Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called on the European Union to assist African countries deal with youth unemployment and underemployment. Oulanyah is in Ljubljana, Slovenia attending the 6th Annual International Conference Africa Day. At the Conference, panel sessions dealt with issues of mobility, youth and job creation;
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Kampala Capital Authority (KCCA) physical planning directorate has proposed a range of new taxes and also hiking the existing ones in a bid to tap potential revenue sources. The new proposed tax schedule was presented to the Kampala city authority council meeting on Thursday in Entebbe and sent to physical
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has decided not to take up an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend an Islamic summit at which US President Donald Trump will be guest of honour. Mr Bashir, who cited "private reasons", is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur and the US was reportedly
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Ugandan President Museveni on Saturday assumed the chair of the East African Community (EAC), with the head of state making an impassioned plea for East African integration. Speaking at the 18th Ordinary Summit of the of the Heads of State at Dar es Salaam State House minutes after assuming the
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Last week, media reports indicated that MTN Uganda had switched off Africell subscribers from calling MTN numbers over what it called non-compliance. However, both Africell and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) say MTN’s actions unlawful and that MTN did not consult the regulator on the alleged “non-compliant” operators. Africell Legal team
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Cracks are emerging in the Uganda Police Force over the handling of the suspects in the torture of Kamwenge Town Council Mayor, Geoffrey Byamukama were arrested. Local news agency, Uganda Radio Network reports that police spokesperson Asan Kasingye threatened to resign on Wednesday after his colleagues, during a meeting of the
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Long queues have been forming in parts of Uganda's capital Kampala today ahead of tomorrow's deadline to verify mobile Sim cards. Hundreds are gathered at the Kololo Independence ground and Nakawa Urban Council headquarters, where ID registration has been ongoing. In April, the Uganda Police and the Communications Commission issued
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Uganda's State House has asked Parliament to approve its supplementary budget totalling to Shs23.1bn as the 2016/17 Financial Year nears closure. On Wednesday, State House officials led by the Minister for Presidency, Esther Mbayo appeared before the Parliamentary Budget Committee to defend the requested money. She was accompanied by State House
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The commission of inquiry into land matters has heard that there is massive corruption at every stage of lands survey in Uganda. According to local news agency, surveyors told the Justice Bamugemereire-led commission that they are often forced to pay bribes in order to have their papers cleared for land
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Details have emerged of why fallen legendary politician, Mzee Boniface Byanyima, father to Oxfam Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima and Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni had grudges. These details are contained in an interview the late DP stalwart gave to the Daily Monitor in 2012. The 97-year-old veteran politician passed away on
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