London court finds woman guilty of abetting genital mutilation of a girl in Kenya 17 years later

London court finds woman guilty of abetting genital mutilation of a girl in Kenya 17 years later

Mr Justice Bryan thanked jurors for sitting on a case which they may have found “emotional”. He granted Noor conditional bail ahead of her sentencing at the same court on December 20.

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Transdisciplinarity: Why Ugandan scholars are keen on chucking ‘academic tribes’ for alternative knowledge systems

Transdisciplinarity: Why Ugandan scholars are keen on chucking ‘academic tribes’ for alternative knowledge systems

Although the world is today more integrated than in the 20th century, thanks to the World Wide Web, which does not respect the rigid walls of the disciplines and the territoriality in universities, disciplinarity continues to be the dominant knowledge culture or system in most universities of the world just as was the case during the 20th century.

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Kenyan court extends orders barring deployment of police to Haiti for two more weeks

Kenyan court extends orders barring deployment of police to Haiti for two more weeks

The UN Security Council resolution, drafted by the United States and Ecuador, authorises the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months.

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Is Uganda stuck in academic and intellectual inbreeding as France was in 19th century?

Is Uganda stuck in academic and intellectual inbreeding as France was in 19th century?

It is no longer a virtue to ensure academic and intellectual inbreeding. This is only ensuring that scholars communicate to each other in their disciplines and become increasingly irrelevant beyond the Ivory Tower.  It explains why the Ivory Tower is frequently seized by a heavy cloud of silence when society is knocking at the doors of scholars for guidance. They are more preoccupied with intradisciplinary interests of careerism and promotion.

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Kenya locally builds 1,800 tonne freighter and refits two navy vessels within budget

Kenya locally builds 1,800 tonne freighter and refits two navy vessels within budget

KSL operates the Kisumu Shipyard and Mombasa Shipyard. While Kisumu was constructing the MV Uhuru II wagon ferry, Mombasa was busy refitting the Kenyan Navy vessel KNS Shupavu. This was re-dedicated in a July 29 ceremony at Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa.

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Resetting Uganda: Need for broader minds to dismantle education pigeon holes Ugandans are fed in

Resetting Uganda: Need for broader minds to dismantle education pigeon holes Ugandans are fed in

It is perhaps Hobbes’ observation and awareness that the logical outcome of egotistical individuals, all deciding how best to survive, would be anarchy, that should spur Ugandans to think and rethink their future in light of what is happening. They might even have to rethink  the commitment of their leaders to their need for tranquil minds and peace well in the future.

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African Development Bank commits over $23 million to Rwanda’s planned aviation centre of excellence

African Development Bank commits over $23 million to Rwanda’s planned aviation centre of excellence

The centre is expected to enrol up to 500 students starting from 2025 when it becomes partly operational. It will offer training for pilots, maintenance and cabin crew. There will also be dispatch and ancillary courses, including in airport emergency operations services.

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AEW 2023: Uganda’s 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil, gas resources among Africa’s fastest growing energy markets

AEW 2023: Uganda’s 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil, gas resources among Africa’s fastest growing energy markets

The country aims to produce its first oil in 2025, having achieved a Final Investment Decision for the $10 billion Lake Albert Development – comprising the Kingfisher and Tilenga oilfields as well as the 1,443km-long EACOP – alongside oil and gas supermajor, TotalEnergies, and Chinese National Oil Company, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation in 2022.

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Wean and win: How can Uganda liberate herself from foreign aid dependency?

Wean and win: How can Uganda liberate herself from foreign aid dependency?

Unfortunately, foreign aid is not charity, although when leaders talk to convince the people that foreign aid is good, they submit it as if it is charity. Foreign aid is not charity, and as the CFI has shown, it has many strings attached. It is ethnocentric. And as I have frequently stated no foreigner gives you aid to help you more than he or she helps himself.

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President Museveni: A Tutsi creeper who wiggled to power in Uganda, now using it to mutilate the Pearl of Africa

President Museveni: A Tutsi creeper who wiggled to power in Uganda, now using it to mutilate the Pearl of Africa

In Africa, Uganda is one of the countries that have experienced the highest turnovers of government since the end of orthodox colonialism. Most of the changes have come through the barrel of the gun. In countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, where the barrel of the gun used to mediate...

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