In October 2024, court sentenced Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison for war crimes, the first senior member of the feared LRA rebel group to be convicted.
Author: Okello Jesus Ojara
Posted inCourt / News
Govt cites bias and distances itself from compensating Thomas Kwoyelo’s victims
In August this year, the court found Kwoyelo guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 40 years’ imprisonment on October 25, 2024.
Posted inAfrica / Road Carnage
Rethinking road safety: The untapped power of insurance in Africa
Several challenges, including low insurance penetration, must be overcome to realize the promising potential of insurance for improved road safety.
Posted inNorthern News / Special Reports
Marketplace, a classroom for a teenage boy in northern Uganda
Okello is one of the many children in northern Uganda who are putting food on the table for families.
Posted inSpecial Reports
Weaponization of the internet; path to our grave
Arthur Owor, the Director of the Centre for African Research and a human rights advocate told this publication that in Uganda, there have been a number of instances whereby the government had shut down the internet and the new media.
Posted inFeatures / News
Hidden dangers of children riding as passengers on motorcycles
Children like Joe get a little nervous on the bumpiest stretches of road or when they hit a patch of gravel and wonder what would happen if they ever had a serious crash.
Posted inHealth / Special Reports
Surviving the silent threat: A journey through antimicrobial resistance
The WOAH Report on Antimicrobial Agents for Use in Animals 2024 includes not only analyses of 2021 antimicrobial quantities, but also trends from 2019-2021 in 81 countries.
Posted inNews
Lamwo: Locals want Uganda Livestock Industries Limited out of their 40,000-acre land
According to Acan, the land has been measured since 1967 at 105,400 acres of freehold as of 2015, and it borders Lamwo to the north and Pader to the south of the river Pager.
Posted inNational
Motherhood roles cause women to lag behind in academics
Uganda has seen a significant shift in its political landscape regarding the role of women in the past years.
Posted inBusiness
Pamoja founders project awards US$90,000 seed grants to 6 food security champions in Africa
Pamoja Founders Project and our partnership with IREX has lifted up 12 African food and agricultural entrepreneurs through a rigorous training program.
Posted inNational
Gov’t revitalises proactive approach against corruption
Several efforts to combat corruption and misconduct in public offices, including the formation of the Anti-Corruption Inter-Agency Forum are in place.
Posted inEducation
Lamwo school gets new solar grid to improve access to quality education
Francis Ogik, the school’s headteacher, told this publication that one of their dreams had come true with the solar grid connectivity, which had proven difficult for them.