Electric fencing, lodge owners on the spot Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 26, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced sad news of the electrocution of three lionesses in Queen Elizabeth National Park. UWA said in a 110-word statement that “the lions were found dead on an …
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Prosecutors cry out for resources to tackle the vice Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda is unique in the human trafficking matrix because it is a “source, transit and destination” for traffickers, says Tyler Dunman who works with The Human Trafficking Institute, an American NGO that empowers police and …
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The power, influence, exorbitant dubious deals and the inevitably coming fall of Enrica Pinetti THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | There is a fundamental problem with Enrica Pinetti, the “foreign investor” behind the controversial Vinci Coffee Company. She is also the promoter of Lubowa Hospital. She has been given …
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Why crowd wanted him anointed but Museveni wasn’t baited Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | The weekend of 23 April, saw a number of activities to mark the 48th birthday of the First Son, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is commander of UPDF Land Forces. There were a few …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER Birthday diplomacy of Gen. Muhoozi: Why crowd wanted him anointed but Museveni wasn’t baited THE LAST WORD The real problem with Vinci: The power, influence, exorbitant dubious deals and the inevitably coming fall of …
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We need new international systems embedded in nature and redesigned to improve the human condition COMMENT | MARGARET KUHLOW | Russia’s war in Ukraine is a humanitarian catastrophe that violates the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law, and has exacerbated socioeconomic and environmental crises around the world. It …
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World Malaria Day April 25 provides us with a moment to reflect on the scale of the challenge we still face COMMENT | MICHAEL JOOS | World Malaria Day April 25 provides us with a moment to reflect on the scale of the challenge we still face – and recognise …
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The `investor’ behind the complicated Lubowa International Specialised Hospital, is the same one behind UVCC COMMENT | ABBEY KIBIRIGE SEMUWEMBA | The legend about coffee is that it was discovered by a goat shepherd when he noticed his goats became so energetic after eating berries from a certain tree. He …
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Are young curators doing enough gate-keeping of art back home? Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art exhibitions in Kampala in recent times have gained a good reputation far from what they were yesterday. They are curated by professionally trained curators who have the confidence to select what is suitably …
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They drive antimicrobial resistance in East Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID pandemic has exposed long-standing structural fault lines in societies – especially in health systems. These same inequalities also drive another major global health concern: antimicrobial resistance. The World Health Organisation defines antimicrobial resistance as the process by …
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