The Writivism winners for 2023 have been named. The Writivism Literary Initiative held the ceremony naming the winners on Sunday, April 28. The winners are Damildhla Omotoyinbo in the poetry section with The Evening News, Hussani Abdulrahim in the short story section with his piece Ahuoyyiza’s Monologue and Mlami Tyulu in the non-fiction section with…
As we celebrate the World Press Freedom Day today, government, civil society organizations and media organizations are going to re-echo their determination and will to uphold press and media freedoms. The typical Ugandan thinks that journalists are a privileged class who rub shoulders with powerful newsmakers, earn good money, travel to interesting places, attend the…
Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, a social media activist and academic, has been awarded the European Union Human Rights Defenders Award for 2024. Ssentongo was recognised for using his social media platform to highlight issues of accountability through “exhibitions”. This year, he was at the forefront of the #UgandaParliamentExhibition which unearthed gross misuse of taxpayers’ money…
The president of National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi has praised the United Kingdom for sanctioning Speaker Anita Among and other leaders over corruption. UK this week announced that it had imposed sanctions on Among and two former ministers; Agnes Nandutu and Goretti Kitutu over the involvement in the Karamoja iron sheets saga. Addressing the media…
Project Rescue Children, a civil society organization has partnered with Uganda Police to fight exploitation of children and evil practices like child sacrifice. The organization that has been traversing parts of Kiboga, Wakiso and Nakaseke argues that incidents of ritual murders involving children are still high and the police need to double their efforts. Adam…
She got aggregate 5 in PLE but dropped out of school after senior four. She worked as a bar maid in Bududa. She lived in a slum in Namuwongo where she did odd jobs. She was a prominent journalist at NTV loved for her hilarious sign out. She has seven children. She ran for Parliament…
United Kingdom yesterday imposed sanctions on Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among and two former ministers; Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu over their alleged involvement in the Karamoja iron sheets saga. However, for many people in Uganda, the implication of those sanctions on the three senior politicians remains unclear. In this article, we explain what UK…
