Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni (79) has promoted his son general Muhoozi Kainerugaba (49) to head the military. His promotion comes amid a major cabinet reshuffle in which five ministers were sacked. In power since 1986, Museveni has denied speculation that he is grooming his only son as his successor. General Kainerugaba is a controversial figure,...
Benjamin Kiplagat, who has represented Uganda at three Olympic Games, has been found dead in Kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed. Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase. He was reportedly found in a car with stab wounds to his chest and neck, near the...
Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting he had been murdered. The Kenyan-born Kiplagat, 34, had represented Uganda internationally in the 3,000m steeplechase, including at several Olympic Games and World Championships. His body was found in a car on Saturday night on the outskirts of...
Ugandan lawmakers have opposed a proposal by the government to have 15-year-old girls on contraceptives, calling the idea ‘ungodly.’ A new report shows a worrying rise in teenage pregnancy leading to school dropouts. Isabel Nakirya has more. The post Ugandan lawmakers reject contraceptive proposal first appeared on Future Media. Source link
The Ministry of Works and Transport will receive a benchmarking visit by the Ugandan Minister of Works and Transport, and the Ugandan National Roads Authority. Here is the Ministry’s spokesperson Julius Ngweda. The post Works and Transport ministry receives Ugandan counterpart first appeared on Future Media. Source link