom were married off below fifteen years of age, a UN official has disclosed. Speaking at the launch and dissemination workshop of the second National Strategy to end Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies (NSCMTP) in Entebbe, Vedasto Nsanzungwanko, the Chief of
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S.5 Students from Kisaasi College report for School When the government proposed regulations for school fees and requirements, some parents breathed a sigh of relief. Many believed that the regulations were long overdue and would come into effect when schools reopen for the new academic year. Caleb Kwesigwa says
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The development and acceptance of digital currencies in Africa have been truly monumental. Although in 2022, the digital asset industry saw several high-profile breaches of trust and was largely characterized by volatility, the adoption of cryptocurrencies within the continent continued to grow. There has also been a shift in reliance
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President Museveni (in white shirt) is joined by other officials to commission the spudding(Commencement of Drilling) of Kingfisher Oilfield wells. President Yoweri Museveni Tuesday officially commissioned the spudding/drilling of oil wells for Kingfisher oilfield in Buhuka, Kikuube district as Uganda moves to have her first oil in 2025. This is
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NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare. With a blaring distress signal on and the blue top lights flashing, an ambulance rushed out of the gate at breakneck speed, leaving everyone at the health facility wondering what emergency had come up. No sooner had it joined the main road though than the
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Mukono Diocese is hunting Shillings 702 million for the installation of Rev. Can. Enos Kitto Kagodo as the new Bishop on February 26, 2023. The Church of Uganda House of Bishops elected Rev. Can. Enos Kitto Kagodo, the Provost of St. Phillips and Andrew’s Cathedral in Mukono Municipality as the
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Health workers have raised concern over the high number of patients returning for a new round of malaria treatments shortly after receiving similar treatment. Dr. Mukuzi Muhereza, a health practitioner and former Secretary General of the Uganda Medical Association told URN that both health workers in the Outpatient and Inpatient
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Jailed city Lawyer Male Hassan Mabirizi Kassim Kiwanuka has written to the Clerk to Parliament to make arrangements to enable Muhammad Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North Member of parliament, and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana to represent their constituencies while on remand. According to Mabirizzi, the two legislators have been on remand since 7
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Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa has seen the number of country offices represented in the Top Employer Institute’s Top Employer rankings rise from nine to 11. The increased representation in the prestigious annual rankings is a testament to the work Huawei has put into employee wellbeing across the region over the past
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Police have detained one of the eight Arsenal FC fans who were arrested for staging an illegal assembly in Jinja city on Sunday evening for the alleged theft of UGX 180 million. The eight took to different streets in Jinja city to celebrate Arsenal FC’s 3-2 victory against Manchester United
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