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President Yoweri Museveni has asked the judiciary to consider holding court trials in prisons. Museveni was on Friday officiating at the passing out of Uganda Prisons cadet officers at Luzira on April 7, 2017. This was President Museveni's first time at the country's largest prison facility. Here, Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General
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Controversial Makerere University research fellow Dr Stella Nyanzi has been arrested. According to a post on Dr Nyanzi's Facebook page, apparently written by a social media assistant, she was picked after attending a public lecture organised by the Rotary Club of Kampala Metropolitan at Mackinon Suites in Kampala on Friday. At the
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President Museveni has met the family members of the late Kenneth Akena, ahead of the by-election rallies for the Member of Parliament in Aruu North Constituency, Pader district. The family members that he met at Pajule Lachani Primary School included the parents, Mr. Francis and Mrs. Suzanne Omuna and relatives, Mr.
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Opposition Democratic Party (DP) has dismissed as baseless, claims that a staunch National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporter was knocked dead by the DP candidate in the Aruu North MP race on Monday. According to George Ataro-Olula, the NRM District Chairman, Bosco Odongyik (NRM supporter) was knocked dead by Bernard Obina Ologi
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Uganda’s Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has said that people who tempt judicial officers with bribes are satanic. Officiating at the commissioning of Mitooma Justice Centre in Mitooma Town Counci, Mitooma district, Justice Katureebe said: “I am a Catholic. You who bring money to bribe judges are Satanic! You are Satan! The
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Excitement is brewing amongst Ugandans as the annual Kabaka birthday run draws closer. Sponsored by Airtel in a partnership deal to sponsor four of the main Buganda Kingdom activities, the 2017 Kabaka Run themed “Fight against sickle cells” has already attracted thousands of individuals as well as a number of top
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The identity and phone number of the individual making death threats to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asan Kasingye, successor of slain Police publicist Andrew Felix Kaweesi, have been revealed. While addressing journalists at Police headquarters in Naguru, Kasingye confirmed the death threats about the news story of motorcycles suspected
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A staunch supporter of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Aruu County has been killed in a car accident, The Tower Post has learnt. Bosco Odongyik was reportedly knocked dead by the opposition Democratic Party flag bearer in the Aruu North Member of Parliament race, Bernard Obina Ologi. The news was
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President Yoweri Museveni has told a meeting of national and NRM youth leaders that the original purpose and concept of mass movements was and is to be an organized voice that advocates for the prioritization of government programmes. This was during a meeting held at State House, Entebbe. He said that mass
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President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that the National Resistance Movement will decisively defeat criminal elements that are engaged in urban and rural terrorism just like the Movement defeated those that were engaged in rebel banditry and forming armed groups to overthrow the government. The President gave the assurance last evening
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