It was Lwemiyaga County MP, Theodore Ssekikubo, who opened a can of worms when he asked Speaker Rebecca Kadaga to allow the house be informed on the security problems in the country and also discuss solutions to these problems following the recent murder of former Buyende District Police Commander (DPC),
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Bank of Uganda has backtracked on its earlier position on the controversial Mobile Money tax where it said that the tax was not only discriminative, but was also going to adversely affect financial inclusion. However, in a new twist, the Central Bank is now supporting the Excise Duty Amendment Bill
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Standard Chartered Bank commonly known as StanChart is in prime position to land US$104m (Shs394.6bn) National Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras loan deal, government has revealed. Addressing the press at the Uganda Media Centre this morning, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze said the money set to
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The Uganda government has spoken out about the deportation of an American citizen expelled on Sunday following her arrest the day before. Jackie Wolfson was deported on Sunday with what many say was an action taken because of her association with Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. However,
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The Uganda cabinet has approved plans to dissolve a number of agencies and a cabinet meeting held on Monday endorsed the proposal. On Tuesday, the country's minister of information and national guidance, Frank Tumwebaze, revealed why the cabinet agreed to rationalise the agencies. Below is his statement BRIEF TO THE
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Police ignored complaints of death threats filed by the slain former Buyenda District Police Commander, Muhammad Kirumira. According to information obtained by our reporter, Kirumira and his wife, Mariam Kirumira separately reported cases of death threats to their lives at Lungujja Police Station and Jinja Road Police Station respectively. Kirumira
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The Ugandan government has reportedly deported an American citizen, Jackie Wolfson, it believes has been funding Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. According to lawyer, Nicholas Opiyo, she was arrested on Saturday and deported on Sunday. "Jackie Wolfson of the Shule Foundation was arrested on the weekend &
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Lawmakers in Tanzania have been banned by Speaker Job Ndugai from entering parliament with fake nails and eye lashes. Mr Nduga told BBC that he had imposed the ban after Deputy Health Minister Faustine Ndugulile had raised concerns about the health risks posed by fake nails and eye lashes. The
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In the aftermath of the murder of the former Buyende District police commander Muhammad Kirumira, the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has weighed in and said Ugandans need to devote themselves to God and move away from their wicked ways. Speaking at a fundraising drive at Mulanda parish catholic
Read MoreNorway is stepping up its efforts in the Sahel, and today the Government is launching a strategy for Norway’s efforts in this region for the period 2018-2020 OSLO, Norway, September 10, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Sahel region is facing significant security, humanitarian and development challenges. Weak state structures and
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