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What you need to know:
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Dear Tingasiga:
From the window of an Air Canada jet climbing out of Halifax on October 17, the land below was an unbroken tapestry of green, gold, orange and fiery red. My wife and I had just spent nine days in Nova Scotia as guests of Samm and Sylvia Bbuye-Musoke, who spared no effort in giving us a visual tutorial on this stunning corner of Canada.
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Truth is the rock we build on
Leaders who want the truth must make it safe to tell. That means verifying reports independently instead of accepting them because they are convenient.
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Why Sir Andrew Cohen remains the best leader Uganda had
In January 1952, aged 42, he was sent to Uganda to practice what he had preached, and he governed the protectorate until January 1957
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Kampalitis is no longer a Kampala disease
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Fight corruption at all levels equally
The current system treats asset declarations as confidential archival documents rather than active tools of forensic verification. Making these declarations fully public and establishing an...
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Crisis of unclaimed dead in Kampala CityWhereas the government previously buried one person per grave, resource constraints have resulted in mass burials, with at least 13 bodies being buried in one grave.
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What happens to unclaimed bodiesAt the City Mortuary operated by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the process involves documenting the body, collecting DNA samples, preserving identification records and, if nobody claims...
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Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of deaths of nearly 200 children
The case has led to calls for tougher oversight of religious institutions