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Why national budget was reduced to UGX 41.3 trillion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has explained why the budget has been reduced by 4.3 trillion shillings for the 2021/2022 financial year. Although last year’s financial year budget was 45.5 trillion shillings and the projections for the financial year, 2021/22 was at 45.66 …

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Rwanda report blames France for its role in 1994 genocide

France “bears significant responsibility” for enabling the genocide in Rwanda and still refuses to acknowledge its true role in the 1994 horror, said a report commissioned by Kigali that was released Monday. Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | France “bears significant responsibility” for enabling “foreseeable” genocide against ethnic Tutsis in Rwanda that …

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U.S. ambassador to leave Russia for consultations in Washington

The US Ambassador to Russia will return to the United States this week for discussions with the Biden administration about the relationship between Russia and the US, amid heightened tensions between the two nations. Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said Tuesday he will leave the …

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Court dismisses sectarianism charges against city businessman Kalungi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has dismissed charges of promoting sectarianism against city businessman Moses Kalungi Kirumira commonly known as Bill Gates. Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu dismissed the charges saying that Kalungi was arraigned in court on the charges that had not …

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Baptist Union to weed out untrained pastors

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Baptist Union in Uganda has started phasing out none trained pastors because of numerous complaints about their conduct. Many untrained preachers and self-styled “prophets” have been at the center of extorting their followers to enrich themselves. Pastor Abel Ssegirinya, the president of the Baptist Union …

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Gov’t increases security budget for next 3 years

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s security budget will increase for the next three years according to the Ministry of Finance. This is already reflected in the 41.3 trillion shillings budget, the government has tabled for the financial year 2021/2022 in which governance and security takes a lion share of 7.7 …

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Mob justice cases dropped in 2020

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people killed by mob justice dropped in 2020. According to the report released on Monday, a total of 540 cases of murder by mob action were reported compared to 746 cases reported in 2019, giving a decrease of 27.6%. The report notes …

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Gov’t asked to invest in community sensitization against drug abuse

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rehabilitation and treatment centres for victims of drug abuse have asked the government to provide financial support to the centres to create awareness. This follows cases of increased drug abuse notably amongst teenagers and youths in Kampala and other urban areas, putting the lives of young …

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