Uganda's Defence Ministry has revealed how government critic, Frank Gashumba accused of forgery and impersonation was arrested. Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) operatives on Tuesday morning arrested Kampala City socialite Frank Gashumba over a shoddy passport deal. According to reports, Gashumba was picked on Tuesday morning with his brother Innocent Gashumba by police
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Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) operatives have arrested Kampala City socialite Frank Gashumba over a shoddy deal involving travel of individuals. According to The New Vision, Gashumba was picked on Tuesday morning with his brother Innocent Gashumba by police and CMI operatives over their involvement in what the paper is
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South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) named a new generation of top managers on Tuesday and promised to reward shareholders with $26 billion in payouts to 2020, as it reported record third-quarter profit. The world’s biggest maker of semiconductors, televisions and smartphones replaced the leaders of its
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Hajji Muhammad Muyanja Mbabaali, the Bukoto South Member of parliament in Lwengo district has narrowly survived being lynched by his electorates for supporting the presidential age-limit. The MP convened a consultative meeting on the proposed scrapping of Article 102(b) of the constitution on Monday at Kiwangala parish in Kissekka Sub
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The arrest of senior police officers appears to have created an atmosphere of suspicion within the force, local news agency, URN reports. Six policemen, including two senior officers, were among nine people charged on Friday for kidnap and illegal possession of firearms before the General Court Martial based in Makindye,
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The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee is today set to start scrutinising the proposed Constitutional (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017 that seeks to among others, lift the presidential age limit. The committee chaired by West Budama South MP Jacob Oboth-Oboth was last month tasked by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to
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Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has cautioned students against the increasing acts of hooliganism. The caution follows the suspension of Makerere University from the University games for two years as a result of the indiscipline exhibited when a group of students who had accompanied the university football team for
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Monday afternoon presided over the graduation ceremony of beneficiaries of his Girl Child Initiative at Kololo Independence Grounds in the capital, Kampala. It was the first batch of 600 girls under the scheme. [caption id="attachment_5757" align="alignnone" width="960"] Some of the graduates after being confirmed[/caption] They
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Warning that Kenya is in "grave danger," opposition leader Raila Odinga said in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday that the country's repeat presidential election was a sham and that a new vote should be held within 90 days. Low voter turnout in the election on Thursday, a
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A police officer and a civilian have died in clashes in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid protests calling for President Joseph Kabila to stand down, reports BBC. Several demonstrators were also wounded. [caption id="attachment_5751" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Anti-Kabila clashes in DR Congo have left two dead and many
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