Tag Archives: NATURE

What many Ugandan families dismiss as teenage rebellion, drug abuse, stubbornness, or even witchcraft may, in reality, be a serious mental health condition: Bipolar disorder. Across the country, a quiet mental health crisis is unfolding among young people, often unnoticed until it reaches dangerous levels. As awareness of mental illness slowly grows in Uganda, understanding bipolar disorder is no longer …

In recent years, Kampala has experienced recurring floods that have destroyed property and, in extreme situations, cost lives. It is something that continues to baffle downtown city dwellers, city planners and technocrats. In spite of this enigma, Eng DAVID SSALI LUYIMBAZI, the former KCCA deputy executive director, reasons that the floods are not primarily a problem of nature; they are …

Kajjansi: The mighty National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse — once paraded as a modern medical marvel — is now half-submerged in filthy floodwaters, as Mother Nature reclaims her land! The Shs70 billion mega structure, with space for 30,000 pallets of drugs, has turned into a floating depot after heavy rains pounded the Kajjansi area, exposing what many had long …