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Ugandan singer Azawi has sparked widespread controversy after comments she allegedly made regarding a viral case involving a popular TikTok personality known as Mr Ken. The story has been trending across social media platforms in Uganda, where videos reportedly circulated online allegedly showing the TikTok figure in a same-sex act, an offense that can carry severe penalties under Ugandan law …

Growing up intersex and unprepared for menstruation Illustration shows two cracked restroom symbols with a flow of blood between them. (Rex Opara illustration courtesy of Minority Africa)   She was intersex and raised as a boy for most of her life in Kenya. Then, one day, the bleeding began. By Elizabeth Angira When 18-year-old Roberto first experienced menstruation, she was …

A disturbing new report from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics has lifted the lid on a growing but largely ignored national crisis — the silent disappearance of fathers from Ugandan households, leaving millions of children vulnerable, abandoned, and struggling to survive. The findings, released this week in Kampala, paint a grim picture of a country where fatherhood is increasingly becoming …

Grief has quickly turned into anger after a fatal crash on the Kampala–Entebbe Expressway on Monday exposed what critics are calling a dangerous mix of confusion, negligence and institutional complacency at the Kampala Entebbe Expressway (KEE). According to the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, the crash happened at around 6:30am at the Mpala section and involved a Toyota Land …

The family of 31-year-old Fauza Musubika of Mpungwe Village in Kagoma Town Council, Jinja District, who was hired as a housemaid, has been shocked by the postmortem report that accompanied her body from Saudi Arabia stating that she died of natural causes. The late Musubika had allegedly, for some weeks, been sending messages complaining of being mistreated by her employers, …

Post Views: 4 By Ambrose KwerondaIn Kigezi regionwww.mknewslink.com Police in Kanungu District are investigating a tragic incident that left two men dead and one injured at a sand quarry in Kanyamisinga Village, Nyakashojwa Parish, Katete Sub-county. The accident occurred on January 4, 2026, at around 10:00 a.m., when a large quantity of sand fell from a quarry pit onto …

Bangladeshi LGBTQ rights activist addresses European asylum conference. Logo of the conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe Factual reporting on LGBTQ rights abuses is crucial when refugees from violence-plagued nations seek asylum in more peaceful lands. That was a message delivered by Bangladeshi human rights advocate Shahanur Islam at last month’s conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe. The …

Bangladesh’s former prime minister has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests which led to her ousting. Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of allowing lethal force to be used against protesters, 1,400 of whom died during the unrest last year. Hasina, 78, was tried in absentia by the International Crimes …

Manafwa – President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday recounted a dramatic escape from death during the regime of former President Idi Amin, describing how he survived an armed pursuit by government soldiers decades ago. Speaking at a campaign rally in Manafwa District, Museveni narrated how in 1973 he once found himself trapped between two groups — Amin’s soldiers chasing him from …

63 people have been confirmed dead and several others injured in a road fatal crash that occurred today, 22nd October 2025, at midnight 12:15 am at Kitaleba Village, near Asili Farm, along the Kampala-Gulu Highway, Uganda Police has confirmed. According to police, the fatal crash involved four motor vehicles; UBF 614X, Isuzu bus (Nile Star Coaches), CGO 5132AB 07 Toyota …