Uganda's Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali has told parliament that the opposition MP and musician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been flown to a military hospital in Gulu - in the north of Uganda - for medical treatment. “Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was flown to Gulu Military Hospital
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After 15 years as a professional football player, Arsenal player Per Mertesacker is hanging up his boots. Plagued by injuries and stressed by the game, he argues that it's time for people to understand its human cost. The nausea comes four to five seconds before kickoff. Every time. Once
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Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs, global investors, leaders from the African public and private sectors
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Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba has claimed that some fellow legislators insulted her in parliament for refusing to take bribes that were allegedly being dished out in the National Assembly in order to make members shoot down the report on the presence of contraband sugar in the country, reports the
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TOTAL AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS Qualifiers (Group L): Uganda Cranes Vs Tanzania Taifa Stars 8th September 2018 At Mandela National Stadium, Namboole (4 PM) Ticket Fees: 15,000/= (Ordinary), 40,000/= (VIP) & 150,000/= (VVIP) The Uganda Cranes Head coach Sebastien Desabre has called on his players and the entire country to
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The appointment of Busongola North MP, William Nzoghu to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) replacing Prof. Ogenga Latigo and Buhweju County MP, Francis Mwijukye to replace Cecilia Ogwal as Parliament commissioner will not be effected over failure to satisfy the available rules of Procedure. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga
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In a move aimed at promoting customer service excellence among its staff and employees, Stanbic Bank Uganda has recognized its Bugolobi branch for excellence in customer service delivery. The branch beat 6 finalist branches out of 70 participating ones. The ceremony which took place during the customer service week aimed
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The story of Uganda’s sugar seems not to end. The latest is that sugar prices have increased suddenly from an average of Shs3, 500 a few weeks ago to Shs5,000 in some parts of the country. Currently, a 50kg bag of sugar go for between Shs200,000 to Shs210,000 at wholesale
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US based global human rights organisation, Amnesty International has called for an independent probe into the death of Bobi Wine's driver. Yassin Kawuma was gunned down on Monday evening. Responding to Ugandan police claims that the driver of an opposition politician was killed by a “stray bullet” on the evening
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PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT ON MONDAY INCIDENTS IN ARUA TOWN Countrymen, Countrywomen and, especially, Bazukulu (grandchildren) I always insist on singling out the grandchildren because I want them to be conversant with our rich experiences spanning a period of 58 years. I understand that some of our people were worried about the
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