MPOX's Story In East Africa
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- October 21, 2024
During a half day training for journalists held at Uganda Media Women’s association offices on Friday, journalists were encouraged to prioritize stories on PWDs ahead of GDS(Global Disability Summit). David Nanyonzi -National Union of Disabled Persons(NUDIPU), Oscar Waluko Wako-Executive Director East Africa Center for Disability(CDLP), together with Margaret Ssentamu -the Executive Director of Uganda Women’s
READ MOREToday if one were to find @KakwenzaRukira on twitter, they would be led to a notification that reads; ‘account suspended’. Twitter explains that it suspends accounts that violate the twitter rules. On Friday night, Kakwenza continued to use foul language to address the Magistrate that denied him his travel passport. “Violence, harassment, and other similar
READ MOREThe Republic of Turkey has rebranded its nationally known name from Turkey to Türkiye. “It represents and expresses the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation in the way”- The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan . COURTESY PHOTO
READ MOREOn Thursday morning, the Somali capital Mogadishu was in terror after a suicide bomber blasted themselves leaving 6 dead and many others wounded. The suicide bomber is said to have been targeting a minibus carrying delegates in Somalia’s parliamentary election. The bomb blast which happened at a busy junction as the vehicle was passing, harmed
READ MOREThe “Greedy Barbarian” satirical novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, fled the country on Wednesday-Eron Kiiza reported. Without a passport, the PEN PINTER writer is said to have arrived to an unknown European country leaving many puzzled, how?! Kakwenza on receiving bail had his passport retained by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court as a condition for receiving
READ MOREDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, the normal UNEB academic calendar was altered during the 2021 exams which happened in February unlike the previous seasons when exams where known to happen around October for both S.4 and S.6 candidates. The UNEB Executive Director -Daniel Odongo released the 2022 examinations timelines at Uganda Media Center yesterday. P.7(PLE)-
READ MOREThe police in Arua city have arrested three workers of the Arua Regional Hospital for allegedly stealing components of an X-ray equipment. The West Nile Region Police Spokesperson-Josephine Angucia has identified the 3 suspects as, Alex Okello and Bernard Olul who are storekeepers, Billington Abila who is a radiographer. The three suspects were arrested on
READ MOREAs the celebrations of the Janani Luwum day draw closer, the arrangements of where the celebrations will happen are very crucial especially to the Church of Uganda and Uganda as a country at large. Jackson Omona , chairperson of the local organizing committee of Archbishop Janani Luwum day confirms to have received information from the
READ MOREThe integrated science text books for primary six pupils are to be investigated to decide whether content is age appropriate. The minister of state for education and sports – Dr. Joyce Moriku while presenting a ministerial statement on the inappropriate content informed the plenary sitting that a committee of experts had been set up to
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