Kampala Police have intercepted a vehicle and rescued two children from suspected kidnappers who had asked for three million Uganda shillings ransom from the parents. According to the children, suspects tricked them into moving with them to buy some cakes and later disappeared with them without the consent of the
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Ugandans living in South Korea have asked for government financial support to help improve trade between the two countries. The Chairperson of the Ugandan Community in South Korea, Paul Kaziro, also called for bilateral talks between Uganda and South Korea intended to improve trade relations. "We are requesting the government
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The newly appointed chairperson of the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), Mubarak Munyagwa says Ugandans will see a tough, serious and committed person who will be following accountability issues to their logical conclusion. Munyagwa, the Kawempe South MP told local news agency, Uganda Radio Network during
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The president of South Sudan and head of the country’s main rebel group signed a final cease fire and power-sharing agreement on Sunday and hailed a new longed-for era of peace in the country. “I call on everyone as a leader of South Sudan that this agreement which we have
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The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Winfred Kiiza has said she is yet to receive official communication to vacate her office. Last week, the opposition FDC party leadership announced changes in the shadow cabinet in parliament. FDC president Patrick Oboi Amuriat replaced the Kasese Woman MP with Betty Aol Ochan,
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The Uganda Police Force has kicked started yet another huge project, a brain child of President Yoweri Museveni dubbed the National CCTV project. According to a statement issued by SSP Emilian Kayima, the Uganda Police Force Public Relations Officer on Monday, in October 2018, construction of the National Command Center
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Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga's political aide Silas Jakakimba is under the radar of Zimbabwe police following chaos that rocked Harare last week. According to the Sunday Mail, one of Zimbabwe's leading newspaper, police in the country are keen to interview Mr Jakakimba over the electoral protests. 3 DAYS
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said politics driven by opportunism has brought a lot of suffering to Africa and cost its development. He made the remarks yesterday at the signing of a peace deal between South Sudan government and rebels. Below is his message; Joined hundreds of dignitaries at
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Uganda’s banking sector has been sluggish since 2011 due to high Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) and bad loans written. High interest rates and a sluggish economy have forced many borrowers to default on their loans, a thing that has seen some banks collapse. National Bank of Commerce, Global Trust Bank and
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Huawei Consumer Business Group shipped more than 95 million smartphone units in the first half of 2018. According to IDC, Huawei overtook Apple to become the world’s second-largest smartphone seller behind Samsung, the first time in seven years that any contender has managed to split the top two. Huawei's global
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