Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-five-year-old house help Alice Kiiza is on remand in Luzira Prison on charges of aggravated defilement involving a four-year-old child. She appeared Wednesday before High Court Judge Isaac Muwata, where she pleaded not guilty to the charges read for her. According to the court …
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Poll shows majority of Ugandans don’t think legislators will work in their best interest Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Jacob Oulanyah, the outgoing Deputy Speaker of Parliament, was candid when he spoke to the press on May 20 shortly after swearing-in as the new MP for Omoro County. Oulanyah …
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Plan will support government’s development targets relating to electricity distribution countrywide Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited is seeking US$3.1million (approx. Shs11billion) to start construction of its mega pole production plant in Wakiso District. Paul Mwesigwa, the managing director for UEDCL said on Aug.17 that …
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In 2016 many spent Shs500m -1bn Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Money–and a lot of it this time—will be the choice campaigning tool for both incumbents and challengers in the 2021 presidential and parliamentary polls, according to a study by the Alliance for Campaign Finance Monitoring-Uganda. The civil society …
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Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Part of the Uganda Cranes team will arrive back in the country on Sunday afternoon after exiting the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. Decolas Kiiza, the head of finance at the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) told URN that some …
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BOU GOV RACE: IMF’s Ating Ego, Kasekende, Muhakanizi, Kiiza in race Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni is looking to replace his long-serving Bank of Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. The Independent can exclusively report that Mutebile’s replacement is likely to be a totally unexpected choice. Highly placed …
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‘We are seeing MPs in traditionally Movement strongholds coming out to oppose this Bill, the momentum is unstoppable,’ he told The Independent Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “The opposition is weak” is a refrain in Uganda’s political discourse. President Yoweri Museveni’s ability to thwart opposition protests, NRM’s super majority …
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VIDEO: Opposition MPs condemn arrest of colleagues Kampala, Uganda | NTV | The Leader of Opposition Winnie Kiiza has revealed that her colleagues plan to boycott Parliament until their colleagues are unconditionally released. She was addressing a news conference at Parliament shortly after a brawl broke out between opposition lawmakers and …
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Cash handouts, secret age-limit talks and more Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni’s countrywide tour that he says is aimed at defusing what he called “toxic” information about the Land Amendment Bill before Parliament has run into trouble with experts and opposition politicians. Edmond Owor, the …
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Performance of the economy likely to determine profitability going forward Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Dfcu bank’s net profit more than quadrupled to Shs 114bn for the six months ending June 30 after the acquisition of Crane Bank but analysts remain cautious on whether the bank will maintain the …
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