Kyeirumba, Isingiro The internet is awash with photos of President Museveni making a phone call while seated comfortably on a highway under close watch of his security, who remained at a distance. The incident happened in Kyeirumba village in Isingiro district shortly after he attended the World Population Day commemoration …
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High Court has Tuesday morning granted former Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye bail of sh100m not cash. Justice Musene grants #Besigye bail #BesigyeTrial #Uganda pic.twitter.com/WeleW0A1qC — Michael O’Hagan (@micoh) July 12, 2016 Justice Masalu Musene said court was impressed by the high caliber of sureties …
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Let me be clear: UPDF has not deployed in South Sudan. We do not have even a single soldier in Juba. — Paddy Ankunda (@defenceuganda) July 10, 2016 Uganda will deploy troops in South Sudan only when requested by the government there, UPDF chief spokesperson Paddy Ankunda has said. …
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Kizza Besigye will know the fate of his bail application tomorrow. The political opposition figurehead, who faces treason charges, appeared at Kampala high court to hear his bail application Besigye argued that he was uncertain of when his treason trial would commence and asked to be granted bail. Appearing before …
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11.30am UPDATE: Ruling on Kizza Besigye bail application will be made on Tuesday July 12, High Court Judge Masalu Musene has just announced. Court ruling on Dr Besigye bail application will be on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 9:00am pic.twitter.com/Q2zaEKxrUz — Judiciary Uganda (@JudiciaryUG) July 11, 2016 ***** …
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New report shows access to electricity has risen but complaints about poor service delivery persist Paraffin users 84% to 47 % Electricity users 10% t0 26% Solar users 0.2% to 25% Electricity available 19.4 hours daily People who think power tariffs affordable 54% The proportion of Ugandans who use paraffin …
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For Uganda to proposer and develop, its citizens must remain united and fight all forms of sectarianism, President Yoweri Museveni has said. “Unity is a prescription for the people of Uganda to be prosperous. You need patriotism not tribalism or religious sectarianism,” he said. The President was Friday delivering a …
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Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) will provide more opportunities for small scale enterprises thru Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) to achieve the 2040 middle income status. During the handover ceremony at Farmers’ House, Minister MTIC, Amelia Kyambadde communicated to Ministry officials that the ministry under the MSME …
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The election of the African Union Commission boss will be high on the agenda of the AU week-long summit to take place in Kigali next week. Uganda’s very own, former Uganda VP Specioza Kazibwe is the candidate that has been fronted by East Africa and is currently ‘continent trotting’ …
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Three men have been arrested over car theft. The suspects, Sejungo Paul, Kabuye Geoffrey and Jowali Sowali, were picked Eid day on Wednesday morning. The arrests followed police vigilance and swift action following the theft of a Mercedenz Benz of registration number UAY 042W, model 190E belonging to Allan Baine. …
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