Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A group of Nansana Municipality voters have asked the Constitutional Court to overturn a decision of the High Court in Kampala that declared Robert Kasule Ssebunya the validly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for that Constituency. They want Court to order a by election …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Power distributor Umeme has confirmed that no one was injured after two cars were damaged by a concrete electric pole on Wilson Road in Kampala on Wednesday. No one was in the cars when the pole, that an eyewitnesses said was dragged down when a …
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The initiative is to settle disputes cheaply, quickly and fairly Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH BAHINGWIRE | Court cases in Uganda involving clients and commercial banks tend to take many years to be resolved but this will soon change as banks in collaboration with the Uganda Law Society and commercial courts …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â John Peter Mujuni is the Executive Director of Micro finance Support Centre, a government institution charged with providing affordable financing to SMEs. He spoke to Joseph Bahingwire about their new financial services linked to Shariah law. How has been the uptake of Islamic Micro Financing …
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Kampala, Uganda |GODFREY SSALI | A 58 year old Human Rights Activist, who posed as a State House employee and defrauded Claimants of their hard earned money, has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of Impersonating a public Officer and obtaining 153,000 shillings by false pretense. Mohammad Kiggundu a resident …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Anti Corruption Court has ordered a Court Clerk attached to Kayunga Magistrate Grade One Court, to defend himself on charges of Corruption. Grade One Magistrate Lochomin Peter Fred ordered Moses Butamanya to explain himself, after findings that he had a case to answer …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Embattled Dr David Kaggwa, a consultant on Ebola disease, is set free by the Anti Corruption Court in Kololo, after being acquitted of charges of corruption and abuse of Office. Dr. Kaggwa currently attached to Kabarole regional referral hospital had been accused of corruptly receiving 580,000shillings …
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Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled an agreement with the UN refugee agency on Tuesday aimed at avoiding forced deportations of thousands of African migrants only hours after having announced the deal himself. The stunning turnaround after Netanyahu announced the accord in a televised address …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan army spokesman Brigadier Richard Karemire has said reports citing possible attacks on Kampala by the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab are not true. Al-Shabaab got back in the news with Sunday’s attack which African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said they repulsed, lost eight peace keepers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the National Chairman of NRM Party, has urged Ugandans who embrace national development to always choose leaders that promote infrastructural development. “I congratulate you and thank you for supporting the NRM. To choose an active and constructive leader …
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