President Yoweri Museveni is in the United Arab Emirates Commercial Capital Dubai, for a three day working visit during which he will attend the 4th annual global Business Forum on Africa (AGBF). The President who is in Dubai at the invitation of the Ruler of Dubai who is also the
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Clerics in Kabarole district have rallied the people of Tooro to reject the proposed scrapping of article 102 (b) from the constitution. The religious leaders led by Bishop Robert Muhirwa of Fort Portal Diocese told residents at a consultative meeting held on Monday afternoon at Buhinga play ground in Fort
Read MoreA new report by Makerere University - based Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) says supermarkets in Uganda are struggling to stay in business. The report, "Supermarkets struggle to stay in business in Uganda dampening the business climate", explores the ongoing struggles by supermarkets, and looks into the business climate, challenges
Read MoreUganda's Defence Ministry has revealed how government critic, Frank Gashumba accused of forgery and impersonation was arrested. Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) operatives on Tuesday morning arrested Kampala City socialite Frank Gashumba over a shoddy passport deal. According to reports, Gashumba was picked on Tuesday morning with his brother Innocent Gashumba by police
Read MoreChieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) operatives have arrested Kampala City socialite Frank Gashumba over a shoddy deal involving travel of individuals. According to The New Vision, Gashumba was picked on Tuesday morning with his brother Innocent Gashumba by police and CMI operatives over their involvement in what the paper is
Read MoreSouth Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) named a new generation of top managers on Tuesday and promised to reward shareholders with $26 billion in payouts to 2020, as it reported record third-quarter profit. The world’s biggest maker of semiconductors, televisions and smartphones replaced the leaders of its
Read MoreHajji Muhammad Muyanja Mbabaali, the Bukoto South Member of parliament in Lwengo district has narrowly survived being lynched by his electorates for supporting the presidential age-limit. The MP convened a consultative meeting on the proposed scrapping of Article 102(b) of the constitution on Monday at Kiwangala parish in Kissekka Sub
Read MoreThe arrest of senior police officers appears to have created an atmosphere of suspicion within the force, local news agency, URN reports. Six policemen, including two senior officers, were among nine people charged on Friday for kidnap and illegal possession of firearms before the General Court Martial based in Makindye,
Read MoreThe Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee is today set to start scrutinising the proposed Constitutional (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017 that seeks to among others, lift the presidential age limit. The committee chaired by West Budama South MP Jacob Oboth-Oboth was last month tasked by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to
Read MoreMakerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has cautioned students against the increasing acts of hooliganism. The caution follows the suspension of Makerere University from the University games for two years as a result of the indiscipline exhibited when a group of students who had accompanied the university football team for
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