Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Whenever an anthill starts thriving in Patrick Ojok’s farmland, he climbs his bicycle and rides over 30 kilometers to an agro-input dealers’ shop, to buy a termiticide to kill it. Anthills, soil mounds that stand in the midst of farmlands or backyard gardens, are …
Read More »Report blames Uganda for not implementing laws to promote rights of PWDs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Uganda are not able to fully enjoy their rights according to a report from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities(NCPD). The draft report, which is the country’s account from 2012 on the observance of the Conventions on the …
Read More »Court gives MP Babirye 15 days to explain land dispute
Kampala,Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Buikwe District woman MP Judith Babirye has been summoned by the Commercial Court to file a defence in fifteen days, explaining why she unlawfully sold a piece of land in Kitende twice. A one Joseph Ojok dragged the Legislator to court seeking orders compelling her to …
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