As retold by Rev. Michael Wasswa Ssentamu, Vice Principal, Uganda Martyrs' Seminary, Namugongo (Anglican). This tragic but heroic story is set against a background after the death of King Muteesa 1 of Buganda in 1884. He is the one who invited the white missionaries to bring the Christian faith to
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Some Kenyan opposition politicians have called the new bank notes introduced over the weekend unconstitutional as they use the image of former President Jomo Kenyatta, privately-owned Daily Nation reports. One side of the notes features a statue of Mr Kenyatta rather than a formal portrait: Amani National Congress leader Musalia
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Thousands of pilgrims have converged at the Catholic Martyrs shrine in Namugongo to celebrate this year's Uganda Martyrs' Day animated by Gulu Archdiocese. By 6 am, thousands were seen queuing from as far as Kyaliwajjala while many others were seen trekking from different routes leading to the Shrine. Most
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Health workers screening pilgrims at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo are overwhelmed with the numbers amid limited human resource and inadequate supplies. A number of screening centres were set up by the Ministry of Health in the wake of an Ebola crisis that has devastated the Democratic Republic of
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When the NRM government came to power in 1986, the concept of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was unfamiliar in Uganda. At the time, only the Ministry of Finance and Makerere University boasted a mini-computer. This was a class of computers that had been designed in the 1960s and had
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Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 in Madrid on Saturday night to claim their sixth European Cup s Bottom of Form Liverpool are champions of Europe for a sixth time following their victory over Tottenham in Madrid. The Reds came out on top in a disappointing final thanks to goals from Mohamed
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Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) are by nature supposed to get resources from members and lend back to them at lower interest rates. They are also used for saving purposes. However, as a SACCO grows, members’ contributions may not be enough to serve its purpose. This explains why many
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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has said that if believers have spiritually seen the light, then they must do the same economically. He made the remarks this morning at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine when he joined the Nyerere family led by Mama Maria, pilgrims from Tanzania and the rest of the world
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A group of people calling themselves Concerned Uganda citizens has petitioned the speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga asking her to stop the Committee on Commissions, Statuary Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) from re-investigating Bank of Uganda (BoU) over the seven controversially closed and sold banks by the Central Bank. This
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A proposal requiring car dealers to register with the Financial Intelligence Authority-FIA in the move to curb money laundering in the business is in the offing. Section 21 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2013 mandates the FIA to register all accountable persons who are then obliged to submit reports
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