Finance Minister Matia Kasaija will have to devise to get the money as many priorities remain unfunded Government is set to spend Shs165bn to buy cars for Members of Parliament in the 11th Parliament. This means that each MP will receive Shs321m as motor vehicle allowance. The next Parliament will have over
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Soldiers have left the house of the Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine. On Monday a Ugandan court ordered the military and police to leave his house. But, as we reported in an earlier post, soldiers did not leave his house straight away after the court order. He had not left his house
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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that its entire fleet of aircraft used to combat a swarm of desert locusts in East Africa could be grounded entirely if it doesn’t get funding of about $38m (£28m). A new wave of the crop-devouring pests has invaded Ethiopia, Kenya
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Farmers have broken through barricades in some parts Farmers have fought through barricades and tear gas to enter Delhi on India's Republic Day. Tens of thousands of them are driving into the city on tractors to protest against new market-friendly reforms. In some places, farmers broke barricades and diverted from
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The Electoral Commission has reminded Ugandans that it appointed Wednesday 27th January 2021 (tomorrow) as the date for Elections of Councilors representing Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), older persons, Workers and Youth to City /district Local Government Councils and Kampala Capital City. According to Paul Bukenya (pictured), the Acting EC Spokesperson,
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Government has assured Ugandans that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Uganda between March and April 2021. This was revealed during a meeting between Parliamentary Health Committee and Ministry of Health officials led by Health State Minister, Robinah Nabbanja and PS Diana Atwine. The meeting was meant to discuss
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Irene Mutyaba Kabiri (pictured) has been appointed Corporate Banking Director at Absa Bank Uganda. A seasoned Banker with over 16 years’ experience in the banking industry, she was previously the Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. She has vast experience across all segments having served in various
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Soldiers are seen here by the walls of a neighbour's compound a day after the election/AFP The US embassy has called on both Police and Army to honour the court ruling to vacate from Presidential Candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi’s home in Magere- Wakiso district. The relations between the United States of America and
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Mercy K. Kainobwisho, the Registrar General (Front Row 2nd L) in a group photo with the URSB Senior Management team during the strategy retreat. The official Government Receiver and new Registrar General of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), today unveiled her strategic plan for the organisation's future, and announced key initiatives
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FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo A section of MPs on Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee have called for an end to the monopoly of Government sports funding by the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA). The lawmakers want all other sports to benefit from the funding. The proposal was fronted by
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