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Internal Affairs, Works Ministers to Present Statement On Entebbe Airport Extortions
The Ministers for Works and Internal Affairs have been directed to present a joint statement to the House on allegations of extortion at Entebbe...
Parliament Approves Shs1.7 Trillion Loan Request
Members of Parliament have approved a request by the government to borrow $464 million (about Shs1.7 trillion) to finance infrastructure and development needs of...
75% of Ugandans Want Presidential Age Limit Maintained – Study
As the debate on the removal of presidential age limit takes shape, findings from a study by Afrobarometer indicate that fewer than 25 per...
Museveni: Kabafunzaki Arrest is Just the Beginning of War on Corruption
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has told journalists that the arrest of Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Herbert Kabafunzaki, was the...
KAMULI BY-ELECTION: Arrows and Knives Found in FDC’s Musumba’s Car
Proscovia Salaamu Musumba, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate in the ongoing Kamuli Municipality by-election has recorded a statement at the Kamuli...
PHOTOS: Violence, Bribery Mar Kamuli Municipality By-election
Voting is underway in Kamuli Municipality by-election with chaotic scenes and bribery allegations being reported.
The race has attracted five candidates: National Resistance Movement (NRM)...
Uganda Prisons Defend Stella Nyanzi Health Checkups
Uganda Prisons spokesperson Frank Baine has confirmed that detained Makerere University research fellow Dr Stella Nyanzi has undergone a medical checkup.
When she appeared before...
Kabafunzaki: Even Museveni knows I’m Innocent; FDC Set me Up
State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial relations Herbert Kabafunzaki Tuesday told the press as he boarded the Prisons bus back to Luzira that...
STELLA NYANZI CASE: Amnesty International Tells Uganda to Immediately Revoke Computer...
Hours after Makerere University research fellow Dr Stella Nyanzi was charged with cyber harassment and offensive communication, Amnesty International told the east African country...
NO BAIL: Kabafunzaki Sent to Luzira, Bail Hearing Application Deferred
Herbert Kabafunzaki, the State Minister of Gender, Labour and Industrial Affairs, has been sent to Luzira Prison after he pleaded not guilty to bribery...