Tag Archives: Cosmetics

By Amiri Wabusimba- In Kampala’s busiest arcades, commerce moves with confidence. Brightly packaged lotions and soaps promise transformation, renewal, radiance. Yet among them are products that were formally prohibited in 2023 by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards after laboratory findings linked them to hydroquinone and mercury substances associated with severe skin damage, organ toxicity, and elevated cancer risk. The …

Early this year, I was nabbed in Bushenyi for selling fake stuff to one Jennifer, a lady trader, but was released on police bond as investigations continued. In charge of the investigations was a black beauty who, for fear of her losing her job, I will call Janat. At one point during the investigations, Janat travelled all the way from …