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Fact: Number of People in Uganda Living Below Poverty Line Increasing
In Uganda, the population below poverty line currently is at 21.4%
NSSF ‘Job’ Advert is Fake
A flier for entry level jobs at NSSF has been widely shared on Facebook and other social media platforms.
Fact: Former Minister Peter Otai to be Buried in Uganda
Government has Okayed return of the remains of Peter Otai, a former leader of the defunct Uganda People’s Army-UPA for burial at his home in Oderai, Soroti.
The body is to be flown back in the next two weeks. At his home in Oderai…
Fake: Dr. Loius Kasekende Resigning from Bank of Uganda
A Facebook page purporting to be of the Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda claimed that he will be resigning from the bank
Fake: MP Segona in an accident
Reports circulating on the social media alleging that Busiro East MP Segona was involved in an accident is false and misleading.
A photo of a wreckage of a Mercedes benz cross country that is being shared on Facebook as that of MP…
False: Dr.Killed on Entebbe Express Highway
Reports circulating on the social media, alleging that a US based medical doctor who is on holiday in Ugandan had been shot and killed while driving on Entebbe Express Highway are false and misleading
The report below went on viral last…
Jack Ma honors ‘conservation heroes’ at Paradise International Foundation 2019 African Ranger Awards
50 rangers from 17 African countries win annual prize in its second year
Each receives $3,000 grant recognizing professional passion and dedication
Chinese leading entrepreneurs launched Foundation to protect Africa’s environment
47 African countries improved or maintained visa openness scores in 2019
The 2019 top performers on visa openness rank among the top countries for foreign direct investment in Africa, and benefit from strong levels of growth, including in tourism
The East African Court of Justice Starts hearing Journalists Petition
The East African Court of Justice in Arusha, Tanzania commenced hearing of a case filed by the Late Ronald Ssembuusi challenging criminal defamation, with one witness Edward Bindhe cross-examined by the Attorney General of Uganda.
Bindhe…
Commonwealth law ministers resolve to take action on access to justice
Commonwealth law ministers have unanimously resolved to remove barriers to access to justice in their respective countries, and to deliver Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions by 2030.
The biennial…