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The Attorney General William Byaruhanga has requested Parliament to give him more time to come up with the final decision on the fate of vehicle inspection contractor, SGS. “I was requested to look at the minority and majority reports as well as the contracts and advice on the impact if

US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter, Mr Trump said the new state secretary would do "a fantastic job". Mr Tillerson, a former chief executive of ExxonMobil, was

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) officials led by the Board Chairman Prof. Peter Kasenene were Tuesday chased away from Parliamentary Defence Committee for failure to raise the desired quorum to respond to a number of queries. The committee had invited NIRA Board to respond to some questions, but

Uganda's Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Janat Balunzi Mukwaya has called for enhanced women’s financial empowerment through availing affordable credit, market opportunities and institution of affirmative action measures for women. She made this call on Monday while delivering a statement at the opening of the 62nd session of the

A top Congolese opposition leader and other figures opposed to longtime President Joseph Kabila met in South Africa on Monday to build a coalition ahead of long-delayed elections in the turbulent, resource-rich country. Ending a three-day forum, delegates at a resort hotel near Johannesburg said they would work together to

A Ugandan MP has been told to apologise to victims of domestic violence after saying men should "beat" their wives. Onesimus Twinamasiko said on Ugandan television channel NTV "as a man, you need to discipline your wife. "You need to touch her a bit, you tackle her, beat her somehow

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will cut short his first diplomatic trip to Africa on Monday to return to deal with urgent work in Washington, his spokesman said. The top U.S. diplomat will now spend just a few hours in key ally Nigeria on Monday evening rather than the

Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) is ever ready to defend the peace of the country at any cost. These remarks were made by Maj. General Stephen Tumusiime Rwabantu, the Deputy Commander of the Reserve Forces Monday morning at UPDF Headquarters in Mbuya, at a ceremony held to decorate the 62

Newly promoted Major General, Presidential Adviser on Security in Buganda region, Kasirye Gwanga has missed the ceremony where he was expected to be officially pipped. Last week, Gwanga was elevated from the rank of Brigadier to Major General. It is not clear why the celebrated military general missed the occasion