Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali (in featured photo) has told off MPs in the 10th Parliament to concentrate on their legislative duties and leave issues of sanctioning controversial Ugandan ambassador to Burundi, Major General Matayo Kyaligonza from duty, saying these are issues of generals and it will
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I totally disagree with politicians such as Dr. Abed Bwanika (in featured photo) who lament that Central Uganda does not support Presidential contestants from “home” (Buganda). It is okay to have a tribe but being obsessed tribally is wrong. Yes, in politics one must be assured of a sectarian vote
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The Judiciary is set to grapple with unfunded priorities to a tune of Shs365.5bn in the 2019/2020 Financial Year after the request to have the funds provided was rejected by the Treasury. The details of the unfunded priorities were disclosed on Tuesday during a meeting held between the Judiciary officials
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Cabinet has approved the redevelopment of Kilembe Mines with the main objective of stimulating economic development in Kasese district. This was revealed by Ofwono Opondo, the Government Spokesperson while addressing the media at Uganda Media Centre on Tuesday about the Cabinet decisions taken on Monday 1st April, 2019at Office of the
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The head of Kenya’s fraud investigation department at Jubilee Insurance has told the court Sh600,665 compensation was paid to a woman who faked her husband’s death, The Standard reports. “A claim was launched in the name of Ezekiel Ochieng who was a husband to Rachel Adhiambo, the woman the money
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has said economic activity seems to be softening, something that could negatively affect the projected economic growth. The economy is projected to grow at around 6-6.5% in 2019/20. However, BoU’s Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) and other high frequency indicators of economic activity point
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Kenya’s Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i has announced that betting companies found to have breached tax compliance laws will be suspended from 1 July. There has been a tug of war between betting companies and the government over taxation and also on the social impact of betting. Mr Matinag'i said that
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The Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has narrated his ordeal of how he was forced to walk with his luggage for one kilometer while in Romania because the building he was headed to was hosting ‘big people’. He made the remarks today during a meeting with a delegation
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MPs on the Parliamentary Forum for Youths and Children have called on the Minister of State in Charge of Youth Affairs, Nakiwala Kiyingi to mind her business of getting street children off roads instead of attempting to suffocate the talent of young people in the name of education. The MPs
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Property mogul, Sudhir Ruparelia has been awarded with 2019 lifetime tourism achiever from Uganda Tourism Board for his continued efforts to elevate the tourism sector in Uganda. The awards were arranged by UTB in a bid to promote local tourism but also to appreciate key individuals that have made a
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