By Isaac Khisa Paul Isaac Musasizi is the chief executive officer of Kiira Motors Project, the developers of the Kiira EV, an electric car conceptualized in Uganda. He spoke to Isaac Khisa about the prospects of local motor vehicle manufacturing. How is your leadership style as a CEO? I am …
Read More »Ugandan ‘runaway’ maid who died in Dubai prison
By Yaskin Kakande Nanteza’s fate is not the exception. There are many cases, mostly of domestic workers, who have returned to their countries if not deceased then mutilated and heavily bruised In the remote Ugandan village of Mawogolla, Masaka, a 10 year-old girl, collapses in grief as the coffin of …
Read More »Are Ugandan actors really better than Nigerians?
By Priscilla Namanya Internationally renowned cinema director thinks so Michael Wawuyo knows something about the Uganda film scene that you possibly don’t. “I believe Ugandans are far better actors than the Nigerians,” he told The Independent in a recent interview. Wawuyo would know. He has performed with some of the …
Read More »Sensitize Ugandan men on fatherhood roles
By Ronald Musoke Experts have urged the government to sensitize men on their fatherhood duties and responsibilities in order to reduce the number of women in Uganda who are dying during the reproductive process. “We need each other to reproduce and we need each other’s support to reproduce safely. Men …
Read More »FUFA sets deadline for Ugandan fans intending to watch 2014 World Cup
By Ronald Musoke The Federation of Ugandan Football Associations (FUFA) has given Ugandan fans up to Jan. 20 to apply for the 2014 soccer World Cup tickets that kicks off mid-next year in Brazil. According to the world soccer governing body, FIFA, fans from member countries that did not qualify …
Read More »Ugandan Albinos to be declared among persons with disabilities
By Sarah Namulondo The minister for persons with disabilities, Suleiman Madada, has today said that Uganda is considering including albinos into the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs. Madada told press today that leaders of albinos were complaining to him that they too are a vulnerable group but they …
Read More »Life of a Ugandan in Iraq II
By Solomon Akugizibwe Richard Magezi spent a year in Iraq as a security Guard, he saw it all and did it all. This is the second part as told to Solomon Akugizibwe. The first part was published in our last post here. We did not get a chance of going …
Read More »Life of a Ugandan in Iraq
By Solomon Akugizibwe RICHARD MAGEZI spent a year in Iraq as a security Guard, he saw it all and did it all. He tells his story to Solomon Akugizibwe, which we are publishing in two parts. Initially, I had a job with Kasese Cobalt Company (KCCL) as a security officer …
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