Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Accounts Committee have grilled officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over funds remitted from Missions abroad that disappeared from Consolidated Fund. The officials led by Secretary to Treasury/Permanent Secretary, Keith Muhakanizi appeared before the Committee on Wednesday morning to answer
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Migingo Island is in Kenya. Speaking in Mbita, Homa Bay County, on Wednesday, the President said officials are mapping out the island’s boundary. "Who does not know Migingo is ours….even if it is ours, we do not go making noise…we do our things with
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Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the regulator of Uganda’s telecoms sector has asked MTN Uganda to explain its recent changes in pricing. This is after a number of MTN subscribers petitioned the regulator over what they termed as unclear and exorbitant changes. In a letter dated Jul7, 2017, UCC Executive Director,
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has barred legislators from discussing the proposed Constitutional (Amendment) Bill that seeks to remove the presidential age limit. In her communication during plenary, Kadaga said she doesn't know where the agitation and excitement on the proposed bill is coming from. The media has been
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Ships carrying Chinese military personnel for Beijing's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have left China to begin setting up the facility, the state news agency Xinhua reported late Tuesday. Djibouti's position on the northwestern edge of the Indian Ocean has fueled worries in India
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical reasons, prompting opposition figures to question whether the 93-year-old still has the stamina to run the country. State media, quoting an information ministry statement, says the world's oldest head of state left Friday for "a routine medical check-up" and will be
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United States on Tuesday postponed for three months a decision on whether to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan over its human rights record and other issues, the U.S. State Department said. Former U.S. President Barack Obama temporarily lifted sanctions for six months in January, suspending a trade embargo, unfreezing assets
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The newly elected Member of Parliament for Kyaddondo East Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been designated to the Presidential Affairs committee as he starts a new journey as a legislator. Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, a stage name he has used throughout his music career, was appointed to the committee
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The Government of Uganda seems determined to away with unnecessary loans burdening Ugandans, Business Focus reveals. The latest is that President Yoweri Museveni has rejected 11 loans that he says will not add value to Uganda’s economy. “We are burdening the country with so many loans many of which don’t
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Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) says it will have created over one million jobs in the next 5 years as local and foreign investors continue to embrace Uganda as a top investment destination. Addressing the press on Tuesday at UIA offices in Kampala about her 100 days in office, Jolly K.
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