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7 January 2026, 4:50 pm
When content creation crosses the Line: Legal risks for Ugandan TikTokers
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo Content creation has become a popular career choice among many Ugandans, with numerous individuals earning through brand endorsements and social influence. In a country with over 11.7 million social media users, the majority of whom are…
29 December 2025, 7:56 pm
Nasenyi swamp shrinks amid changing weather patterns
By Gerald Welikhe Communities living near swamps in several parts of eastern Uganda have long relied on these wetlands for income-generating activities. Traditionally, the waterlogged areas have supported crops such as rice and sweet potatoes, providing both food and a…
3 December 2025, 12:32 pm
Kayewa-Mukoto Forest ravaged by illegal logging in Eastern Uganda
By Gerald Welikhe Environmental catastrophe unfolds in Namisindwa as forests fall to stumps, sawdust, and charcoal Mukoto Sub county, Namisindwa District — The once-dense Kayewa-Mukoto forest, a critical watershed and climate buffer in eastern Uganda, has been reduced to a…
25 November 2025, 8:44 pm
Deep scars on the land: Buwere parish faces a devastating erosion crisis
By Gerald Welikhe In Buwere Parish, Bupoto Sub-County, Namisindwa District, deep gullies are tearing through farmland, with severe soil erosion threatening the livelihoods of entire communities in Eastern Uganda. Recent documentation from 6 November 2025 reveals the alarming extent of…
28 October 2025, 10:01 am
Art meets activism at human rights festival
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo As Uganda marked 63 years of independence on October 9th, a different kind of celebration unfolded at the heart of Kampala — one steeped in music, poetry, painting, and advocacy. The East African Visual Artists (EAVA)…
23 October 2025, 8:59 pm
Namamba village drowns in fear as floods become the new normal
By Gerald Welikhe When the rains arrived in Namamba village this year, they came not as a blessing, but as a warning. Within hours, what was once farmland and homesteads turned into a vast swamp. The people of this Mugiti…
23 October 2025, 8:24 pm
When the rains forget: Manafwa’s battle with dust and drought
By Gerald Welikhe In the hills of Bumasokho Parish, Bugobero subcounty in Uganda’s Manafwa district, the once-green slopes that fed hundreds of families now lie stripped and gray. Where banana groves and maize once waved in the wind, gaping pits…
17 June 2025, 8:25 pm
Climate change worsens food price crisis in Mbale city
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo Traders in Mbale city are grappling with persistently high food prices despite the ongoing harvest season for crops like beans and rice— a situation they overwhelmingly attribute to the impacts of climate change. Many believe that…
18 April 2025, 5:51 pm
Unilever launches royco cube ku string in Mbale
By Lillian Mugirya Unilever Uganda has introduced its latest product, Royco Cube Ku String, to the Eastern region with a vibrant activation at Bugwere Market in Mbale. The product is a convenient, hygienic, and affordable pack of 12 individually wrapped…
7 April 2025, 8:44 pm
Giving sight to tiny fighters: Mbale’s fight against preemie blindness
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo In eastern Uganda, at the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, a new chapter of hope has begun for the tiniest and most vulnerable members of the community – premature babies. The launch of the “Hope and Vision”…