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1 month ago | 
news-decoder.com | Enock Wanderema
M23 rebel forces took over the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Residents who have not fled now wait to see what’s next. M23 rebels enter Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo,16 February 2025.
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2 months ago | 
news-decoder.com | Enock Wanderema
In August 2024, a giant landfill in Uganda collapsed burying homes at the edge of the site and killing 21 people. It was a wake up call for Aloikin Praise Opoloje, a young woman who had recently been released from prison for protesting against government corruption. “We couldn’t just sit back,” she said. Documents showed officials had been warned about the landfill a decade earlier, but nothing was done.
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2 months ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Enock Wanderema
In the early hours of July 23, 2024, Kampala’s streets erupted in unexpected defiance. Crowds of young Ugandans marched toward Parliament, chanting “Anita Must Go!” Their rage that House Speaker Anita Among had reportedly maladministered was almost palpable. Praise Aloikin Apoloje was a key cog in the so-called Gen Z protests.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
news-decoder.com | Enock Wanderema
Strong governments in Kenya and Uganda are grappling with a new problem: angry, organized young people demanding change. A Kenyan activist scuffles with plain clothes police officers during a protest against the finance bill in Nairobi, Kenya 6 June 2023.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
news-decoder.com | Enock Wanderema
In a tale from colonial times, a white settler travelling through Latin America acquired a water floating plant renowned for its lavender flowers. Whether out of botanical admiration or a gesture of affection, the settler introduced this picturesque plant, the water hyacinth, to a pond in Africa. However, the plant proved difficult to confine. Discarded into various waterways, including Rwanda’s River Kagera, it floated majestically to Uganda, and eventually found respite in Lake Victoria.
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May 19, 2024 | 
news-decoder.com | Enock Wanderema
Determined not to disturb wildlife, researchers in Uganda are using a technology that dates back to 1906. A man sets up a camera trap in Uganda.
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Feb 10, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Enock Wanderema
In an era where digital footprints shape professional destinies, a startling revelation emerges from the corridors of hiring—job seekers cloaked in online anonymity may face an uphill battle. A recent survey by CareerBuilder, the vanguard of employment websites in the United States, revealed that more than two in five employers admit to overlooking candidates devoid of a digital trace, casting shadows over their job prospects.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Enock Wanderema
Uganda must gain mastery over inadequate data to foster advancement in her tourism sector, experts have said. Amos Wekesa, the owner of Great Lakes Safaris Ltd, admitted to the inadequate data, which Abel Muhereza Kyamutetera—another player in the tourism sector—attributed to “information exist[ing] … in silos, making it difficult to access nor use.” According to observers, this has translated into ineffective strategies, financial losses, and missed opportunities for the sector.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Enock Wanderema
Uganda, Jan. 20 -- Uganda must gain mastery over inadequate data to foster advancement in her tourism sector, experts have said. Amos Wekesa, the owner of Great Lakes Safaris Ltd, admitted to the inadequate data, which Abel Muhereza Kyamutetera-another player in the tourism sector-attributed to "information exist[ing] . in silos, making it difficult to access nor use."According to observers, this has translated into ineffective strategies, financial losses, and missed opportunities for the sector.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Enock Wanderema
Ms Janet Ndagire remembers how, in the late 1990s, she navigated the tedious process of securing a water connection at her home in Kampala. A fortnight of assessments and paperwork secured her a metre and culminated in the gratifying flow of water. But she still had to queue at the National Water & Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to pay the bills. Now Ms Ndagire, who works as a project associate at UN Global Pulse, tells a different story. “I haven’t visited the office in over five years.
