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President Yoweri Museveni has directed State Minister for Privatisation and Investment, Ms Evelyn Anite for a special audit of Uganda Telecommunication Ltd (UTL), saying he has “heard of some allegations” pertaining the country’s telecom. In his July 16 letter to Anite, Museveni said: “This is to direct you to institute an
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The ongoing national recruitment of the LDUs in Buganda region, has registered cases of bribery, according to UPDF officials. Col Felix Abucha, the UPDF officer overseeing the recruitment of LDUs at Kampala Secondary School for Kampala central. He threatened to arrest some of the Police and UPDF officials whose relatives were interfering
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dropped arrest warrants issued against Raska Lukwiya and Okot Odhiambo commanders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in 2005. They were among the five top LRA commanders wanted by ICC over war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Northern Uganda. Joseph Kony, the top
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Police has this evening released former sports journalist Joseph Kabuleta on Police bond. Supporters of Kabuleta, former New Vision journalist and founder of The Watchman ministers stormed the Special Investigations Division (SIU) headquarters in Kireka this morning demanding his release. Kabuleta was arrested by detectives Friday evening last week at UMA show
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The Uganda Rugby Cranes lost to Kenya letting a great opportunity to win their first Elgon Cup in four years slide, Kenya 16 Uganda 5. The Cranes won the first leg 16-13 in Kisumu last month. Ronald Kanyanya opened the scoring in the first half with a try that Phillip Wokorach
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Former Oyam North Member of Parliament, Mr Krispus Ayena Odongo has been remanded to Lira Central Prison for failure to pay Shs146 million to his opponent Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola Macodwogo court costs from the 2016 parliamentary election The city lawyer appeared before the Assistant Registrar of the High Court
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Gen.David Muhoozi, Chief of Defence Forces in UPDF on Tuesday met all police Commanders in the Kampala Metropolitan Policing Area. He saw all Regional Police Commanders, District Police Commanders, Divisional Police Commanders , intelligence officers and detectives in the meeting held at their headquarters in Naguru over increased insecurity. The meeting was
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The Opposition in Parliament will not allow further extension of the timeframe for the Government to present electoral reforms. General Wilfred Niwagaba the Shadow Attorney and Ndorwa East MP on Friday met with Rebecca Kadaga the Speaker of Parliament over electoral reforms ahead of the 2021 elections. Supreme Court judges led by
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Former Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Apollo Katinti has been committed back to Luzira civil prison for failure to pay 108 million to Honor Sitenda Sebalu as cost resulting from the election petition appeal. Katinti was brought before Agnes Nkonge, Court of Appeal Registrar who sent him back to serve more
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Africa is to enter into an era of peace and prosperity with the official launch of a continental trade agreement. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy together with Benin signed on the new African Continental Free Trade Area on Sunday at an African Union summit in Niger. This leaves only Eritrea as the
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