It is estimated that climate change can push up to 130 million people into poverty over the next 10 years, unraveling many hard-won development gains.
Posted inCrime & Investigations / Lira News
State House Anti-Corruption Unit in the eye of a storm in Lira City land investigations
A month after the State House Anticorruption Unit descended on Lira City Council to investigate land-related cases, TND News Frank Oyugi and a team from the investigative research bureau of this might digital newspaper landed on a raft of documents, among others.
Posted inBusiness / Eastern News
Book on women shakers and movers of Busoga to be launched during a business conference
The exhibition is being organized by Busoga Business Community (BBC) and will run under the theme: “Revamping Busoga’s Economy, the Role of a Woman.”
Posted inDiplomatic News / Regional
Blinken recognizes DRC’s efforts against corruption
Blinken expressed the United States’ satisfaction with ongoing efforts by the government to implement good governance and the continued fight against corruption, money laundering, and embezzlement of public funds.
Posted inCrime / Parliament News
MPs debate gross human rights violations now “at the roof”
A report by Amnesty International on 2021 human rights status in Uganda found that security forces used “intimidatory tactics” to suppress political opposition
Posted inPolitics / Regional
DRC President takes over as SADC chairperson
According to the Office of the DRC President, in a statement, the two heads of state made no statement to the press.
Posted inNews
UPC wants Boda riders countrywide trained in traffic knowledge
According to the Police Annual Crime and Traffic Report of 2021, 1,390 motorcyclists died countrywide. In the same year, 4,159 road crash fatalities were recorded across the country.
Posted inKenya News / Politics
Commonwealth observers call for calm after tense Kenya elections
Ruto was declared President-elect of Kenya after a tense election with Raila rejecting the final results released on Monday.
Posted inKenya News / Politics
Raila rejects Chebukati’s final declaration: IEBC drama on
On Tuesday, Cherera said by the time Chebukati was going to make his declaration; the results were not approved by all the seven IEBC commissioners.
Posted inHealth / Northern News
Acholi leaders speak as USAID invests $38m for malaria control in Uganda
Malaria cases and deaths in Acholi among other regions are high. For Acholi, it has 76% of regional cases are recorded in the households.
Posted inHealth / Lango
Lango: The lives of diabetic patients and experts’ guidance as cases rise
Joshua Ogweng, a resident in Lira City and one of the diabetic patients was confirmed positive for diabetes in 2006. Sixteen years later, he has not recovered as he continues to take his medication timely.
Posted inKenya News / Politics
William Ruto declared President-elect of Kenya
Ruto, unless Raila goes to the Supreme Court and his victory disputed, will succeed his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, on August 30, 2022.