Many wonder why marabou storks have neck sacs. The 18-inch gular sac is a distinctive, and a rather unattractive feature of the marabou stork. It is not used for food storage but is most noticeable during the breeding season. The stork uses the pouch to show dominance. The sac connects to the left nostril and works to resonate a guttural croaking sound. Scientific Classification Common Name: marabou stork, Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Aves, Order: Ciconiiformes, Family: Ciconiidae, Genus; Species Leptoptilos (slender wing) crumeniferus (referring to the throat pouch) Fast Facts Description: Marabou storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with a…
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Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua has commenced. The swearing-in will take place at the Kasarani Stadium on September 13th. On Monday, Directorate of Public Communications officers led by the Director Mulei Muia undertook an inspection tour of media facilities at Kasarani in preparation for the Assumption of Office of the President ceremony. This comes after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld William Ruto’s 2022 Presidential win re-election today. In a unanimous decision read by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the Supreme Court said each party should bear its own cost since the matter…
Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter email. By ticking this box you are agreeing to our terms and privacy policy Antony enjoyed a dream Manchester United debut against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. The Brazilian completed his £86m move to the Red Devils earlier this week on transfer deadline day. Despite only being at the club for a few days, he was straight into the starting lineup for United’s Premier League clash against Arsenal at Old Trafford. And that proved to…
A Criminal Appeals session has kicked off at Fort Portal High Court. A panel of three Court of Appeal Justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Lady Justice Irene Mulyagonja, and Lady justice Eve K. Luswata will adjudicate 42 criminal appeals during the three-day session. Nineteen appeals stem 19 cases of aggravated defilement, 14 murder, seven aggravated robbery and two for rape. While opening the session officially, Vincent Wagona, the Fort Portal High court Resident Judge revealed that in the 2021/2022 financial year, they concluded 7456 cases while 8902 cases are still pending. According to Wagona, 4686 cases are in the backlog category.…
There are still major doubts surrounding Uganda’s LHR flights. The former chairman of Uganda Airlines has cast doubt on the carrier’s plans to operate flights to London, claiming that the route is not viable. Uganda Airlines obtained slots at London Heathrow Airport over a year ago but has yet to launch flights. We take a closer look at this below. Uganda’s London route Uganda Airlines is reportedly still waiting for a foreign carrier permit to operate flights to the UK, over a year after the carrier acquired a lucrative landing slot at London Heathrow Airport. In April, the airline announced that its…
The criminal investigations directorate (CID) has launched a manhunt for socialite Charles Olim aka Sipapa for allegedly robbing $429,000 (about Shs 1.64 billion) from South Sudanese national Jacob Arok. The said money was stolen during a robbery at Arok’s home in Bunga, Makindye Division in the wee hours of August 28. The attackers who, according to CID detectives, used chloroform also vanished with four iPhones, two Apple laptops, a Dell laptop and gold jewelry. In the aftermath, Arok filed a case of robbery at Kabalagala police division indicating that he did not know when exactly the robbers accessed his house,…
President-elect William Ruto has said he will make a call to Raila Odinga and his Azimio brigade to discuss how they will move Kenya forward. Speaking in Karen on Monday, Ruto said the talks will focus on how the Azimio leader and his team will perform their role as the opposition to ensure that his government performs its mandate diligently. Ruto said he does not believe in handshakes and expects Azimio will work as an opposition to hold the executive accountable. “I will also make a call to my worthy competitor, Raila Odinga. I look forward to a conversation on…
LONDON: Liz Truss will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promised tax cuts and action to tackle a deepening energy and cost of living crisis. Important to note. Truss beats ex-finance minister Sunak to be new PM Boris Johnson to formally step down on Tuesday New leader faces cost of living, energy price crisis After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest, Truss, currently the foreign minister and the favourite to win, beat former finance minister Rishi Sunak in a vote of…
Stanbic Bank customers can now expect to enjoy flexible terms when accessing loans including an increased loan tenure of up to 84 months and zero percent arrangement fees on all salary loans. The promotion is a continuation of the ‘Get It Done’ loan campaign that was launched by the Bank in May 2022 and will run from August 29 to October 21, 2022. Other benefits of the promotion include an unsecured loan of up to UGX250 million accessible within two minutes using Stanbic Mobile Banking service and a cash-back of UGX500, 000. A total of 100 winners will benefit from…
The effects of the economic hardships which were aggravated by the Ukraine war, coming on the heels of the Covid-19 lockdown continue to manifest in Uganda. Many schools in the country have today registered a low turn-up of learners on the first day of opening. Even of the fewer students who have turned up, the majority have not paid the full amount of school fees required; in fact many haven’t paid anything yet. But rather than sending away learners who haven’t paid anything, school administrators have granted grace periods of varying lengths, under the logic that in any case, the…