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Deogratias Njoki Hasubi has made a dramatic u-turn on his choice of President Yoweri Museveni’s job offer and running as a candidate in the Busia district LC5 chairperson race. There has been pressure from opposition activists after a letter Njoki wrote to his Democratic Party (DP) on the decision to take
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The parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has adjourned a meeting with Bank of Uganda officials over Teefe Trust Bank inventory report. Cosase committee chairperson Abdu Katuntu (Bugweri County) pushed the face-off after BoU officials, led by governor Prof Emmanuel Tumusiimwe Mutebile, said they didn't have the
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Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of Kampala Archdiocese and Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu Archdiocese have visited President Museveni at State House. According to presidential press secretary Linda Nabusayi, Museveni “held talks” with his guests. “Museveni has met and held talks with Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of Kampala Archdiocese and Archbishop John
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Opposition politicians Norbert Mao and Abed Bwanika have accused the military of parading ‘fake suspects’ in the brutal arrest of Yusuf Kawooya. Last week, a group of officers violently arrested Kawooya, a member of Mao’s Democratic Party (DP), along Colvile Street in Kampala. On Saturday, suspects appeared before the army’s disciplinary unit. But
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The management of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, has once again cancelled Bobi Wine's Kyarenga concert that had been rescheduled to November 9. Bobi Wine had planned to hold his Kyarenga show at Namboole on October 20. But Namboole stadium management said there would be a wedding on that Saturday. Police also claimed the
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An investigation by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has revealed how rich the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Deputy Governor Dr Louis Kasekende is and how he acquired his money. According to the Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities Form Kasekende submitted to IGG Irene Mulyagonja in line with Leadership Code
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Government has been directed to produce four suspects that were rearrested after court had granted them bail. The suspects in the murder in March of ex-Uganda Police publicist Andrew Felix Kaweesi were rearrested after being granted bail by Nakawa magistrate’s Court. The four - Ahmed Ssenfuka, Ibrahim Kisa, Abdul Majid Ojegere and
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Uganda’s health workers are set to end their strike after they inched closer to an agreement on Monday. The medics have stayed away from their duty stations for just over a week today. Their strike started on November 06. A series of meetings between government and Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have previously ended fruitless. President
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Opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has sued Uganda’s Police Chief Gen Kale Kayihura for disrupting party presidential campaigns. In an application filed by Buhweju County MP Francis Mwijukye, FDC wants the High Court in Kampala to restrain police from cancelling party presidential campaign rallies. FDC is conducting campaigns for party
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Uganda Police chief Kale Kayihura has replaced Police Spokesperson AIGP Asan Kasingye with SSP Emilian Kayima. Emilian Kayima has been serving as the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson. Kasingye was appointed Police Spokesperson in March 2017 following the murder of Andrew Felix Kaweesi. But why did Kayihura ‘sack’ a senior officer and replace him
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