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AT least 30,000 children are born with HIV in Uganda every year, the AIDS control programme manager in the health ministry, Dr. Zainab Akol, has said.
Uganda's human rights situation will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011 for the first time.
British oil explorer Heritage has sold its fields in Uganda to Italian oil giant Eni SPA for between $1.3b and $1.5b.
THE national soccer team Cranes might be financially handicapped, but could recoup whatever money is invested in them at the CECAFA Orange Senior Challenge Cup.
In a show that was the talk of the town, what should have been an unforgettable evening, turned into a tedious affair as technical glitches put a dent in the proceedings at the Top Model Trend Hair and Fashion Search Uganda 2009 at the Serena Hotel's Victoria Hall on Saturday evening.
THE Acholi Paramount Chief (Rwot), David Onen Achana II, has advised his subjects to form groups so that they can demand oil royalties from the exploration company in the region.
Rehabilitation of the broken Aswa bridge on the Gulu-Pader-Kitgum road will start in January 2010 with sh6.8b funding from the European Union.
THE State Minister for Agriculture, Henry Bagire, and the Arua district Woman MP, Christine Bako, clashed over the selection of the six pioneer model farmers per parish in the country.
According to the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), 54% of women in northern Uganda have suffered physical violence and 32% have suffered sexual violence. The same survey also reveals that 53% of the men have also suffered physical violence, compared to 4% who have experienced sexual violence.
At Uganda Talks we welcome guest blogs from our readers. Today, contributor Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba writes about political murders and the need to create greater public confidence in the central government.
1986 to Ugandans was a turning point when NRM, led by a youthful Museveni, shot into power on the 26th day of January. That same year in September, the media and the world witnessed another revolution. A young Oprah Gail Winfrey rolled out the effervescent talk show; The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Kampala High Court will next week decide whether to let Mr Nestor Machumbi Gasasira retain his post as principal accountant at the Ministry of Health and keep his wealth or not.
Isaac Kawonawo ambition in the political arena won him an award allowing him to visit China annually, writes Robert Muhereza. Isaac Kawonawo, 29, resident of Kigongi Cell in Kabale Municipality is one of Uganda's lucky youth leaders who recently won the Chinese award visiting China annually at the expense of the Chinese government.
The Vice President, Prof Gilbert Bukenya and Foreign affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa should be arrested if they fail to refund Chogm cash they allegedly misused, Forum for Democratic Change president has said.
The Central government has accumulated Shs8 billion in unpaid rent arrears it owes Buganda Kingdom, officials at Mengo have said. In her recent presentation to Lukiiko members, Buganda Kingdom treasurer, Ms Nagawa Mukasa indicated that the kingdom will thrive on leasing her land as one of the major sources of revenue to support her projects.
Donors have demanded that all officials implicated in Chogm scandals be disciplined, increasing pressure on the government over an issue seen as critical in the fight against corruption in the country, Daily Monitor can reveal.
Church of Uganda yesterday said Vatican's open invite to disgruntled Anglicans to embrace the Catholic Church for spiritual relief will have no effect on its following. Ms Alison Barfoot, the Churches external relations officer, said there are no Anglican-Catholic members in their fold to heed the Pope's call.
First, a glimpse to my bio-data; I am a first-born son to my parents. I have four brothers. Incidentally, my father came from a Muslim family whereas my mom from an Orthodox Christian family. Though, their union was initially frowned upon, they managed to overcome that and raised us in an environment that helped us to appreciate the real meaning of diversity. Thus, coming from such a background, ...
Starting this week, and in the run-up to the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, Daily Monitor will highlight some of the constituencies whose results could have a significant bearing on the outcome of the race to Parliament and to State House.
Shock gripped residents of Mafumbe village in Wabwoko Sub-county, Kayunga District when unknown tomb raiders exhumed two bodies and walked away with some parts. "Among the vital skeleton parts stolen were skulls and some bones from the upper limbs," said Kayunga District OC CID John Dhabangi. The incident comes almost two years after unknown people raided the district and exhumed 52 bodies from ...
Police has arrested a teacher of Mbarara Modern School for using the same land title to acquire loans from different banks.
Congolese women in Karamoja region should not be blamed and victimised for the increase in HIV prevalence in the sub region, the army has said.
Uganda's stock market has become a boiling point of interest from the public since the revolutionary Stanbic IPO was issued. Mr Kenneth Kitariko, the general manager of investment firm African Alliance spoke to The Monitor.
The probe into how Chogm (2007) funds were grossly mismanaged or stolen for that matter is a cause of discomfort to those being implicated.
The World Bank survey carried out, about three years back, indicates that Uganda has less than the minimum number of accountants that it should have.
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