Outgoing Kampala Capital City (KCCA) Executive Director Jenifer Musisi has said that protecting KCCA land from encroachers should be a key priority for the next city bosses, URN reports. Musisi, who is set to relinquish the position on December 15, 2018, says that during her seven year stint at the
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Embattled former Executive Director Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU), Justine Bagyenda has shockingly revealed that she painfully left her juicy job at the Central Bank because of old age. She made the remarks Monday while appearing before the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that is
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In a shocking revelation, the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has learnt that Bank of Uganda (BoU) sold Global Trust Bank (GTB) and National Bank of Commerce (NBC) on phone calls. The Committee also learnt that there were no minutes taken during the reported negotiation meetings,
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The Member of Parliament for Elgon County, Wamakuyu Ignatius Mudimi is on spot over his involvement in a 4.2 Billion Shillings land sale to government to facilitate the resettlement of landslide survivors. Members of Parliament on the Presidential Affairs Committee have recommended that charges of fraud be preferred against the
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The Presidents of political parties under the Inter party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) have been asked to commit to serious dialogue during Wednesday's meeting. IPOD brings together political parties represented in parliament. The summit of political parties' presidents is scheduled for Wednesday. The summit will be attended by President Museveni,
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According to The World's Healthiest Foods Magazine, Tomatoes are excellent source of vitamin C, biotin, molybdenum and vitamin K. They are also a very good source of copper, potassium, manganese, dietary fiber, vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin B6, folate, niacin, vitamin E and phosphorus. Additionally, they are
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila says he will leave office after the 23 December poll, but may seek re-election in the future. Mr Kabila, 47, said he would remain in politics after the poll as "there is still a long journey ahead". He became president of the resource-rich
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Journalist and poet Harriet Anena has won the 2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, becoming the first Ugandan to receive the honour. She tweeted that she was "super happy" to have won the award for her book of poetry, A Nation in Labour. Her publisher calls it "a
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Six survivors of a day of fun and revelry that turned into a tragedy after a Ugandan party boat capsized on Lake Victoria tell the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga what happened. "The DJ kept irritating us, telling us to balance the boat," says Tashobya Nsubuga. "A good song would start playing
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Dar es Salaam An initial plan for Tanzania and Uganda to have first oil flow in 2020 through the Uganda-Tanzania crude oil pipeline is under threat as investors have been delaying to make final investment decisions, the Ugandan minister for energy and mineral development, Ms Irene Muloni, has revealed. “Indeed,
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