Former presidential candidate Kiiza Besigye has condemned the manner in which he was handled when he landed at Entebbe airport early Monday. Besigye accused security operatives of “kidnapping” him. Briefing journalists, Besigye said he was whisked away in a police vehicle to his home in Kasangati without his luggage and that his …
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Coffee entrepreneur Rugasira set to tussle it out with incumbent Olive Kigongo for UNCCI presidency As the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) goes to the polls to elect new leaders, the battle lines have been drawn for the top job. Among those set to be elected in …
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The Kampala High Court – Family division has ordered that Jacob Oulanya and his estranged wife Winnie Amoo Oulanya should formally separate. Oulanya is Uganda’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament. This after both Oulanya and Amoo amicably agreed before Justice Alexandria Nkonge Rugardya that there is absolutely nothing which can be done to redeem …
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Kizza Besigye flew back from London on Monday but was immediately whisked away by Ugandan security personnel, Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) officials said. The officials, who had gathered at Entebbe Airpot to receive the former presidential candidate, did not know his whereabouts for an hour, before it emerged Besigye had …
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A visit to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is for the hard-hearted since a row broke out between its management and those of the National Medical Stores (NMS) and drugs stopped being delivered. Patients who are in need of drugs now lie around without help. One of such patients is …
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Nile Breweries Ltd have been hailed as excellent taxpayers and named the Excel Award winners as Uganda Revenue Authority celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Saturday. The Jinja-based brewers have contributed over sh1.8 trillion to government revenue from1998 to June 2016. URA commended Nile Breweries for their organized record keeping, prompt filing and their …
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PICTORIAL: Another Kampala City Festival, another year to remember! Kampala Capital City Authority on Sunday pulled off another great show as Kampalans, in record numbers, celebrated their culture, innovation, unity and social life. Today confirmed the Kampala show as the biggest street party in East Africa. As KCCA said pre-event, “With Kampala in a constant …
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The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has appealed to Ugandans to stop denigrating the image of the police, saying the positives far outweigh any negatives as the force sacrifices a lot in its duty to protect lives and property. He was speaking Saturday at the late Erinayo Oryema Memorial lecture at …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP |Michael O’ Hagan | Phiona Mutesi used to forage for food in the impoverished slums of Kampala. On Saturday she attended a Disney movie premiere about her life in the Ugandan capital. What happened in between is that Mutesi became a chess champion and the resulting film …
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At least 100 capital offenders at Muyinaina Prison in Mubende district are expected to settle their cases through the Plea Bargain program this month. The inmates registered to enroll on the program on Friday during a sensitization visit to the prison by the Mubende Resident Judge Elizabeth Nahamya and the National …
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