Uganda's Inspector General of Police (IGP), General Kale Kayihura has snubbed summons to appear before Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC in the ongoing investigations on the torture of suspects in police custody. UHRC invited Kayihura alongside heads of other security agencies, the Internal Affairs, Defense and Security Ministers to answer queries
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Uganda's Parliament rules, discipline and privileges committee will proceed with an investigation of Frank Tumwebaze, the country's Information, Communication and Technology over his actions regarding simcard registration. According to local news agency, URN, Tumwebaze last week defied a parliament resolution on extending the deadline on simcard verification by a year.
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China has received a downgrade on its credit score, on worries about the future state of the economy. Moody's Investors Services brought down China's long-term local currency and foreign currency issuer ratings by one notch to A1 from Aa3. But China's finance ministry said Moody's was exaggerating the mainland's economic
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China will further open its economy to foreign investors, through measures such as allowing investment in more industries, such as services, state television said on Tuesday, citing a reform group meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping. China will also step up regulation of overseas business operations of Chinese companies and
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ICEA General Insurance Managing Director, John Karionj has said General Products remain key to Uganda’s insurance industry. He made the remarks on May19 during the inauguration of the company’s agency office that is now based at Rumee Towers, Lumumba Avenue. Previously, its agency office has been at Hannington road, Kampala. Speaking
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The redevelopment of Nakawa-Naguru housing estate is yet to be completed by the developer nine years after taking over the land, Business Focus reveals. This revelation was made by former tenants of the said estate when they petitioned Parliament on Monday seeking to reclaim the 66 hectares of land from
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Uganda's Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Winnie Kiiza was on Monday morning grilled by the country's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) ovwer allegedly defaming former Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga. Winnie who is also Kasese district Woman Member of Parliament, arrived at CID headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala, ccampanied by colleagues: Hon. Atkins Katusabe,
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The secret rules which Facebook bosses use to decide what its two billion users can post on the site are revealed for the first time. The Guardian newspaper claims to have seen more than 100 internal training manuals, spreadsheets and flowcharts which give insight into what Facebook deems is or
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Shocking details continue to emerge on how Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), the once popular telecom giant became financially disabled. Parliament’s ‘Select Committee on UTL on the Management and Performance of UTL’ report obtained by Business Focus, reveals that the Government of Uganda (GoU) has never earned any dividend from its shares
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Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called on the European Union to assist African countries deal with youth unemployment and underemployment. Oulanyah is in Ljubljana, Slovenia attending the 6th Annual International Conference Africa Day. At the Conference, panel sessions dealt with issues of mobility, youth and job creation;
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