By Julius Odeke The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Annadif has congratulated President Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud, his government and the people of Somalia on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and the …
Read More »Ratan Tata retires
Marking a generational change, Tata, who turned 75 on December 28, 2012, handed over the reins of the group to 44-year-old Cyrus Mistry who was chosen his successor in 2011 year and formally appointed Chairman in December 2012. Ratan Tata, who led the transformation of the Tata group from a …
Read More »Jose Mujica: The world’s ‘poorest’ president
By Agencies Uruguay has the second highest income per person in Latin America at US$ 15,840; about 30 times that of Uganda and ahead of Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. It’s a common grumble that politicians’ lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the …
Read More »Uganda’s political masturbation
By Andrew M. Mwenda The death of Nabenda and the attention it has attracted shows how distant from real issues our political discourse has gotten The death of the Woman Member of Parliament for Butaleja District, Cerinah Arioru Nebanda and the resultant hullabaloo around it reflects the crisis of the …
Read More »Implementation of PVOC extended to Jun 1
By Sarah Namulondo The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon Amelia Kyambadde has today said that the implementation of the pre-verification on conformity of imports (PVOC) date has been extended as a government decision to harmonise various technical and logistical requirements. The implementation which was set to begin on …
Read More »Dr Besigye warns of looming political turmoil
By Julius Odeke The former party president Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Dr Kizza Besigye warns that the current political faith by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is likely to throw the country into political turmoil. Besigye points out the manner in which government handled the death of …
Read More »Nebanda’s Lover Arrested
By Sarah Namulondo Police has this morning arrested Adam Kalungi the said lover of the late Hon. Nebanda after he was arrested and deported to Uganda by the Kenyan police. Kalungi who was reported to have been one of the last people with the deceased before her fateful death on …
Read More »UPDF soldier shot one over land wrangles in Teso
By Julius Odeke A UPDF officer Capt Eliano Franco attached to the Chieftaincy of Production shot and injured one person over land wrangles in Bululu Sub County in Kaberamaido district. The suspect one Capt Eliano moved in company of an LC I chairman and other village mates to the Sub …
Read More »2012 was a year of rich Harvest in Somalia – UPDF
By Julius Odeke After two decades of the conflict in the history of Somalia, the year 2012 could be referred to as “the year of rich harvest” following the great strides towards stabilization that the country witnessed in the last 12 months. The Uganda Contigent Public Relations Officer for African …
Read More »More than 300,000 children are affected by CAR conflict
By Sarah Namulondo UNICEF has today said that more than 300,000 children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been affected by the violence in CAR and its consequences. Credible reports were received by the UN that rebel groups and pro-government militias are increasingly recruiting and involving children in armed …
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