The arrest of senior police officers appears to have created an atmosphere of suspicion within the force, local news agency, URN reports. Six policemen, including two senior officers, were among nine people charged on Friday for kidnap and illegal possession of firearms before the General Court Martial based in Makindye,
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The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee is today set to start scrutinising the proposed Constitutional (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017 that seeks to among others, lift the presidential age limit. The committee chaired by West Budama South MP Jacob Oboth-Oboth was last month tasked by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to
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Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has cautioned students against the increasing acts of hooliganism. The caution follows the suspension of Makerere University from the University games for two years as a result of the indiscipline exhibited when a group of students who had accompanied the university football team for
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Warning that Kenya is in "grave danger," opposition leader Raila Odinga said in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday that the country's repeat presidential election was a sham and that a new vote should be held within 90 days. Low voter turnout in the election on Thursday, a
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A police officer and a civilian have died in clashes in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid protests calling for President Joseph Kabila to stand down, reports BBC. Several demonstrators were also wounded. [caption id="attachment_5751" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Anti-Kabila clashes in DR Congo have left two dead and many
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The assistant Executive Director of Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Norbert Mumba has stressed the need to embrace digital financial services to be pushed to all adult Ugandans, explaining that it will further help to reduce the number of adult people that are still unbanked in Uganda. Mumba stated this during
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Reverend David Mwinamo spent Sunday praying with his congregation for a speedy end to Kenya’s protracted presidential election that’s cast the East African nation into crisis, reports Bloomberg. Two votes since August have failed to produce consensus on who should lead the East African economic powerhouse of about 47 million
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KCB Group, Kenya’s largest bank by assets, has secured a $100 million (about Shs364.9 billion) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for onward lending to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the region. The AfDB board approved the long term funding on Wednesday. “The funding is aimed at
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has called upon urban authorities to adopt international standards on smart cities to provide quality life to their citizens. Speaking at the World Standards Day Celebrations held at Kampala City Authority (KCCA) Mayor’s Grounds on Friday, the UNBS Executive Director, Dr. Ben Manyindo
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At least 30 Suzuki drivers have been equipped with defensive driving skills courtesy of the Copper Motor Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited. The trainees were from the Belgian Development Agency and G4S Security Company among other companies. CMC Chief Trainer, Aloysious Kawooya says CMC found it imperative to skill their clients/drivers
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