The petitioner in the embattled Kato Lubwama case has dragged Makerere University to another court, seeking to know how the Member of Parliament (MP) was admitted through the mature age entry process. Habib Buwembo, the applicant in the Lubwama High Court case, has petitioned the Chief Magistrate Court in Mengo seeking …
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The Makerere student leadership will petition the Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni over the closure of the university. Guild president Roy Ssemboga told journalists that the university students council will formally write to the minister asking her to convince President Yoweri Museveni to order for the …
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Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya have agreed to jointly promote and market tourist destinations in the three countries as a follow up to an agreement to have a single tourist visa. Under the new arrangement, the three countries will be showcasing tourism destinations in the three countries and encouraging tourists to …
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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Children have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against their offspring’s school load for the whole month of November. Called by the Spanish Alliance of Parents’ Associations (CEAPA), a network that covers …
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Saturday Uganda vs Kampala region Select XI November 8 International friendly: Uganda vs Zambia November 12 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualfier-Africa Zone: Uganda vs Congo Brazzaville Uganda coach Sredejovic ‘Micho’ Milutin has named a Cranes squad to prepare to face Zambia in a friendly on November 8 and for …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Rwanda has published a list of 22 French officers it accuses of helping plan and execute the 1994 genocide, in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two countries. Rwanda’s National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide (known by its French acronym CNLG) issued …
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Uganda opposition leader Dr .Kiiza Besigye on Tuesday reported to Kampala High Court’s Criminal Division Registry as required in his bail for the treason charges that are still pending before the Nakawa Magistrates Court. He appeared before deputy registrar Mary Khainza who extended his bail to November 16, 2016 as on 14th he …
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President Yoweri Museveni has this evening ordered the immediate closure of Makerere University until further notice. He said this is to guarantee safety of persons and property following a lecturers strike. The lecturers have been on strike over unpaid allowances, and they were today joined by students who were demanding lectures. …
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The ongoing trial of 14 men accused of killing Ugandan Muslim clerics has been halted until November 21, 2016 because the judiciary has no funds to facilitate witnesses in this case. This was revealed by lead judge of the High Court’s International Crimes Division Ezekiel Muhanguzi after listening to the evidence of …
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The new United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Uganda Country Representative Sande Amakobe has said she will focus on tackling infections in children, adolescent girls and boosting domestic funding during her four year tenure. Amakobe said that though Uganda is one of the countries that had initially made major strides …
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