In a bid to curb the poor reading culture plaguing the youth in Uganda, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has embarked on a project dubbed read ‘Read Africa’ to equip students with literature. On Friday last week, the UBA Fort Portal team led by the Head of Retail Banking, Paul
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The Directorate of Human Resource Management and Administration has redeployed 54 senior police officers, URN reports. In his October 15th, 2018 message, Haji Moses Balimwoyo, the Director Human Resource Management and Administration, directs the officer report immediately to their new posting. Assistant Commissioner of Police, John Ematu has been recalled
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Legislators from across the world attending the 139th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva have opposed plans by pro-gay nations to introduce the LGBT agenda. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and describes particular groups within the gay community. Representatives from the pro-gay nations had moved
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The Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to immediately release Shs32.75bn for the relocation of persons affected by Bududa Landslides in Eastern Uganda. This is part of the Monday Cabinet Resolutions. Addressing the press at Uganda Media Centre Tuesday, the State Minister for Relief and
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By Ben Sebuguzi As the country celebrates fifty-six years of self-rule, a number of ventures in the country continue to impact the lives of many and the economy at large. 9th October of every year is a special day to Ugandans, it is the day we attained our independence and
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The death toll from a landslide in Uganda last week has risen to 43 and displaced residents deemed most at risk in the disaster-prone region will be resettled immediately, the government said on Tuesday. Torrential rains unleashed a deluge of boulders, mud and water down Mount Elgon near the border
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Children can be heard chanting "Kanye" and "Welcome Kanye West" as the US rapper is seen handing out pairs of his branded sneakers in his latest Twitter update on his trip to Uganda. Ye - who was previously known as Kanye West - has been live broadcasting footage of the
Read MoreSpeaker Mbete will also convene a meeting of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum (BRICS PF) GENEVA, Switzerland, October 16, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The South African National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete today has a busy programme as part of leading the country’s participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 139th Assembly currently
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A Human Capital Index, launched last week at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings, shows that 56 percent of children born today across the world will lose more than half their potential lifetime earnings because governments are not currently making effective investments in their people to ensure a healthy, educated, and
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's office says he has given US rapper Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye last month, the Ugandan name Kanyesigye, which means "Ï trust". Mr Museveni has also given the rapper's wife, Kim Kardashian, the name Kemigisha, which means "the one with blessings from God",
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