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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Kyadondo East lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is sad and blue after it emerged that the land on which his so called Ghetto Republic sits has been sold off (leased) to an investor believed to be the brother of Gabonese President. According to an Agreement of Sale of Land
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Ugandans and Bazzukulu on social media, I thank all of you for responding to my message of 10th August 2019. Peter Opio had an opinion that cotton, even when grown on one acre if it is intercropped with expensive legumes, can still make good money for the family. John Musinguzi
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The Electricity Disputes Tribunal (EDT) has been fully constituted by Government as seven-member Tribunal to hear and determine electricity related complaints. The tribunal led by Charles Okoth Owor as chairman, and Mr. Anaclet Turyakira as his vice was established by the Electricity Act in 1999 after the liberalistion of the
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Uganda is mourning the death of the former Commissioner for Gender and Women Affairs, Ms. Elizabeth Kyasiimire, who breathed her last at Nsambya hospital. She was 63. Ms. Kyasiimire was a distinguished women empowerment icon who retired in 2016 after having diligently served Government in various capacities for over 36
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Uganda has denied allegations it hacked into the encrypted communications of musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine. The Wall Street Journal alleges Ugandan officials worked with technicians from telecoms company Huawei to infiltrate the politician's WhatsApp chat group, named Firebase crew after his band. It says authorities then "scuppered his plans to organise street
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Uganda's Parliament on Thursday passed the Kampala Capital City Amendment Bill 2019. The bill which was first introduced in 2015 has put in place the position of Speaker at KCCA and the Divisions to separate power. This means the legislative powers have been handed over to the Speaker, while the
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dfcu Ltd has posted Shs35.68bn net profit in the first six months of 2019 compared to Shs41.62bn registered in first six months of 2018. In unaudited results released today, the dfcu Ltd attributed the decline in net profit to lower recoveries in the first half of 2019 compared to the
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Kikagati hydro power project is a 14 megawatts venture located along River Kagera at the Uganda-Tanzania border. The project attained financial closure last week, meaning that investors have agreed to invest a total of $87m (about sh320b) into development of the project. Robert Kasande, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
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Following the announcement on the proposed National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Amendment Bill 2019, there has been public uproar on the proposal to tax savers’ savings. Under the current tax regime, the 5% contribution is subjected to a Tax Tax Exempt(TTE) arrangement where members’ contributions are taxed at deduction from
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