Sports in Uganda has not escaped the ravenous claws of corruption. Everything from football, rubgy and athletics to table tennis, badminton and omweso have been affected by poor management,
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National Perspective – A Smuggler’s Life
July 21, 2010 No Comment 127 ViewsUganda Radio Network's Arua reporter, Ronald Batre, is on assignment to look into the dangerous illegal trade between Uganda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He reports on his
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National Perspective – Parliament under the Magnifying Glass
July 3, 2010 No Comment 222 ViewsThe Parliament of Uganda is one of the most widely known, but also most commonly misunderstood institutions in the government of Uganda. Every five years, millions of Ugandans go to the polls to
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National Perspective – Home Away from Home
June 23, 2010 No Comment 139 Views"On World Refugee Day, let us reaffirm the importance of solidarity and burden-sharing by the international community. Refugees have been deprived of their homes, but they must not be deprived of
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National Perspective – Busoga: A Kingdom in Crisis
June 11, 2010 No Comment 850 ViewsThree famous legends surround the origins of the Kingdom of Busoga in southeastern Uganda. A famous hunter, Mukuma, his wife and two dogs, came from the east side of Mt Elgon and crossed through
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National Perspective – Boy King, Man Child
April 9, 2010 No Comment 1601 ViewsHappy Birthday King Oyo! As Uganda's youngest traditional monarch turns 18 this year, Uganda Radio Network's Emmanuel Kajubu investigates his youthful legacy, expectations on his reign and what
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National Perspective – Revisiting Uganda’s Murderous Cult
April 2, 2010 No Comment 1389 ViewsBefore March 17th 2000, few people outside southwestern Uganda had heard of Kanungu town. However even for those who had, it was only known as the sleepy corner of Rukungiri with a bad road, a high
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National Perspective – Challenges of Adoption
March 4, 2010 No Comment 585 ViewsAdoption of Ugandan children by foreign nationals is all the rage these days. Thanks to the international attention – good or bad – that the country has received over the past 25 years, many
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National Perspective – Alice Lakwena’s Ghost
February 18, 2010 No Comment 2556 ViewsThe name Alice Lakwena is still powerful enough in Uganda to instill fear into the hearts of many. Lakwena, born Alice Auma, was a young Acholi woman when she raised up a group of disenfranchised
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