Feature Kampala wants to build a ‘smart city’. Female vendors are paying the price Hawkers in Uganda’s capital say enforcement officers are a menace. Now they’re fighting back – in court By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu / 13 Mar 2024
Feature Queer Ugandans reveal devastating impact of anti-gay law A month after the Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law, LGBTIQ people have told of fear and violent attacks By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu / 4 Jul 2023
Investigation Top Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraception Abortion is illegal in Uganda but the government strongly promotes contraception. Unregulated centres “must be apprehended”, says top reproductive health official. By Lydia Namubiru and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu / 24 Feb 2020
Home I’ve defended hundreds of LGBTI people arrested in Uganda. Our laws must change – but we need public acceptance too We can fight for equal rights through the courts, but we need to do more – it’s ordinary citizens who murder LGBTI people, and we must reach them too By Patricia Kimera / 23 Jan 2020