Tag Archives: Ronald Musoke

By Ronald Musoke & Agencies Russia is planning to enact an even tougher Anti-homosexuality law than Uganda’s to protect young Russians. The legislation which is being pushed by the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church will make it illegal nationwide to provide young children with information that is defined as …

By Ronald Musoke The latest report by the UN’s labour agency, the International Labour Organization (ILO), has noted that global unemployment rose in 2012 with the world’s youth being the most vulnerable to the growing job scarcity. In its annual ‘Global Employment Trends’ report, released on Jan.21, ILO noted that …

By Ronald Musoke The Minister of Information, Mary Karooro Okurut has announced that Jan.30 will be a public holiday to allow Ugandans celebrate the 27th anniversary of the NRA/NRM liberation day which was uncharacteristically postponed from its official date of Jan.26. Speaking to journalists today (Jan.22) in Kampala, Karooro-Okurut said …

By Ronald Musoke The joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, has today launched a two-week online discussion (eDiscussion) to foster debate of how to tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic after 2015. The thematic consultation is an open and inclusive online discussion targeting individuals, members of civil society, the academia, governments and …

By Ronald Musoke Although, Mike Mukula, the Soroti Municipality MP’s conviction and sentence on Jan. 18 has been hailed by government as a step forward in the fight against corruption, his sentence has equally sparked off debate among Ugandans. Mukula was last Friday (Jan. 18) found guilty by the Anti-Corruption …

By Ronald Musoke The Global Fund that delivers money around the world to prevent and treat AIDS, TB and Malaria disbursed about US $ 3.3b (Ushs 8.25 trillion) last year according to preliminary estimates of the Fund’s unaudited accounts, a statement from the fund says. Although this was 26 percent …

By Ronald Musoke How corruption thrives as the rich and powerful delay justice Hearing of the corruption case against Geoffrey Kazinda, the former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister was scheduled to resume at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on Jan.7.  It failed – for the third …

By Ronald Musoke City Businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has this afternoon (Jan.18) been released on bail by the Anti-Corruption Court’s Irene Akankwasa amidst sighs, shrieks of joy and chants of Allahu Akbar from his family and friends. He was released on bail upon paying Shs 60m in cash and each of …

By Ronald Musoke Ugandan musician Juliana Kanyomozi has warned her fans about an ongoing internet scam where her Facebook account (with her photograph and name) have been used by unidentified internet-based fraudsters claiming that she is in distress and therefore needs urgent financial help. Using her official Facebook account, Kanyomozi’s …

By Ronald Musoke & Agencies A new study released on Jan.15 suggests that soot—the fine black or brown powder that forms through incomplete combustion— plays a major role in Climate Change than previously thought. The study says soot, produced from burning diesel, firewood, charcoal, cow-dung and other plant-derived residues is …