Makerere VC Nawangwe/ Courtesy Picture Makerere University Vice Chancellor has blocked the planned student-organized guild elections that was slated for August 9th, 2022. Students led by the outgoing Makerere University Guild Shamim Nambasa had planned to organize elections for the new Guild President and their respective College Guild representatives. They
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Karamojong woman with relief food. The prolonged drought coupled with an already reduced food and cash ration support for refugees in Uganda is threatening food security in settlements. Uganda has experienced one of the worst droughts this year, greatly affecting all agricultural activities and output. Refugees who ventured into agriculture
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Coca-Cola and partners launching the Under the crown promotion this morning. Coca-Cola Beverage Uganda (CCBU) has today launched an exciting three-months Under the Crown (UTC) promotion dubbed ‘Believe and Win Ug’. This campaign presents a unique opportunity for Ugandan consumers to win exciting prizes worth millions of shillings by simply
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Masindi Police are holding a man accused of biting his customer’s ear over a debt of Shillings 200. The suspect is David Katugume 28, a resident of Kibaali village in Miirya sub county in Masindi. He reportedly bit off the left ear of David Muhumuza 17, a resident of the
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The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has dropped more than 500 recruits citing mismatches in their academic documents and National Identity Card. In May this year, UPS embarked on the recruitment of 1,152 warders and wardresses to replace those who retired after clocking the retirement age of 60 years, the dead,
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Part of the cleared Banana Plantation in Kyotera Wetlands. NEMA is in a campaign to restore all water catchment areas in the area The Masaka District Environment and Natural Resources Officers are on the spot for selective enforcement of environmental laws. The district natural resources officers backed
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Oriyoi Primary School Tororo district authorities have earmarked Oriyoi primary school in Morukatipe sub-county and St. Jude primary school in Malaba town council as reception centers for refugees from Kenya in case today’s polls turn violent. According to Tororo district authorities, the chaotic 2007 Kenyan elections taught them a
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The Kenyan shilling has for the first time crossed the Sh119 mark against the dollar. The Kenyan shilling has for the first time crossed the Sh119 mark against the dollar, triggering costly imports and higher international debt repayments ahead of Tuesday’s general elections. Central bank of Kenya (CBK)
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Salaam African Bank headquarters Top Finance Bank (TFB), a struggling Tier II financial institution in Uganda has been acquired by Salaam African Bank, a Djibouti-based financial company. Top Finance Bank was founded in 2012 and granted a Credit Institution License (Class 5) in 2014, and has had one
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Simon Peter Mundeyi, the spokesperson for the ministry of internal affairs The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has said that the numbers of Ugandans and Kenyans entering Uganda is three times high in the last three days especially at Busia and Lwakhakha borders. Simon Peter Mundeyi,
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