The proposal to relocate the United Nations (UN) from Entebbe Regional Service Centre has been deferred until the next General Assembly in September. Uganda wants to retain the base which provides support for UN field missions in Africa. The move to relocate the base was unveiled by United Nations Secretary-General
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Makerere University will not receive additional funding for research for the 2019/2020 financial year. The Education Committee of parliament has advised Makerere University to operate within the Shillings 30 billion provided in the budget. The money was provided following the end of the 20 year collaborative partnership between Makerere
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Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's ousted president, has been transferred to prison after being arrested on Tuesday night, a BBC reporter in Khartoum confirms. The whereabouts of Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir have been a mystery since he was ousted in a military coup last week. The leaders of the Transitional Military
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At least 12,000 people have applied for jobs in the revived national carrier, Uganda Airlines. The revelation was made by David Kakuba, the Executive Director of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) yesterday while appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure to present the 2019/2020 Ministerial Policy Statement for the Works
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The registration of vehicles is set to shift from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to Ministry of Works and Transport, Aggrey Bagiire, the State Minister of Works has revealed. He said URA will concentrate on their mandate of collecting revenue. The Minister made the remarks today while appearing before the Parliamentary
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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Executive Director, David Kakuba has said having a passenger service charge/tax of 18% on every air ticket is making Entebbe International Airport less competitive with other international airports both regionally and globally. He wants the tax scrapped off. Kakuba made the remarks today while appearing
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Sudanese protesters are continuing to demand that the transitional military council running the country hands over to a civilian-led administration. On Monday the African Union (AU) called on Sudan's military to transfer power to a civilian led political authority within 15 days or face suspension from the AU. Last Thursday
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has issued a statement responding to allegations attributed to Gilbert Olanya, the Member of Parliament for Kilak South Constituency that Pearl Salt being sold on the Ugandan market is of poor quality. The salt brand in question bears the Kenya Bureau of Standards
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Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Msgr. Serverus Jjumba (in featured photo) the new Bishop of Masaka Diocese. He replaces Rt. Rev. John Baptist Kaggwa, who wrote to the Pope resigning upon reaching the age limit. The announcement was made by Luigi Bianco, the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda today. Bishop-elect Jjumba
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It is official. There will be no rains in Kenya this season, the weatherman has finally said, painting a grim picture of the long-awaited rainy season that is now drawing close to an end. Acting Deputy Director of Kenya Meteorological Department Bernard Chanzu said Kenyans should not expect the March-April-May
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