Kadaga (C) meeting with former RDCs Former Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) s and Deputy RDCs have today petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga seeking parliament to enact a law under which they can be facilitated as they retire. RDCs and their deputies are appointed by the president to coordinate
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Joseph Kabuleta The Electoral Commission has asked the High court in Kampala to dismiss with costs Presidential Aspirant Joseph Kabuleta's application seeking to cancel the revised road map for the 2021 elections, saying it is incompetent.That Kabuleta's application is also an abuse of court process on account of his failure
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URA Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi The Tax Appeals Tribunal has ordered East African Breweries Limited (EABLi) to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) tax worth Shs9.78bn- accrued in the period starting May, 2008 until June, 2015. EABLi, a company registered in Kenya is a wholly owned subsidiary of East African Breweries
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Ugandan police have arrested academic and activist Stella Nyanzi and two Makerere University students. The three had been protesting over last week's death of a student, Emmanuel Tegu, allegedly following an assault at the university. The Daily Monitor reports that they were arrested while walking to parliament to present a
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The renowned Cuban beach resorts of Jardines del Rey and Cayo Santa María, off the northern coast of Ciego de Ávila and Villa Clara, are ready to welcome guests. With an infrastructure constructed in harmony with nature over more than two decades, the Cuban beach resorts of Jardines del Rey
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MTN Uganda and the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) have concluded the official signing of the License Renewal Agreement that will enable the telecommunication company continue its operations in the country for another 12 years, commencing 1st July 2020. A joint press conference between MTN Uganda and the Regulatory body was held
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Sudan abolished a law against apostasy that carried the death penalty and loosened prohibitions on drinking alcohol, removing some of the most notorious restrictions of ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir’s Islamist rule. Authorities have also officially outlawed female genital mutilation, a step previously announced, Justice Minister Nasur Aldin Abdul Bari said
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Minister Nabakooba The Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba has said that government is working hard to ensure key sectors such as boda bodas, arcades, saloons and places of worship are reopened. She revealed this today 12th July2020 while addressing the press. She asked Ugandans to keep calm
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Kayoola bus/Kiira Motors Corporation Fresh secrets have emerged about the controversial ‘Kayoola’ solar powered businesses ‘manufactured’ in Uganda by Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). The buses have been touted by the KMC as Africa’s first solar powered bus designed to provide select shuttle services. However, media reports claimed that buses were
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US President Donald Trump (pictured above) has worn a mask in public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The president was visiting the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers. "I've never been against masks but I
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