Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has raised concern about the troubles faced by Ugandans to access Visas to travel to different countries. Addressing Parliament on Thursday, Tayebwa directed that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo to present to parliament a comprehensive statement …
Read More »November riots: Gov’t still processing compensation of victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that the government is still processing compensation of victims of the November 2020 riots. Fifty people were killed when riots erupted in Kampala and other parts of the country following the arrest of National Unity …
Read More »Foreign Affairs ministry wants CHOGM vehicle fleet replaced
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have told Members of Parliament that the fleet of vehicles used for transporting CHOGM dignitaries is no longer fit for purpose. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Vincent Bagiire, told the Foreign Affairs Commitee of Parliament on Thursday that the …
Read More »Ugandans in Afghanistan rejected proposal to be evacuated – Jeje Odongo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that despite calls to evacuate Ugandans trapped in Afghanistan, some of them refused to leave the middle east country. Odongo made the revelation on Wednesday while appearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee looking at several …
Read More »Foreign Affairs Ministry denies knowledge of Lumbuye’s deportation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo says that discussions are going on between Uganda, Turkey and Interpol regarding the fate of Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye. Lumbuye who was arrested two weeks ago in Turkey, is in trouble for among others being the source …
Read More »No decision yet on Afghan refugees – Jeje Odongo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that no decision has yet been made to host Afghan refugees in the country. Odongo was on Thursday appearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee where several MPs tasked him to explain the government’s reported plan …
Read More »FDC demands apology from internal affairs minister over abductions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change party has called on the minister of internal affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo and the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola to apologize for failing to protect Ugandans from the rampant abductions the country. Addressing the party weekly press conference …
Read More »Internal Affairs Minister orders CID to probe rampant abductions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Internal Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo has tasked the Director Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID, Grace Akullo to probe the rampant abductions by alleged security personnel. Since the November protests that followed the arrest of the National Unity Platform presidential candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi …
Read More »Soroti Muslims get one billion shillings orphanage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Muslim community in Teso sub region have received a one-billion-shilling orphanage project constructed in Campswahili, Soroti city. The facility whose construction took two years comprises ten classrooms, two teachers board rooms, six dormitories, ten self-contained teachers houses and a kitchen. The project funded by …
Read More »Kadaga directs Internal Affairs minister to explain Mbogo clan teargassing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Internal Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has been directed to present a statement on the floor of parliament in regard to the incident where police officers fired teargas and dispersed a meeting by members of Buganda Kingdom’s Mbogo Clan. Speaker of Parliament …
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