Kenya pushes hard to dispel religious and cultural beliefs that force Muslim women in pastoralist regions to forgo HPV vaccine
Speaking during a press briefing in a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium Executive Director Fred Were flanked by Mandera County Deputy Governor Ali Maalim disclosed that the said vaccines had been rejected in northern areas owing to their cultural beliefs but they have talked to their women and they ready to administer to all girls from the age nine to 45 years.
Becoming a man in Tiriki: Cultural fanfare as Luhyia subtribe embarks on circumcision – a sacred rite of passage
On the eve of circumcision, the candidates walk without clothes – but wear wildlife skins – accompanied by singing villagers. Men who accompany them wear wildlife skins too. The wildlife skins are a symbol of fearlessness – a mark of valour and ruthlessness.
Uganda hurtling to new monarchised military: From Obote ‘Original Sin’ to soldier-king in the making
This was the political status quo on October 9, 1963, when CWRU was renamed Uganda, and its governance placed in the hands of an Executive Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote, and a ceremonial president, Sir Edward Muteesa II, and ceremonial vice-president, Sir William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope II.
World Scout Parliamentary Union restores Nyeri Clock Tower built by scouting movement founder Baden Powell after defacement
The clock is estimated to be 87 years old. It is believed to have been designed by the Founder of the Scouting Movement Lord Baden Powell between 1936 and 1937 after he settled in Kenya. It is situated about 1.5 kilometres from Powell’s final home, the Paxtu and about 400 metres from his grave.
Nairobi like a local: When foreigners touch down in Kenyan capital, they forfeit desire to return to Europe or American
The easiest way to get around is by Uber or Bolt – cab rides start at around 200 Kenyan shillings ($1.50). If you are pressed for time or money, you can book a motorcycle taxi (known as a boda boad) but road accidents are common; wear a helmet.
While the world has evolved and knowledge system have evolved too, Ugandan universities are still wedded to knowledge silos
Where the interdisciplinary, crossdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and extradisciplinary knowledge systems have been allowed to flourish, they create alternative scholarship and innovations have become more prevalent than where the disciplinary knowledge system continues to predominate.
Academic ageism, intellectual death and decline of public intellectualism: The making of Uganda intellectual cemetery
Professors, as they expand the age range, point to positive aspects of ageism, which reflects that increasing age is not associated with negative aspects in the work environment. The aging professor is positively positioned as he is inserted in more postgraduate programmes.
My father’s story is synonymous with the history of how successive regimes in Uganda tried to subvert Busoga kingdom
This article traces the genealogy of the mother of Charles Afunaduula-Ovuma Ngobi Isabirye, Mukyala Nabirye Takoba. She got married to Yakobo Wasedde Buganga Isabirye, of the Mulawa clan, who was a subcounty clerk and one of the few educated people of his time. They both belonged to and identified with a village called Bunafu in Ikumbya Subcounty of Luuka County (now Luuka District) on land given to Wasedde Buganga for his dedicated service to the colonial government.
Ministry teams up with Murang’a County in central Kenya to unlock sports, ecotourism potential
Murang’a County Governor Irungu Kang’ata noted that the county government has been positioning Murang’a as an investment destination and is now beginning to see results
Kenya’s Nakuru City poised to host inaugural African Cultural Caravan to promote tourism
The choice of the devolved unit to host the inaugural ‘African Cultural Caravan’ comes two years after Nakuru became the second county in East Africa to be placed on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) list of Creative Cities Network.
