Tanzania says that it will sell more than 10,000 cattle belonging to Ugandan and Rwandan herders. The cattle were reportedly seized after crossing the border into the country, a minister told Parliament Monday. Just like the cows belonging to Kenyan herders were sold last month, the cattle will be auctioned
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Constitutional lawyers Frederick Ssempebwa and Peter Mulira have said changing the constitution against the will of Ugandans may plunge the country into chaos. The senior legal brains in Uganda, who appeared separately on Tuesday before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to give their views on the Constitutional Amendment Bill
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By Livingstone Mukasa When it comes to issues of business and finance, I consider myself above average. Actually my friends, students and mentees coined a moniker “The People’s Professor” for me for sharing candidly about matters related to money and finance. But I have to admit that I have struggled
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Uganda's Police Spokesperson, Asan Kasingye has been fired according to reports. In a tweet that appeared to confirm his replacement, the man who took over after the death of slain spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, said; "I won't have the leisure to do that as I will be taking leave of
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Cabinet has established a special committee to engage doctors with a view of persuading them to end the industrial action that started last week. The decision followed a briefing to the cabinet by Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng on a nationwide strike that has paralyzed medical services in public hospitals
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Zimbabwe's army chief has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in. The rare intervention comes just a week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. General Constantino Chiwenga, who appeared at a news conference with another 90
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Omar Hassan Ahmed AL-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan is in Uganda for a two-day State Visit, at the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni. According to State House, Bashir was received at Entebbe International Airport, by his host Museveni and accorded official reception at Statehouse, Entebbe. But why is
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“The Head of State is pre-occupied with funding of the removal of age limits instead of being bothered with lives of Ugandans. Ugandans are dying because the doctors can’t get what to use in hospitals; they can’t get what can enable them to work while being motivated. Our question to
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The Nigerian superstar Davido beat compatriot Wizkid to grab the MTV Europe award for best African act yesterday. They have both been nominated for the award at least two times each. Davido was performing in Angola's capital Luanda this weekend so didn't make it to the ceremony. But he thanked
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After calling on their governments to invest in immunization for the girl child on October 11th, and engaged them to eradicate Polio once and for all on October 24th, civil society across Africa are making sure Pneumonia vaccines are high on the agenda. In commemorating World Pneumonia Day, organizations in
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