Jinja High Court Judge Eva Luswata has granted bail to Rwenzururu Prime Minister Thembo Kitsumbire. According to his Lawyer Samuel Muyizzi, the premier was ordered to sign a court cash bond of sh75 million and his sureties were also bonded at sh100 million. He is now on his way to Kampala. …
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Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson has hailed Uganda for sustaining economic growth over the years. “The country seems to be growing well. The strong economic growth presents real opportunities,.” Johnson said after meeting Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday night. Other than trade and …
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In the Independent this week COVER STORY UEGCL saga: Muhakanizi dam audit blocked: Details of accusations against Isabalija emerge. THE LAST WORD Rethinking Africa’s development: Why our intellectual elites need to begin an entirely new conversation about our nations. NEWS ANALYSIS Lessons from Burundi’s SADC move: EAC member states must …
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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has asked legislators to preach safe road usage among their constituents. Oulanyah said this as parliament on Wednesday observed a minute of silence for Lt (Rtd) Cyrus Amodoi who died in a road accident on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Oulanyah also announced that the …
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Uganda Government has seized copies of the book “Controlling Consent” by Centre for Basic Research (CBR) for what it called false declaration. The authors are accused of having falsely declared that the book is an education book when it is a political book. The book, edited by Makerere Law Professor J …
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There is no evidence to back this falsehoods – Military spokesman Karemire Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Human Rights Watch on Wednesday said 155 people, including 15 children, were killed in fierce fighting that erupted late last year in western Uganda between security forces and a tribal king’s palace guards. …
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Mamelodi Sundowns arrive in Kampala after poor showing at home Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A loss of form by African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premiership continued Tuesday when they were held 0-0 at home by draw-specialists Polokwane City. The Pretoria club have collected just two points …
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Toroma constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Lieutenant (Rtd) Cyrus Amodoi Imalingati has died in a road accident at Kitigoma, Jinja-Kampala highway Tuesday night. Imalingat is on of seven people confirmed dead after a taxi, registration number UAW 200W, collided head-on with another taxi, registration number UAL278F. The two taxis, one …
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Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has dragged the Minister for Kampala Beti Tirwomwe, the Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Jennifer Musisi, the Attorney General and KCCA to the High Court, seeking orders compelling the respondents to release sh563.4 million he says they owe him in accumulated emoluments and salary …
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The International Crimes Division Court on Tuesday started reading to former LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo the 93 charges he is expected to be tried for. The acts were committed between 1993 and 2005 during the political insurgency in Northern Uganda. Kwoyelo is appearing before Justice Susan Okalany who has informed …
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