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Yiga is new Police Chief Political Commissar

Police Chief Kale Kayihura has made yet more changes in the force, appointing Fred Yiga the Chief Political Commissar. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Yiga replaces AIGP Assuman Mugyenyi who has been appointed the Director of Operations in the Police Force. “As chief Political Commisariate, AIGP Yiga Fred is …

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Ronaldo vs Lewandowski kicks off Euro quarter finals

Marseille, France | AFP | The Euro 2016 quarter finals start Thursday with Cristiano Ronaldo seeking a new step towards his first international title when Portugal take on Poland in Marseille. In the battle of Europe’s top strikers, Poland will be counting on Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski to deaden the …

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EgyptAir black box confirms smoke on board: probe

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Data from one of the black boxes of a crashed EgyptAir plane showed smoke alarms had sounded on board, while soot was found on the wreckage, an Egyptian-led investigative committee said Wednesday. The black box had been retrieved from the bottom of the Mediterranean after …

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Taking the church to the market place

Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira’s new mission Rt Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira is a busy man. He heads the mother diocese of the Anglican Church in Uganda comprising 342 local churches but, perhaps due to the humble background and accepting Jesus Christ as his personal savior at a very young age …

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Ubuntu portraiture

Could this artist bring his `hardcore of art’ to an exhibition soon? Henk Jonker, a Dutch artist, musician, and poet who lives in Kampala, believes there has been a major shift in the way people perceive each other all over the world, writes Dominic Muwanguzi. “It is no longer important …

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JOBS: Procurement officer Nairobi

Posting Title: PROCUREMENT OFFICER Job Code Title: PROCUREMENT OFFICER Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 27 June 2016 – 25 August 2016 Job Opening Number: 59347 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE   Special Notice Appointment against this post is for an initial period of one year and may be subject to …

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VIDEO: UNRA razes illegal structures at Kalerwe

NBS: The Uganda National roads Authority this morning demolished a number of buildings and stalls along the bypass to pave way for the construction extension of the Kampala Northern Bypass. There were exchanges in some areas especially at Kalerwe with users of the land claiming that they were not notified …

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