Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye has announced that he will not stand in the upcoming presidential election. He made the announcement while speaking to supporters at the Forum for Democratic Change offices in the capital, Kampala. Local media reported that the supporters took away the podium while demanding that Mr
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A group of youth in Kampala have decided to take on the President Museveni administration on corruption— launching a public campaign dubbed #MyHandsAreClean, to highlight the dubious deals in government and all corrupt officials. The initiative by a coalition of several youth activist groups including The Uganda poor youth movement,
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Businesses pushed for the ban on liquor and cigarette sales to be lifted For the first time in weeks, South Africans are allowed to buy alcohol and cigarettes as the government relaxes lockdown restrictions introduced to curb the spread of coronavirus. Long queues of eager customers formed outside shops just
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Butabika hospital has revealed that during the COVID-19 lockdown they were receiving over 900 patients every day, way above the 500 patients the facility receives in a normal day situation. The revelation was made by the hospital deputy executive director, Dr. Juliet Naku while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee
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As the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party prepares to vote for flag bearers of different officer, President Yoweri Museveni who is also the national chairman has warned members against political careerism. Museveni made the remarks while address the virtual delegates conference from State House Entebbe. “The NRM must expunge
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By Wilbrod Humphreys Owor, Executive Director, Uganda Bankers’ Association Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) has noted an opinion that appeared in the Sunday Vision of 16th August 2020 titled ‘Uganda needs banking reforms’ which was also replicated on various online platforms. This was a follow up to an earlier video widely
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Prof. John Opuda-Asibo (C) after being unveiled as Victoria University Chancellor Victoria University, one of the fast growing private universities in Uganda has sworn in Prof. John Opuda-Asibo as its 3rd Chancellor. He replaces Dr. Martin Aliker. Prof. Opuda is a scholar of national and international repute. He joins the
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Nyeko, a tree farmer in his plantation Planting trees as a farming activity in Uganda for both business and conservation purposes has been embraced by people in different parts of the country. Tree farmers in Hoima and Masindi districts in the Albertine region say that they have a common
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The Ugandan children were presented in US courts as orphans The US government has filed fraud and money laundering charges against those behind an adoption scheme that placed Ugandan children who were not orphans with US families. Two Americans, Margaret Cole and Debra Parris, and a Ugandan lawyer, Dorah Mirembe,
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four top Ugandans. This was revealed by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. "Today, the U.S. imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on four Ugandan individuals for their involvement in a corrupt adoption scheme. We must protect children from victimization and promote
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