Why Museveni brutally enforces discriminatory laws and policies that repress rights of indigenous Ugandans

Why Museveni brutally enforces discriminatory laws and policies that repress rights of indigenous Ugandans

Violence initiated by policy-making can be categorised as “structural violence,” where policies unintentionally or intentionally create conditions that lead to harm or violence. This can manifest in various ways, including through policies that marginalise specific groups, perpetuate inequalities, or have unintended consequences that lead to conflict or violence.

Read more
Turkwel Dam restocked with 80,000 fingerlings as Kenya makes blue economy a hymn of economic rebound

Turkwel Dam restocked with 80,000 fingerlings as Kenya makes blue economy a hymn of economic rebound

West Pokot County Director of Fisheries Samoei Kosgei noted that it was the first time the county government had received fingerlings from Sagana, noting that previously they had been sourcing from Kisumu and Chwele in Bungoma County. Kosgei cautioned locals against using illegal fishing nets and emphasised the importance of caring for the fish population, which would ultimately benefit the community

Read more
Huge deficits in education budgets hurt research, innovation in Kenyan universities

Huge deficits in education budgets hurt research, innovation in Kenyan universities

African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) Executive Director Catherine Kyobutungi say the financial constraints have forced most universities to focus only on their core business of education.

Read more
Eufa Champions League final: Desire Doue, Dembele masterclass as PSG dismantle Inter in a 5-0 thumping  

Eufa Champions League final: Desire Doue, Dembele masterclass as PSG dismantle Inter in a 5-0 thumping  

Inter needed to produce a second-half comeback but there was no sign of one in the works as Doue made it three after another sensational team goal with Vitinha again involved and a no-look flick from Ousmane Dembele.

To their credit Inter improved after half-time but the game was sealed just after the hour mark when Doue scored his second of the evening after delightful work from Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha.

Read more
Alleged ‘self-abduction’ MP cited as basis for Kenya to amend law to provide for stiffer penalties on kidnappings, disappearances

Alleged ‘self-abduction’ MP cited as basis for Kenya to amend law to provide for stiffer penalties on kidnappings, disappearances

Interior minister Kipchumba Murkomen said that the law on abductions and kidnappings is weak, noting that parliament has the obligation to act with speed to enact a law that will address rising incidents stage managed crimes.

Read more
Pastoralist communities in Turkana County breaking cultural barriers to take up fishing in Lake Turkana

Pastoralist communities in Turkana County breaking cultural barriers to take up fishing in Lake Turkana

Turkana County Executive for Trade, Gender, Youth Affairs and Tourism Roseline Aite says the blue economy sector is a key primary of the regional economy. However, she says its potential is yet to be fully harnessed and training local manpower would accelerate the integration of youth and women into the industry.

Read more
State agencies rush to calm disgruntled farmers in central Kenya as allegations of imported contraband rice repackaged as local spread

State agencies rush to calm disgruntled farmers in central Kenya as allegations of imported contraband rice repackaged as local spread

Linyiru said Kenya produces 191,000 metric tonnes of milled rice annually, which can only last for two months because the monthly requirement is about 100,000 metric tonnes. He reiterated that since January, only 94,000 metric tonnes of rice has been imported

Read more
Arsenal trophy mess diagnosis: The Gunners suffered 36 separate ‘time-loss’ injuries blamed on manager Arteta intensity

Arsenal trophy mess diagnosis: The Gunners suffered 36 separate ‘time-loss’ injuries blamed on manager Arteta intensity

Arsenal feel that muscle and tendon damage are up in general – and while the lack of an official audit of Premier League injuries makes that difficult to authoritatively corroborate, several industry professionals have confirmed they believe such issues are on the rise in football. But Arsenal have still suffered more than most.

Read more
Uganda’s militarist politics: Why Museveni’s NRM system assigns lion’s share of budget to the army

Uganda’s militarist politics: Why Museveni’s NRM system assigns lion’s share of budget to the army

In Nigeria and other former British colonies, officers governed like they fought battles – to them, politics was war by other means. Civilians were subjected to military-style discipline, which was indistinguishable from tyranny. Soldiers promised law and order, and they saw judges as allies in their mission to make society more like an army. But law was not the disciplinary tool soldiers thought it was.

Read more