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‘Parliament has not increased MPs’ salaries’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has refuted media reports that legislators plan to increase their salaries. The Monitor newspaper recently reported that President Museveni rejected a proposal by Members of Parliament to have their pay and pension contribution increased. The article alleged that in a 13 October …

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Erdogan, Putin discuss grain deal after Russia’s pull-out

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, aiming to resolve the grain export impasse. In the phone call, Erdogan told Putin that Türkiye was making efforts with all sides to solve problems about the implementation of …

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EACJ to conduct sessions in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice is set to start hearing cases from Kampala in a bid to bring justice closer to the people. Justice Nestor Kayobera, the president of the East African Court of Justice, says that the Arusha-based court will effective November 2nd, …

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Senior four candidate fined UGX 200,000 for impersonation

Nabweru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates court in Nabweru has sentenced 30-year-old Rebecca Munyeretsi, a registered student at St Francis Secondary School to two-months in prison or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings for examination malpractice. On 25 October when senior four candidates were sitting their Chemistry exam, …

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Mpuuga demands report on police attacks

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has demanded for a comprehensive report on the killing of police officers at Busiika police station on Sunday, 30 October 2022. Unknown assailants shot and killed Police officers, Alex Wagaluka, the in-charge of Busiika’s Criminal Investigations Department – CID, …

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Israeli ex-PM Netanyahu takes lead in election — exit polls

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Exit polls from Israel’s parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country’s fifth elections since 2019. Exit polls of three main Israeli TV channels indicated that the long-time leader and his alliance …

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Africa’s largest female elephant dies in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Africa’s largest female elephant, Dida, died aged between 60 and 65 years at a national park southeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) confirmed on Tuesday. KWS said Dida, who was possibly Africa’s largest female Tusker and a matriarch residing in Tsavo …

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UNEB probes possible PLE leakage

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is investigating a possible leakage of Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. The examination body is following up on two people suspected of distributing what is said to be national examinations to schools. Although the information about the said probe is still scanty, several …

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Gov’t seeks to borrow Shs3.5 trillion to finance budget

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. The first loan request which is up to US$464 million translating to about Shs1.7 trillion, is to be sourced from the Standard …

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