Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 140 politicians have applied for a change in names to correspond with their academic papers ahead of the 2021 elections. Some of those rushing to realign their names are Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Gen Mugisha Muntu, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has given the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ephraim Kamuntu up to the end of this week to explain a reported decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) not to nominate aspirants whose names are not similar with those on their academic documents. …
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Paris, France | AFP | First there was Harvey, which put much of Houston under water. Now Hurricane Irma is rampaging across the Caribbean and closing in on Miami. Meanwhile, Jose — still a tropical storm — is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, while Katia in the Atlantic …
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