Special Reports
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1.2KAfricell to close operations in Uganda
KAMPALA — Africell Uganda Limited is closing operations in Uganda —citing a difficult business environment among other things. The company, which is...
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380Remembering the role of the late Gen. Pecos kuteesa in the NRA bush war
Pecos Kutesa began his military career in 1976 when he joined FRONASA, one of the military groups formed to fight Id Amin...
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5.0K1Ex-Daily Monitor chief Conrad Nkutu recounts Ofwono Opondo panty theft scandal in Uchumi
When the story broke the following morning, a shocked and disbelieving President Yoweri Museveni rang my eastern brother (Ofwono Opondo -OO) who...
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506YOU HAVE NO POWERS: Solicitor General warns Custodian Board over Asian properties already allocated
KAMPALA — The Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) officials are on the spot again — with the Solicitor General warning Executive...
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920MUST READ: The untold story of the 1971 Amin coup
By Rashid Oduka and Ali Oduka This is the story of how a Uganda Police band director, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)...
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629The overthrow of President Milton Obote and evacuation from Uganda
After a disputed election brought Milton Obote (at right) to power in Uganda in 1980, one of his opponents, Yoweri Museveni, led...
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234Here is what happened in the Parliamentary plenary proceedings of Thursday July 22 2021
1. The Sitting, presided over by the Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Among Anita Annet commenced at 2:19 pm. 2. In her Communication,...
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182Human Rights Watch submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Uganda
This submission, based primarily on research conducted by Human Rights Watch, highlights concerns about Uganda’s compliance with its international human rights obligations...
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662ANALYSIS: Inside PLE 2020 results
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) on Friday released results of candidates that sat for the 2020 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE). UNEB...
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669FACTCHEKER: Can COVID-19 or the vaccine cause erectile dysfunction?
If you’ve been following news about the pandemic, you may have heard some claims that COVID-19 can cause erectile dysfunction (ED). For...
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222Prolonged use of traditional medicines damages body tissues – Study
A study funded by the Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund (Mak-RIF) in the College of Agricultural...
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3.4KTrauma-informed Phone Interviews on Sensitive Topics: Learning from the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda
Interview with Sylvia Namakula and Agnes Grace Nabachwa. Healing and Resilience after Trauma (HaRT) is dedicated to holistic healing among women and girls...
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600PROFILE: Prof. John Dumba-Ssentamu, Makerere University Vice Chancellor (Aug 2012 – Aug 2017)
On the 28th August 2012, Professor John Ddumba-Ssentamu received an Instrument of Appointment as Vice Chancellor Makerere University, from the Chancellor – Prof....
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4111How veteran professor John Ssebuwufu changed Makerere and higher education
When Professor John Ssebuwufu ambled up to receive a certificate of recognition for his ‘exceptional’ contribution to higher education from the Regional...
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Applying feminist principles to GBV data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
What does feminist-informed (GBV) research during COVID mean to you? This was the question colleagues from Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM), Sexual...
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362Makerere digitizes over 10000 land records dating from 1830 to 1995
Over 10,000 records on land in Uganda under the custody of Makerere University Library have been digitized. The process supported by the...
