Uganda’s kickboxing champion Moses Golola excited female MPs after he (Golola) appeared in Parliament’s gallery during today’s sitting. Excited to see Golola, Franca Akello (Agago Woman) wondered if it was safe for female MPs to attend to Parliament business with Golola seated in the gallery yet he had earlier bragged
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that Parliament increasing/determining MPs emoluments without consulting the executive is constitutional. Kadaga made the remarks during today’s plenary sitting while responding to the recent Supreme Court ruling that barred Parliament from determining MPs’ emoluments without consulting with the Executive. She said
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A section of MPs from the West Nile region have backed State Minister for Investment and Privatisation, Evelyn Anite’s stance on Uganda Telecom saga, revealing that they will resign their positions in the 10th Parliament and secede from Uganda if the mafias kill their colleague. This follows Anite’s startling allegation
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By AFP Singapore will next week begin a public trial of driverless buses that can be booked with an app, part of ambitions to roll out autonomous vehicles across the city-state. Well-organised and high-tech, Singapore has become a testbed for self-driving vehicles, developing home-grown technology and inviting foreign companies to
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A detective has told a court in Sudan that former President Omar al-Bashir admitted to receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia. Mr Bashir appeared in court on Monday to face corruption charges, which his lawyers say are baseless. He was ousted in April after months of protests, bringing an
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Zoos and circuses in the U.S. and China may soon be barred from buying African elephants that have been captured in the wild, Bloomberg reports. A vote at the 18th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in favor of limiting international trade in the animals will
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Uganda's State Minister for Investment, Evelyn Anite has made a shocking allegation claiming the mafia in government is baying for her blood and wants to eliminate her. Anite made the startling allegation on Monday while addressing a press conference at her office in Kampala saying there's a clique in the
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A Kenyan chef has set a new world record for the longest time spent cooking, after cooking for 75 hours non-stop. Maliha Mohammed (in featured photo) began her attempt on Thursday at 10:00 local time in the coastal city of Mombasa. She ended her marathon at a local restaurant on
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The Uganda shilling held steady against the dollar amid muted demand and it further consolidated its position following the Central Bank neutral monetary policy stance during the week ending 16th August 2019. Trading was in the range of 3685/3695. In the Interbank money market, overnight funds quoted at 7% while
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Sudan's ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a landmark power-sharing deal. The agreement ushers in a new governing council, including both civilians and generals, to pave the way towards elections and civilian rule. Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo, widely regarded as Sudan's most powerful man, has pledged to
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