The Ministry of Works and Transport has said that the opening ofnew Source of the Nile Bridge also known as the Nalubaale Bridge does not pose any safety threat to road users because the infrastructure is still strong and durable, URN reports. The clarity was made after a public uproar
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France's president has appointed a panel of experts to look into the country's actions during the Rwandan genocide 25 years ago. The presidency said the commission of researchers and historians would consult all of France's archives relating to the genocide in order to analyse the French activities in Rwanda at
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The failure by the Treasury to provide the Shs456.6bn to the Electoral Commission that has remained as shortfall in the coming 2019/2020 budget will adversely affect the smooth organization of the 2021 general elections, the Electoral Commission has warned. The warning was made by Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairman Electoral Commission,
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Tropical Bank has boosted this year’s Kabaka's Birthday Run with Shs5M.. Speaking at the hand over event at their Lugogo Bypass main branch on Wednesday, Tropical Bank Acting Managing Director, Dennis Kakeeto said that the bank wanted to be part of the cause to end the Sickle Cell Disease and
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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, announced on Thursday that he will transfer roughly 4% of the company’s stock to his wife, MacKenzie, most likely by early July, Forbes reports. The couple are in the process of finalizing their divorce. Those shares are worth more than $35 billion
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The Auditor General (AG) has rejected a request from Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda, Dr. Louis Kasekende to carry a fresh inquest on the Shs478 billion the Central Bank is reported to have injected into Crane Bank after the takeover. Responding to Kasekende’s letter dated March 11, 2019 requesting the
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By BBC WASHINGTON, The US has revoked the entry visa for the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda. The decision is thought to be the US response to Ms Bensouda's investigation into possible war crimes by American forces and their allies in Afghanistan. The US secretary of
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Uganda could lose up to US$ 250 million (over Shillings 930.5Billion ) investment by Hima Cement Ltd to Kenya, the Chief Executive Officer, Nicolas George has revealed. Hima Cement Ltd. is a subsidiary of Bamburi Cement Ltd, a member of LafargeHolcim Group, a Swiss multinational company that manufactures building
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Dr. Chris Mukiza (in featured photo Right) has been appointed the new Executive Director of Uganda Bureau Of Statistics (UBOS). According to a press statement issued by UBOS, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija appointed Mukiza on the recommendation of UBOS Board. His appointment took effect
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President Yoweri Museveni has run out of money for donations and is requesting for more funds to meet his obligations, MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Budget have been told. The revelation was made by the State House Comptroller, Lucy Nakyobe on Thursday after she asked Parliament to give State
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