Nile High stakes for Buganda, West Nile in Drum quartersmonitor.co.ug - DENIS BBOSA Last term, it was all about getting out of the first group matches and storming the quarters in a double-legged format and through to the semis and …
ReutersEast Africa Attacks on LGBT+ Ugandans seen rising after minister proposes death...Reuters - Nita BhallaNAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Uganda has seen a rise in attacks on LGBT+ people since a minister proposed bringing back the death penalty for gay sex, campaigners said on Tuesday, warning anti-gay
LGBTQ Nationflipped into LGBTQ NationLGBTQ+ A doctor broke his patient’s skull because he thought she was dating his daughterLGBTQ Nation - Alex Bollinger A woman in Uganda was attacked by a doctor when he found out she was a lesbian, a human rights group reports. According to the African Human Rights …
Immigration Lesbian Refugee Is Facing Deportation Back to Ugandaadvocate.com - Jacob Ogles The woman sought asylum, according to Rolling Stone, but could now be put on a plane to a homeland where she was beaten, raped and faces prison. A …
Kampala Cabinet approves Shs5.8b for street children resettlement planmonitor.co.ug - Benjamin Jumbe Ms Nakiwala noted that last year, the ministry of gender labour and social development had requested for a supplementary funding of Shs3.4 billion …
Kenya Kenya conquers East Africa on Absa AFM index to rank 3rd in Africacapitalfm.co.ke - www.capitalfm.co.ke By MARGARET NJUGUNAH, NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 – Kenya has retained her position as the third most advanced financial market in the African continent in …
LGBTQ+ A Lesbian Woman Who Fled Uganda for the US After a Homophobic Attack Is Now Facing Deportationokayafrica.com - Damola Durosomo A lesbian woman who fled Uganda in the face of homophobic violence, now faces being deported from the US by the Trump administration. According to a …
Georgia Southern Abbie DeLoach Foundation sponsoring race Oct. 26savannahnow.com - Savannah Morning News Abbie DeLoach Foundation is the title sponsor of the True Blue 5k Run on Saturday hosted by Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. During the last …
East Africa Uganda’s Government Must Investigate Killing of LGBTQ+ Activist, Says Human Rights Watchglobalcitizen.org - By Lerato Mogoatlhe The warning comes after a series of violent and fatal attacks on the country’s LGBTQ+ community. Global Citizen campaigns on the UN Global Goals, …
East Africa Official implicated in Shs7b land salemonitor.co.ug - www.monitor.co.ug Investment and the UFZA Board and paid Shs7.5b without carrying out due diligence on a 103-acre piece of land.
Students Ugandan Students Storm Police Station Chanting ‘Fees Must Fall’okayafrica.com - Nereya Otieno Students from Makerere University in Uganda stormed a police station in Kampala to demand the release of fellow students who were detained yesterday. …
East Africa CBR drops: Why Central Bank says Uganda’s economy is slowingmonitor.co.ug - Martin Luther Oketch • The role of Central Banks has become prominent, requiring then to intervene from time to time to keep the system together. Bank of Uganda on October …
teatempestflipped into Awe Inspiring ImagesPhotography The Story Behind the Shot: 'Boxing in Katanga' by John T. Pedersenpetapixel.com - Martin Kaninsky It’s Martin from the All About Street Photography YouTube channel, and today I would like to talk about a very special photo that ended up winning …
HIV This Ugandan Activist Has a New Strategy for Reaching People Most at Risk From HIVglobalcitizen.org - By Jacky Habib More than 1.4 million people in Uganda are living with HIV. UNAIDS aims for 90% of all people living with HIV to know their status by 2020. However, …
Paralympics Double gold for para-sprinter Mubajje, boxer Ssebute outmonitor.co.ug - DARREN ALLAN KYEYUNE & ABDUl-NASSER SSEMUGABI Uganda’s para-sprinter Sam Mubajje won a historic two gold medals at the 7th World Military Games in Wuhan, China yesterday. Lance Corporal Mubajje, a …
Coffee How 25-year-old Nalugemwa adds value to organic coffeemonitor.co.ug - Dorothy Nakaweesi • Elizabeth Nalugemwa, the founder of Kyaffe Coffee Farmers, started processing and packaging coffee at fair trade prices to guarantee Ugandan coffee …
Security City short of 73,000 security lights - govtmonitor.co.ug - www.monitor.co.ug While meeting a team from Phillips Lighting and Signify at her office in Kampala yesterday, Ms Kamya said of the 4,000 security lights required in …
South Africa She Cranes scoop bronze after ousting ‘powerless’ Kenyamonitor.co.ug - SAM MPOZA CAPE TOWN. She Cranes will return home on Friday with a bronze medal thanks to a 61- 42 goals victory against neighbours Kenya. Uganda won two games, …
Electricity Where is the middle ground in pricing electricity on mini grids?monitor.co.ug - Christine Kasemiire Statistics from Electricity Regulatory Authority’s (ERA) distribution tariffs for 2018 indicate that while Umeme charged an average of Shs744.5 to …
Golf Flying colours for Ugandans at Level II Golf Rulesmonitor.co.ug - INNOCENT NDAWULA Not that they were expected to fail, but it was another giant leap for the game in Uganda after it was confirmed that all the Ugandans – five in …
East Africa 8 takeaways from the Trade Fairmonitor.co.ug - Ismail Musa Ladu There is no doubt that Uganda International Trade Fair (UGITF) organised annually by Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) is a popular calendar …
Policing Police start hunt for armed gangsmonitor.co.ug - ANDREW BAGALA Strategy. A police source says the officers will carry out night offensive on target areas where they suspect the gangs operate. Police and other …
Guns Gun violence: When does the madness stop?monitor.co.ug - Muniini K. Mulera Many falsehoods. Please do not bother to tell me that gun violence is worse in other countries. I know that. My concern is with the situation in …
Policing 10 police officers charged over Nagirinya murdermonitor.co.ug - URN • The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and police have so far arrested six prime suspects who have been charged in courts of law. • Five days …
Corruption Former Buddo Junior headteacher charged for offeringmonitor.co.ug - Ruth Anderah The former headteacher of Buddo Junior School has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo, Kampala and charged with …
East Africa Masaza final more than a football game, Ssekabembemonitor.co.ug - GEORGE KATONGOLE With Saturday’s Masaza Cup final days away, the certainty that comes with Buganda loyalists meeting the Kabaka increases three-fold. The final which …
Hotels Savings turned Mugenyi’s retirement dream into realitymonitor.co.ug - Eronie Kamukama • At 48 years, Mr Samuel Mugenyi, the owner of Kibale Guest Cottages, resigned to concentrate on expanding mid-range African accommodation for …
Randy Katesflipped into Investing In AFRICAEast Africa Uganda says its economy 11% larger after rebasingreuters.com - Elias BiryabaremaKAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Monday its economy was 11.6% larger than earlier thought after it rebased its calculations, a move economists said was to incorporate new sectors whose output had grown
Bloombergflipped into Bloomberg TelevisionEnergy Uganda Seeks Investors for 5 Oil Blocks: Energy MinisterBloomberg Ugandan Energy Minister Irene Muloni talks about the government's efforts to attract foreign investments in its oil industry, and the country's …
Banking A randomized controlled trial brings evidence on how mobile money can improve livelihoods even in very poor and remote areasworldbank.org - Christina Wieser, Miriam Bruhn Last week’s announcement of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has focused attention on randomized controlled trials (RCTs), a type of …
