The bodies of the 12 Ugandan soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Somalia on Sunday have been flown home. [caption id="attachment_3149" align="alignnone" width="1200"] A UPDF soldiers' honour guard was mounted as they prepared to receive the bodies of their comrades[/caption] A military ceremony was held when their bodies
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A new Human Rights Watch report accuses nine leaders in both of South Sudan’s warring parties of committing serious rights violations and possibly war crimes during 2016 and 2017. It recommends placing sanctions on all nine men, including President Salva Kiir, former First Vice President Riek Machar, and former army chief of
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The Uganda government has underscored the need to create a child-focused special fund to address issues of child poverty in the country. About four million children under the age of five in Uganda live in poverty and are deprived of basic rights according to a 2014 report on Child Poverty
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African Union election observers are expected to commence their activities in the country today ahead of Friday’s presidential election, the NewTimes reports. The deployment by AU Commission Chairperson Faki Mahamat follows an invitation by the Government to observe the elections. The team will be led by the former President of
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Parliament’s move to probe Bank of Uganda (BoU) over the controversial collapse of Crane Bank has been temporarily stopped pending Court’s ruling. However, MPs have been urged to keenly follow court proceedings. BoU sued Sudhir Ruparelia and his other company; Meera Investments for causing financial loss to Crane Bank, eventually
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Kassanda South MP Simeo Nsubuga has asked Parliament to intervene in the matter where he was on Monday manhandled by a journalist during Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s 24th Coronation anniversary in Mubende District. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, Nsubuga gave an account of how he was
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In 2007, Wanjiru (not her real name) lost her entire investment to post-poll violence. Then, she watched helplessly as looters emptied her duka. A business she had painstakingly built for years disappeared in one day moments after chairman of the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya, the late Samuel Kivuiti pronounced
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has expressed gratitude over the progress made at Lutunku Community Polytechnic. This followed testimonies given by old boys and girls of the institution. The visibly excited former students testified how the skills acquired from the institution have helped them generate income leading to the transformation of
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi has defied directives from Kampala Minister Beti Kamya to increase salaries of city councilors. Recently, Kamya approved a 30-percent pay rise for the Kampala Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor, Division Mayors and all city Councillors starting this financial year, but Musisi
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The UN's Special Representative in Somalia Michael Keating has paid tribute to Ugandan soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), who lost their lives in an ambush on Sunday. The troops were ambushed during a regular patrol to secure the Mogadishu-Barawe Main Supply Route which still harbors pockets
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