Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1305 EAT on Friday 10th June 2022. Henry Byansi together with Michael Aboneka Two lawyers who petitioned the High court seeking to quash an agreement between the government and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited have filed additional evidence to support their case.In April this year, Henry Byansi and Michael…
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India Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1225 EAT on Wednesday 8th June 2022. While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. Mumbai, India – In February last year, Divya Pawar*, 35, left home after a dispute with her husband to visit…
Protests: Besigye wows to start from where he stopped.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1637 EAT on Tuesday 7th June 2022. Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has vowed to start from where he stopped with his protests against high commodity prices. Besigye made the statement shortly after being released from Luzira prison by Buganda Road Magistrate’s court. He has been in prison since…
Mining investors flee Karamoja as insecurity intensifiesp.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1203 EAT on Tuesday 7th June 2022. Investors have started withdrawing from mining sites in Karamoja citing increased insecurity in the region. Karamoja has experienced intensified unrest in the past months despite the disarmament exercise and security raids against suspected warriors. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has admitted…
Uganda cranes fall in Algiers
By Kafeero Twaha Sunday, June 05, 2022 The Cranes started on a losing note, falling 2-0 to Algeria in the capital Algiers on Saturday to end the first round of games bottom of Group F with no points. What you need to know: The Cranes now have to beat Niger on Wednesday to redirect their…
Uganda Catholic Church front 3 female martyrs for canonization.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe 1226 EAT on Saturday 4th June 2022. The story of the Uganda martyrs is more or less about men. The church has already canonized 22 young Catholic converts who were martyred in Namugongo and other places between 1885 and 1887. The Catholic church had 22 martyrs, the Anglican church 23…
Crowds cheer queen at historic celebrations
Thursday, June 02, 2022 at 1834 EAT By Kafeero Twaha Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) stands with Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen’s Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee celebrations, in London What you need…
Zelensky visits Ukraine’s East as Russia makes push in Donbas.
Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 2116 EAT Updated By Kafeero Twaha This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press-service on May 29, 2022 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) talking with servicemen during his visit to the Kharkiv region. What you need to know: Since failing to capture the capital Kyiv in…
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