After holding two elections within three months, Kenya is no closer to resolving a standoff over who is its rightful leader. President Uhuru Kenyatta was named the winner of the latest balloting Oct. 26. But his opponent, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, calls the vote a sham, and its legitimacy is
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President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his call to all leaders in the country to guide their people on ways to eradicate poverty in their homes. “If only leaders could guide their people, poverty would be eradicated in society,” he observed. The President made the remarks on Sunday while grazing his
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The controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill (No2) 2017 better known as Age Limit Bill is set to become the most expensive Bill in Uganda’s history. Businessfocus.co.ug understands that the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee plans to spend Shs715.3m of tax payers’ money on processing the Bill that seeks to lift the
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October 9, 2017 marks 55 years since Uganda attained independence from Britain. However, the desire to be politically, economically and socially independent largely remains a dream. While it’s true that Uganda has witnessed unprecedented political turmoil (largely caused by Ugandans themselves) which has negatively devastated the economy, many Ugandans still
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) rebel Members of Parliament (MPs) have written to President Yoweri Museveni over plans to remove Presidential age cap of 75 years. The rebel MPs are Theodore Ssekikubo, Monicah Amoding, Barnabas Tinkansiimire, Patrick Nsamba, Felix Okot, Sam Lyomoki, Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, John Baptist Nambeshe and Alex Ruhanda.
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Do you remember the indomitable NRM ‘rebel’ MPs that gave President Yoweri Museveni and his ruling party hard times in the run up to the 2016 elections? While they had reconciled with Museveni and somehow went silent in criticizing government, on Wednesday, they showed their true colours when the y
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Tuesday September12, 2017 will no doubt remain in the history of Uganda. The day was characteristically an unusual one at Parliament as ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) MPs were seen in the corridors of Parliament smiling from ear to ear life the proverbial dog. Little did Ugandans know that the
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that land tribunals will shorten the time of appeal for discontented landowners when the Land Law is amended. The President, who was accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, State Minister for Lands, Persis Namuganza, Deputy Attorney General, Mwesigwa
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that government has the right to takeover land for public use, urging Ugandans to cooperate with government for development. He also condemned people who make fake and exorbitant claims as compensation for their pieces of land that government wants to acquire to pave way for
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August has been a tragic and dark month for Kenya. Tragedies seem to strike in August. Prominent people die in August and some of the biggest terror attacks on the country have happened in August. It was on August 7, 1998 for instance, that an explosion ripped through the United
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