Learners at St. Martin Primary School during briefing As schools continue turning into breeding grounds for risky behavior among children, several people are concerned about what teachers are doing with children given the fact that they spend more time with them. Several learners have been exposed to other vices
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Boda boda riders rescuing colleague in a trench Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to halt the importation of motorcycles because 'the city is choking.' KCCA Roads Supervisor Eng Andrew Serunjogi says that the unregulated importation of motorcycles is a disaster
Read MoreCustomers shopping at a local supermarket. FILE PHOTO | NMG Panic shopping set in across Nairobi from last Friday as Kenyans braced for a hotly contested presidential polls election Tuesday. Despite government assurances that on August 9 will cause no major disruptions to supplies, shoppers appeared to be
Read MoreThe Youth Parliament in session Youth from across the country have urged government to waive off taxes on youth enterprises that have been earmarked to benefit from the Parish Development Model (PDM). The youths made this call during a plenary meeting of the Fifth National Youth Parliament where they
Read MoreSsenyonyi presented the report which recommended the investigation Parliament has recommended the investigation of the former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Beti Kamya and Finance Minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija for their role in the shs10.6 billion land compensation. The House chaired by Speaker of
Read MoreThe Ministry of Water and Environment has asked parliament to revisit the debate on the need to criminalize the importation, local manufacture and use of plastic carrier bags in the country. The ban on the use of polythene material below 30 microns was first announced in 2019 as one of
Read MoreUganda's opposition figures David Rubongoya, Robert Kyagulanyi and Dr. Kizza Besigye are part of the team. The East African Community (EAC) has deployed 15 Election Observation Teams to observe Tuesday’s General Election in the Republic of Kenya. The Head of the EAC-Election Observation Mission headquarters in Nairobi, Dr Jakaya Mrisho
Read MoreNearly half of the mothers in Kiryandongo District don't exclusively breastfeed their children for up to six months, as medically recommended, according to a survey conducted by health officials in the district. Exclusive breastfeeding refers to giving breast milk to an infant, without any additional food or drink, in the
Read MoreOfficials from the two countries pose for a photo at Foreign Affairs headquarters in Kampala on Sunday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reassured Somalia of "its unwavering support towards building of its institutions, especially the Somali Security Forces, to ensure that the progress and gains so far made are
Read MoreBirds facing extinction. Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees have been listed among the one million species of animals and trees that are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services-IPBES, an independent body supported by the United Nations. The world’s trees are
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