Uganda’s Electoral Commission has warned Government against creating more new districts, arguing that bringing on board more districts would distort the smooth flow of electoral activities ahead of the 2021 general elections. The Commission officials made the remarks on Thursday while appearing before the Committee of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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The Uganda shilling opened strong but ceded ground towards end of the trading week on account of reduced inflows and a rebound in demand from the energy and manufacturing sectors during the week ending 18th January 2019. Trading was in the range of 3685-3705. In the interbank money market, overnight
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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr.Kizza Besigye has said that he is in the struggle to oust President Yoweri Museveni not necessarily to be President of Uganda, but he is interested in a country where Ugandans live with dignity and their rights and freedoms respected. The four time presidential
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The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni has warned schools against increasing school fees and imposing unnecessary charges. Speaking during the release of the 2018 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results in Kampala on Thursday, Janet who is also the First Lady says the guidelines against increasing of fees
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The Electoral Commission is seeking 428 billion shillings for the preparations of the 2021 general elections. This was disclosed by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Justice Simon Byabakama on Thursday while appearing before the legal and parliament affairs committee to present their proposed budget for 2019/2020. Byabakama told the
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A LONE SAS man was hailed a hero of the Kenya terror siege — after storming in to wipe out attackers and save civilians. He was in the country training Special Forces when news broke of the gun and grenade atrocity that killed at least 21 — including Brit Luke Potter.
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Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni is in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa where he is meeting with other African leaders to discuss the Democratic Republic of Congo’s disputed presidential election after questions were raised about the accuracy of the vote’s results. Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the surprise winner of the Dec. 30
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A Ghanaian undercover journalist has been shot dead while driving home, after a politician called for retribution against him. Unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra, local media reports say. He was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations and had investigated corruption in
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Inayat Kassam, who braved gunfire at 14 Riverside Drive as he evacuated those trapped inside dusitD2 Hotel, is no stranger to danger. Despite not having the luxury of a bulletproof vest, Mr Kassam was a knight in shining armour to those he led to safety as high-calibre rifles crackled in
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By AFP More by this Author THE HAGUE, The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo's hopes of a swift release following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity. Trial judges had earlier ordered Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude to be immediately
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