poverty

The Ball in Our Court: Nurturing Corruption or Integrity

By Denis Wabuyi Some habits die hard if at all they die. Others don’t die until they take them with you. And in some countries like Uganda where the dead are deployed as ancestors, even in the grave some habits of some people still live on. As you all know, I live in a bizarre country where integrity has been kicked to the corner and mauled to pieces. In more than few instances, anyone’s act of honesty and integrity earns them a place on the wrong side of humanity according to Ugandan standards. And these signs have dogged us for Read More

UGANDA: Human sacrifice, devil worship are symptoms of bigger problem – LONG READ

CHANGE OF GUARDS Published on Wednesday, 13 September 2017 Why the #Museveni regime promotes superstition and fake pastors – #Uganda When Museveni came to power 31 years ago, he came Read More

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Over 1000 girls forced into sex slavery by traffickers – Dutch Report

© / Getty Images RT – In the Netherlands, almost 1,400 underage girls are blackmailed into sex slavery every year by migrant traffickers who are utilizing social media and revenge porn,Read More

UGANDA: Struggling to break out of poverty cycle

Born to a Teenage Mother, These Sisters Struggle to Break Through The Vicious Cycle of Poverty STORIES4HUMANRIGHTS.COM – Madina and Rehema were born in 2000 and 2002 respectively, to a Read More

SOUTH AFRICA could halve number of poor by 2030 – World Bank

A resident carries water to her home in the Khayelitsha township, Cape Town Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/BloombergAddressing corruption, getting free education right may help; Nation must build on comparative advantage as skilled Read More

UGANDA: Mob lynches to death notorious robber, murderer, escapee

KAMPALA (@UG_EDGE) – Notorious robber Muhammad Kiddawalime has finally met his end at the wrath of angry residents in Kalungu residents. Assistant Inspector General of Police Asan Kasingye, the Chief Read More

UGANDA: Woman stabs husband to death over food in Omoro

KAMPALA (DAILY MONITOR) – A 19-year-old woman has been arrested by police in Omoro District for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after the couple reportedly picked a fight over Read More

UGANDA: Makerere University enrolment reduces by 15,000

Students look at the admission lists at Makerere University last year. PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA ADVERTISEMENT KAMPALA (DAILY MONITOR) – The enrolment at Makerere University has reduced by 15,000 students Read More

UGANDA: Museveni rushing to Apaa over land clashes

KAMPALA (@UG_EDGE) – President Museveni is set to visit Apaa County in northern Uganda following tribal clashes in which several people have been killed. Presiding over Thursday’s plenary sitting, the Read More

UGANDA: Naigaga burns herself to death over husband failure to buy meat

Grass thatched house on fire. A woman in Namutumba has died after reportedly setting her house ablaze. Courtesy photo KAMPALA (DAILY MONITOR) – Police in Namutumba are investigating circumstances under Read More

EAST AFRICA: Depletion of fish stocks in the lakes, Indian Ocean will follow

UGANDA, KENYA, TANZANIA – In addition to the few stories I just shared about China and fish stocks depletion in Africa, let me add the following. Some of my followers Read More