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The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta has suggested that work places remain open during this period. Museveni says workplaces, unlike other places are easy to control. “The only work places that should remain open are factories, hotels and offices. This is because there’s a known number of workers. Bars and night clubs
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American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81. A family representative said he "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes". Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s, and won three Grammy awards. Known for his husky voice and ballads including The Gambler, Lucille and Coward Of
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Members of Parliament have demanded the Ministry of Education and Sports promotes equitable distribution of student scholarships. According to MPs, many scholarships are awarded to students from particular parts of the country, which they attribute to decisions taken by the Central Scholarship Committee under the Ministry. Bugiri Municipality MP, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa
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Parliament has rolled out a number of measures restricting and limiting access to the Building, and curtailing MPs’ activities in the constituencies intended to stem the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19). In her communication, today, Thursday 19, March 2020 to Parliament, Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, said that access to the precincts of Parliament
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The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Andrew Kitaka has admitted that the Authority wrongfully made contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for some top staff who are entitled to gratuity. Kitaka who was responding to a whistleblowers petition to the Speaker about loss of funds by the
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Absa Group Limited has today announced the appointment of Mr Mumba Kalifungwa as Managing Director for Absa Bank Uganda effective 1 April 2020. He succeeds Mr Nazim Mahmood, who has held the position on an interim basis since July 2019, leading the organisation through a historic brand transition to Absa.
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Countrymen and Countrywomen, Greetings to you all. Today, I have come to address you on the issue of the Corona virus, abbreviated as Covid19. They call it corona because, under the micro-scope, it looks like a crown (ekiruunga, engure). This is a new virus but it belongs to the family of the common-cold
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Musician Eddy Kenzo might have to postpone his music festival which was slated to happen on March 28,2020 at Kololo Airstrip as the President has suspended all music concerts and public gatherings for 32 days. In a televised address, the President said, “Music shows, bars and merry making has been suspended for
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President Yoweri Museveni has advised religious leaders to use radio stations, televisions and other media platforms to do their preaching instead of weekly gatherings as has been the norm. The president gave the advice after announcing a ban on any religious gatherings with in the country for the next 30 days. This
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President Yoweri Museveni has Wednesday directed that all schools, Universities and colleges close and send students home. Museveni gave the directive while addressing the nation on a televised speech at State House in Entebbe. In his speech, Museveni argued that the schools harbor over 15 million Ugandans and that their closure would
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