Social media is increasingly being flooded with images of the first son of Uganda’s 76-year-old president and slogans like “Muhoozi Project” are being used to apparently gather support from the public for President Museveni’s son. Meanwhile, regime bloggers, loyalists, and die-hard supporters of Musevenism have started calling for General Muhoozi’s candidacy. What both father and …

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In 2004, Uganda’s Ministry of Gender Labor and Social Development created the National OVC Policy, aimed at improving the quality of life for poor and vulnerable children. However, despite many efforts to improve the circumstances of vulnerable children in Uganda, policymakers, donors, and program managers still lack comprehensive and up-to-date information about their numbers, geographic …

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Kabarole youth chairman yesterday survived being lynched by fellow youth who accused him of begging President Museveni for “trivial things” yet there were more pressing issues concerning them in Tooro. The youth assaulted Mr Godfrey Mugabo after a meeting with President in Fort Portal town. During the meeting, Mr Mugabo among others, asked for a …

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Kampala’s moneyed youth mill round a photography exhibition, quaffing wine and debating the works on show. But this is no ordinary exhibition and these are no ordinary conversations. The exhibition displays photographs of some of the city’s most notorious potholes. Weary commuters, vegetating in Kampala’s perpetual morning traffic snarl-up, were tickled recently by the creativity …

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post by Samira Sawlani Everyone teases me about my obsession with Africa.. more so with Uganda.. those friends of mine in Uganda and in the diaspora embrace me as one of them when they hear of me eating matoke.. when i mention that i love the royco spices or the mandazi i get shrieks of …

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Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, won re-election earlier this month with the help of a rather unconventional election tactic, writes 26-year-old Steven Nsubuga from Kampala. Uganda has during this month of February been buzzing with election preparations and campaigns for the presidential, parliamentary and local council elections. Naturally the presidential campaign generated the greatest amount of …

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Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, won re-election earlier this month with the help of a rather unconventional election tactic, writes 26-year-old Steven Nsubuga from Kampala. Uganda has during this month of February been buzzing with election preparations and campaigns for the presidential, parliamentary and local council elections. Naturally the presidential campaign generated the greatest amount of …

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An online campaign in Uganda is warning of the dangers of introducing genetically modified organisms in order to combat a growing food crisis, reports 29-year-old Aishah Namukasa, now living in Germany. Over the last few years food production has reduced at an increasingly alarming rate in Uganda, a country once dubbed the Pearl of Africa by …

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An online campaign in Uganda is warning of the dangers of introducing genetically modified organisms in order to combat a growing food crisis, reports 29-year-old Aishah Namukasa, now living in Germany. Over the last few years food production has reduced at an increasingly alarming rate in Uganda, a country once dubbed the Pearl of Africa by …

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A competition launched by Google for developers of its Android software platform in Sub-Saharan Africa has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for Steven Nsubuga, a 26-year-old from Uganda. Currently in the Smartphone world, the battle is on between Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android phones. Microsoft, with its latest mobile operating system, Windows …

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