The Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura has requested Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to reschedule the swearing in ceremony of the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, Lord Councillors and Councillors from Wednesday June 1 to Monday June 6. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga confirmed the request, saying it was “due to …
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement refuting reports that Uganda has severed diplomatic relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ambassador James Mugume said in the statement that all that happened was Uganda had reviewed a bilateral cooperation framework with DPRK. …
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Uganda and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understating in 10 areas of interest to the two nations. This was after President Yoweri Museveni officially welcomed the President of South Korea Park Geun-hye for her first state visit to Uganda. The ten areas of cooperation are; policy consultation (foreign …
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye is in Uganda for a three day state visit. She is accompanied by a huge business delegation with representatives of at least 100 Korean companies. She is the first leader of South Korea to visit Uganda. South Korea is home to several global companies including …
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Milan, Italy | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo added the finishing touches as Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for an 11th time with a 5-3 penalties victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday. Two years after reviving Real’s bid for a 10th title, captain Sergio …
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Eighty Field Force Unit (FFU) Officers have acquired new anti-riot techniques from Turkish police experts. The 10 day training has harnessed skills in handling violent and non violent situations, teargas training and fire control. FFU thereafter showcased some fighting techniques that included baton and blocking protection, reformation for protection and …
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Diyarbakir, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned the United States’ support of Kurdish fighters in Syria after AFP pictures revealed US commandos wearing the insignia of a militia branded a terror group by Ankara. “The support they give to… the YPG (militia)… I condemn …
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Police have advised travelers heading out of the country to take off earlier than usual as sections of the Kampala Entebbe road will be disrupted until June 1. Several travelers, on the way to pick flights at Entebbe airport, struggled at the weekend as the road was closed off several …
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Circumcision figures per year 2010 – 9,052 2011 – 57,132 2012 – 368,490 2013 – 801,678 2014 – 878,109 2015 – 556, 673 On the day he was circumcised, Sylvester Kule was scared and nervous. He is Mukonzo, a traditionally circumcising tribe, indigenous to the volatile Mt. Rwenzori region of …
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The big stories in this week’s The Independent. GET YOUR COPY NOW. COVER STORY: America versus Museveni US Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has emerged as a sharp critic of President Museveni and his government since she was posted to the country in February. With her bluntness, Malac has …
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