Uganda's Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the country's Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda and Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo over the security of Mbale Woman Member of Parliament. Kadaga issued the summons after the Mbale Woman MP; Connie Nakayenze Galiwango sought the intervention of parliament over her
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Local leaders from Kadagi District have petitioned Parliament over illegal possession of over 150 acres of their land. The LC3 Chairman, Robert Tumukwasibe Birwahuri who led the group said that the contentious piece of land which is located in the village of Mpefu had been sold and titled to a
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Huawei's US subsidiary, Huawei Technologies USA Inc. (HT USA), dropped a lawsuit on Sept. 9 against the US Commerce Department and several other US government agencies that it filed back in June. The case was originally filed in response to telecommunications equipment that was seized without justification by US officials
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Education in Uganda, like in many other sectors, is undergoing through a transformation that needs tailor-made teaching packages and solutions to keep up with the times. And in a country like Uganda where government liberalized almost all sectors, much of this transformation in the education sector is being spearheaded by
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Southern African based law firm, Bowmans law has announced a new Managing Partner for its Kampala office (AF Mpanga Advocates), with Ernest Wiltshire Kalibala replacing William Kasozi effective 1st September 2019. This comes after Kampala lawyer, David Mpanga was reportedly summoned by his bosses in South African to answer queries in
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has told members that it will pay lower interest rate this year compared to 15% paid out last year. This is after the Fund's holdings in all foreign exchange markets and its equity positions accumulated to an unrealized loss of Shs402bn as at June
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The government party, National Resistance Movement, wants electoral laws amended to specifically permit the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to support the Uganda Police Force in providing security during elections. The proposal was one of a host of proposals on various electoral laws presented by the NRM Secretary General, Justine
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The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives of the Republic of Uganda, Amelia Kyambadde, is leading an official delegation that includes representatives of over 40 Ugandan companies attending the Uganda- Ireland Investment Forum taking place in Dublin, Ireland from 16th -17th September , 2019. The delegation is comprised of the
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The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ruling has proposed that presidential candidates be mandated to declare their assets and liabilities to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) before nomination. This proposal was put forward by the Secretary General of the NRM, Justine Kasule Lumumba while appearing today before the Parliamentary
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Willmat Development Foundation and partners under the University Outreach Programme have embarked on sensitizing University students through public lectures with knowledge and skills aimed at shaping their minds on the employment environment after university education. With the theme “shaping the mind set of learners towards employment”, students have been linked
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