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The National Resistance Movement-NRM party Deputy Secretary General, Richard Todwong, says Article 102(b), which restricts the president's age to between 35 and 75 years was smuggled into the constitution. Todwong made the claim on Thursday when he and other NRM party members appeared before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee

Kampala Minister Beti Kamya has demanded for a "yes we can" attitude from the Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Jeniffer Musisi as the squabbles between the two officials continue. At the start of this financial year, Kamya ordered Musisi to hike salaries of Kampala political leaders by 30-percent but

US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday but has since been restored, the social media company said. An employee deactivated the @realdonaldtrump account, it said, clarifying that it had been their last day in the job. The account was down for 11 minutes and Twitter is now investigating. Tweets

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has warned the judiciary that there will be chaos if he is barred from standing in the 2021 election, saying they should not be a "copycat" of Kenyan judges who plunged the country into crisis after annulling President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in elections in August. Mr

Two city lawyers, Ian Gumisiriza and David Kamukama on Wednesday launched a campaign they hope will enable them raise enough signatures to have the age limit debate settled at a referendum. They launched the campaign at USAFI Park after receiving a letter from the Electoral Commission (EC) boss giving the

Uganda's Top 100 mid sized companies Survey report was released Thursday at the KPMG offices in the capital, Kampala. The Survey was conducted from July to September with a total of 242 participants. The report indicators promised growth of SMEs this year compared to the previous years. The report also

Uganda's Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Winnie Kiiza has returned the Shs29m given to lawmakers to consult on the controversial article 102(b) that seeks the removal of the age limit. Winnie made this revelation on Thursday morning at her office at parliament. She joins a number of of opposition

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni used his time at the sidelines of the ongoing 4th Global Business Forum on Africa to reach out to various investors based in Dubai, urging them to exploit the great investment opportunities Uganda and the region offers to do business with the continent. “Since you are

President Yoweri Museveni is in the United Arab Emirates Commercial Capital Dubai, for a three day working visit during which he will attend the 4th annual global Business Forum on Africa (AGBF). The President who is in Dubai at the invitation of the Ruler of Dubai who is also the

Clerics in Kabarole district have rallied the people of Tooro to reject the proposed scrapping of article 102 (b) from the constitution. The religious leaders led by Bishop Robert Muhirwa of Fort Portal Diocese told residents at a consultative meeting held on Monday afternoon at Buhinga play ground in Fort