Why Uganda is still point of turning wheel in globalised thinking and economic re-imagination
Every newly elected NRM Member of Parliament is required to undergo a week-long induction at Kyankwanzi before being sworn in. Critics have described this ritual as a process of being “proselytized into Musevenocracy” – a diluted brand of democracy contrary to Western conceptions, where MPs become “yes‑men and women to the whims of the kleptocratic gerontocracy”.
World oil market experts warn end of Iran war is not guarantee prices will drop to pre-conflict levels
If hostilities fail to resolve and the maritime route continues to be blocked, the global oil market could be left in a fragile state, experts said. If shipping remains disrupted, that could force a structural shift in shipping and lead to higher long-term energy prices, reported the BBC.
‘Eyes on the road’: US cities merger of surveillance cameras with AI stir of panic data will used for political, racial discrimination
Camera-based automatic license plate readers, installed at major intersections, bridges and highway off-ramps, capture the license plate data of passing vehicles, along with images of the vehicle and time stamps. These systems are using AI to create a vast, searchable database that can be integrated with other law enforcement data repositories.
How US-Israel war with Iran has sparked global fertiliser shortage that’s hit eastern Africa hard
Iran is seriously limiting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage that usually handles about a fifth of the world’s oil shipments and nearly a third of global fertilizer trade.
Iran humiliates Trump by shooting down F-15 fighter jet soon after the US president bragged the Arab nation no capability
Iran shot down a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet, US officials said on Friday. At about the same time, a second US plane, an A-10 Warthog, crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. Both aircraft had two-person crews, US officials told The Intercept, and in both cases, one crew member...
Globalisation, global village and global digital culture: Situation in Uganda after rapid espousal of one world
In the year 2000, Uganda made a historic and audacious decision: it became the first country in Africa to formally embrace globalisation as the primary pathway to development for the 21st century and beyond.
Embu County in central Kenya raises red flag over high incidence of malnutrition as it launches nutrition policy
Embu County Deputy Governor Kinyua Mugo observed that, through the policy, they will be able to bring together players in various sectors including health, agriculture, education, water and social protection to effectively combat the vice.
Radiologist at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital lands global grant for sickle cell study
Dr Connie Ongeti secured the award from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), emerging among a small pool of successful applicants worldwide in a highly competitive call that attracted thousands of submissions.
How Kenya’s girls’ school of ‘second chances’ allows teenaged mothers to live in boarding school with their babies
The boarding school was founded in 2015 and has put hundreds of girls and young women through secondary education while supporting their children. Some have gone on to successful professional careers, including in government and medicine.
Fertility is in the toilet, says scientist as she calls chemical exposure a ‘huge societal problem’
Researchers tracked what they used every day – from personal care products to household cleaners – then coached them on safer alternatives.
