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In 2003, Corporal James Omedio and Private Abdullah Muhammad stood before a public firing squad in Uganda for killing Irish Catholic priest Declan O’Toole; his driver, Patrick…
In 1999, an HIV-infected 30-year-old man named Fred Mwanga shocked the country when he raped a three-month-old baby in a Kampala suburb. Even more upsetting, Mwanga’s action was…
Five candidates are vying for the Ugandan presidency, while close on 1Â 000 are contesting Parliamentary seats in 214 constituencies as well as the 69 districts which are…
The spread of the internet has opened Uganda to a vast array of trends and influences that would have had little effect in previous years. However, a good many citizens who have…
It’s a cold, wet Sunday evening outside the Little Highbury pub. Inside, patrons are glued to a huge television screen showing an eagerly awaited football match between two…
Nearly a decade ago, the Kampala Declaration on Prison Conditions in Africa was drawn up to improve the situation of inmates across the continent. In an ironic twist, however,…
Urban poverty has a familiar face — the image of the overcrowded and garbage-strewn slum. It may surprise many to hear, then, that three quarters of the world’s poorest people —…
Reports. They gather dust on the desks of journalists and bureaucrats — after having been opened with reluctance, and closed with speed. Months of work may have gone into their…
A promotions van drives by, its four loud speakers blaring news of a concert that is scheduled to take place over the weekend. At taxi ranks, hundreds of vehicles assemble to…
Lake Victoria has long been a name to conjure with. The world’s second-largest fresh water lake, it stretches out endlessly — rippled by the breeze that characteristically blows…
Uganda’s success in fighting Aids has been justly celebrated. In 1993, the country had an HIV prevalence rate of 30% — this according to the Uganda Aids Commission. The rate now…
Incidents of sexual abuse, particularly of children, appear to be on the rise in Uganda. However, this apparent increase has not been matched by a similar rise in prosecutions.…
People with disabilities in Uganda say they have been marginalised for too long. They are now demanding that their basic rights be restored and recognised. Members of the Uganda…
Hail a taxi in New York City, and the odds are that your driver will be a wise-cracking male cabbie who’s unafraid to share his philosophy about life with you. But, do the same…
Fashion capitals of the world: New York, London, Paris … Kampala? Well, if Santa Anzo has anything to do with this, it’ll only be a matter of time. She is the brains behind the…
