When the Daily Monitor reported that three top officials in Mpigi District had been arrested over alleged bribery in public service hiring, the story was clear and compelling. The facts, as laid out by in the article, are that job applicants were being asked to pay between Shs50,000 and Shs15 million in “appreciation” fees to […]
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On June 4, 2025, the New Vision newspaper published a story headlined ‘Museveni extends a helping hand to market vendors’. It reported that more than 900 vendors from Nakasongola and Luwero districts had each received UGX 100,000 courtesy of President Yoweri Museveni. The story noted that the funds were intended to help vendors “improve their […]
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By Harriet Anena and Rachel Mugarura-Mutana Ref: Daily Monitor Wednesday July 1, 2015 State Minister for Primary Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, is a man on a mission. For several years now he has campaigned vigorously for a youth-led social support system for older people in Uganda. Key to this campaign is a call for a […]
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Ref: New Vision and Daily Monitor, June 29, 2015 Uganda, like many developing countries, can be defined by its contradictions. While more women are able to safely give birth every year, there is a lack of sufficient health facilities to ensure this safety. The 29 June, 2015 editions of New Vision and Daily Monitor published […]
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Ref. Daily Monitor, June 22, 2015 In 2013, the Uganda Communications Commission set up a Computer Emergency Response Team, whose mandate was to secure communication services in the country. As the New Vision reported at the time, the unit that would work with the National Computer Response Team under the ICT Ministry, was tasked with […]
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Ref. Daily Monitor, June 19, 2015 Isaac Kali Irakuza, a student of Kigezi High School in May died at Mulago hospital where he was admitted with injuries sustained in an accident. The 19-year-old, as the New Vision reports, was injured together with 59 of his schoolmates, many who were also seriously wounded. The paper adds […]
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Ref: Daily Monitor and New Vision, 17 June 2015 When teachers feature in our news stories, it is often because of a strike they are planning, demands for pay increase, or accusations of absenteeism and dereliction of duty. In May this year, the latest sit-down strike made headlines throughout the country. The issue only left […]
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Reference: New Vision, 15 June 2015, Page 10 To many Ugandans, HIV/AIDS has become a ‘normal’ disease. In fact, a story is told of a fishing community in Uganda who revealed to researchers that they fear pregnancy more than HIV. The shock factor that the disease had in the 90s is waning. This can probably be […]
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