The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has reiterated opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment on land ownership. The Amendment, now before parliament, seeks to amend Article 26 of the Constitution to provide for compulsory acquisition of land for development projects, pending negotiations on compensation with the affected persons.
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Uganda's army has rubbished reports that it deployed her troops in neighbouring Kenya to following fears of post election violence. Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire issued a statement on Sunday trashing the reports after local tabloid, The Red Pepper carried a story claiming Ugandan troops were
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Talks between African and U.S. officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal ended on Thursday with no decision and a feeling on all sides that it has achieved little since it was set up. President Donald Trump's top trade negotiator Robert E. Lighthizer and
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Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, made an appearance in Nairobi’s Kibera slum Sunday, to tell his supporters “sorry” for the post-election deaths of which he accuses government security forces. Near a railway track in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, at least a thousand supporters gathered Sunday afternoon to hear remarks from Kenya’s
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Winning a second disputed election may have been the easy part for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Now he needs to tackle daunting economic challenges ranging from slackening growth and runaway government spending to an unemployment rate that tops 40 percent. Kenyatta resoundingly won an Aug. 8 rematch of a 2013
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The Uganda Heart Institute estimates that at least 100 people in Uganda die every year due to cardiac arrest. Dr. Alfred Omo says most people look at their physical bodies and think that they are fine. "They do not even go for regular medical check ups. When they drop down
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Fighting flared this week in South Sudan's northeastern Upper Nile state despite government forces' capture of a key rebel headquarters. The clashes indicated there was no end in sight to the four-year civil conflict. The most recent violence took place over control of the town of Pagak on the Ethiopian
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Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged the country's youth to get acquainted with the government budgeting process. This he said while presiding over the International Youth day celebrations held at Bubukwanga Primary School grounds in Bundibugyo district. "Youth leaders need to get acquainted with budgeting, because it’s through this process
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has revealed fresh details on the collapse of Crane Bank, the then 4th largest bank by assets in Uganda. Addressing bankers at an informal dinner held at Serena Hotel, Kampala on August10, 2017, Mutebile began by saying that much of the
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Last evening, Ugandans residing and working in Kyengera and surrounding areas were treated to fun and excitement as the Kampala Rolex Week festivities commenced. Powered by Coca-Cola, the Kampala Rolex Week is just another example of the beverages giant’s continued association with food and belief in one of the most
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