Tanzania passed a law allowing for the expulsion of pregnant schoolgirls Women’s rights group, Equality Now, has filed a case against the Tanzanian government at the Africa Court on Human and People’s Rights over its ban on pregnant girls from attending school. The organisation, in a statement, said that going
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Parliament has rejected the proposal by government to purchase nine million radios for learners who are still stuck at home due to COVID-19 induced lockdown. This was part of Government’s third supplementary budget proposal to parliament in which they wanted MPs to approve Shs336bn to enable the Ministry of Education
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President Yoweri Museveni The International Criminal Court has acknowledged receipt of a petition by Uganda’s Opposition seeking to have President Yoweri Museveni investigated for alleged ‘crimes against humanity’. In a letter to Warren Kizza Besigye dated November 11, 2020, Mark P. Dillon, the head of Information and Evidence Unit at
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By Ian Gumisiriza Jeremiah Wednesday 18th begun like any other Ugandan beautiful day, peaceful and promising. The hardworking, law-abiding citizens headed to their respective places of work to eke out a living while the propagators of chaos and mayhem set on yet another provocative course of action in Luuka. Why
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The spokesperson of the UN Secretary General has revealed that the world body is closely following events in Uganda following the incarceration of presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. This happened on Wednesday during the daily briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. "We are, we've been following,
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has expressed her innermost sadness at events happening countrywide as a result of ongoing campaigns. This after Security Forces fired teargas and live bullets in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, to disperse people protesting against the arrest of Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as
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Bobi Wine’s supporters are calling for him to be released from police detention/Reuters Teargas and live bullets have been fired in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, to disperse people protesting against the arrest of Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine. There is a heavy police presence in different
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga (pictured) has described as baseless and malicious the allegations that she had had a hand in the death of Rehema Watongola, former Kamuli Municipality MP. Speaking during a special sitting held to pay tribute to Watongola who passed on at Mulago National Referral
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Jackie Aneno Obol-Ochola/ online photo The Board of Directors of dfcu Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Jackie Aneno Obol-Ochola as a Director of the Company with effect from 28th October 2020. According to the statement issued by the bank, Jackie is a Ugandan technology enthusiast and Business Leader.
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By John Rujoki Musinguzi Last week, I together with my counterparts of the revenue authorities in the East African Community, met for the 48th East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General meeting to share about our revenue performances especially during the Covid19 pandemic, and to address common challenges we face as
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