Tag: Families

Kampala Top Musician, Wanted Criminals Netted during City Security Raids

A local Kampala City musician and a wanted murder suspect have been arrested during a joint security raid conducted in Katwe Division. The operation targeting rising crime in and around Katwe Division led to the arrest of...

Finance Ministry Proposes More Taxes on Locally Brewed Beer, Cigarettes

Business

Catching an ice-cold bottle of your favorite beer brewed using local raw materials will, in the next financial year, come with a deep leak into the pockets of many Ugandans once the government proposal to levy...

Politics

FDC Launches Policy against Sexual Harassment to Promote Inclusion

“Gender-Based Violence is not coming by itself. There is a root cause of it, and the first that we can clearly see and we have experienced in our families and communities is poverty.”

National News

Tayebwa Calls for Hefty Fight against Alcoholism to Combat...

Women are often married to men who are heavy drinkers and lose family plantations that generate income for essential needs, such as school fees for their children, at the cost of their drunk husbands.

National News

Women MPs Propose Six-Month Timeframe for Court Cases Involving...

The practice in Karamoja, where some families still demand 100 heads of cattle as the bride price, creates an avenue for the women to be treated like property in marriages.

Health

MPs Call for Action on Kamwenge’s Malnutrition Crisis after...

“Men in Kamwenge should allow their women to hold responsibility in their families; they should stop selling food out of their women's houses and should be sensitized,"

Crime