Boxes and old rusted iron sheets are filling stubborn cracks and crevices that are defacing Mirembe and her five children’s home, but hundreds more are in the same situation.
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UCU joins charity drive to rid Karamoja of hunger
The UCU Chaplain, the Rev. Eng. Paul Wasswa Ssembiro, who led the campaign at the university, said that as of early October they collected sh4.5million (about $1,170) from students, staff and well-wishers of UCU.
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UCU Lady Canons Clinch eighth Championship
After losing the first two series of this seven-series playoff final, all odds seemed to be stacked in favor of the JKL Lady Dolphins, but the Lady Canons were not to be underestimated. They did their homework, putting on a series of masterclass performances leading up to the final.
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Hot 10 Songs of the week
Phil Wickham dominates this week’s top 10 official worship songs with three songs with the House of the Lord leading that category. The song also extends its mark for the most weeks, 26, tallied in the Hot 100’s top three in the chart’s history – and is the first single ever to spend its first 26 weeks, or half a year, on the list all in the top three. Sam Smith and Kim Petras unleash “Unholy” at No. 3 on the Hot 100.
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‘I was mocked for abandoning architecture to pursue my other dream’
A few months into the course at Makerere, Ankunda says she stopped feeling a passion for architecture. But she soldiered on with the course. After two years, she called it quits – not only walking away from a childhood dream but also abandoning government sponsorship and possible disappointment of her godfather who is a successful civil engineer.
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EC issues electoral road map, promises free and fair election
“We are going to have a week where we are going to encourage everybody to change their passwords because we do not want you to give your voting rights to another person,” she emphasised.
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Ugandans implored to normalise reading African Literature
“I lean more towards literary arts and into African literature and into Ugandan literature because these literatures continue to remain on the margin despite the great strides of key writers like Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Timothy Wangusa, Mary Karooro Okurut and many others,”said Hilda Twongyeirwe, the Executive Director (ED)of FEMRITE Uganda Women Writers’ Association.
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UCU launches $10,000 Writing Center
The Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Education has officially launched its writing center in the Hamu Mukasa library.
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UCU top inter-university exhibition for the fourth time
It was the fourth consecutive time that UCU was being announced best exhibitor. Uganda Martyrs University and the International Science, Business and Technology University (ISBAT) were second and third, respectively.
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International Justice Mission head urges Christians to protect women and children against abuse
Christians have a role to play in ensuring that women and children are protected against abuse such as rape and sexual abuse, according to Wamaitha Kimani, director of the International Justice Mission’s in Uganda.
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