FDC elders advise Muntu to leave FDC for Besigye, explain alternative plans for him for 2021 Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | In a radical proposal, some supporters of FDC Party President Mugisha Muntu say he should withdraw from contesting for re-election as party president. They argue that freeing himself …
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Bobi Wine’s win; whose victory is it? Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | The man standing on top the cream SUV, surrounded by a shouting crowd of excited supporters was wearing a sky-blue slim-cut suit of the type that was trending until recently. He matched it with a slim- tie …
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Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | Iganga Woman Member of Parliament (MP) Kaudha Grace Hailat Magumba,30, died Friday night after she developed complications related to pregnancy. The Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement(NRM) Justine Lumumba confirmed the death, revealing that Kaudha passed away at Mulago National Referral Hospital (Kawempe extension) …
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Why government imposed 15% tax on betting winners but cut that of betting houses Kampala, Uganda |Julius Businge| There is continued debate surrounding the recent move by government to impose 15% withholding tax on winnings from gambling and the reduction in income tax on betting houses by 15% to …
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Defiant members plot to oust party president Kampala, Uganda |Agather Atuhaire| It appears nothing and nobody is these days simple or innocent in Uganda’s biggest party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). But it is a reality that the leaders; from Party President Mugisha Muntu to Secretary General Nandala Mafabi …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Court at Nakawa has heard this morning that inquiries into the murder of former Police AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his body guard Kenneth Erau and driver Godfrey Wambewa are still on-going. State prosecutor Carolyne Opia revelead the state of investigations as the 20 people suspected to have committed …
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Says revamping the economy will depend on government spending Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Central Bank has once again lowered its indicative lending rate, the Central Bank Rate, in a bid to push commercial bank rates down and spur private sector borrowing in the next three months. …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Court of Appeal on Monday confirmed the election of Joseph Kakooza as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buwekula Constituency in Mubende District after dismissing the appeal of his political rival Peter Baleke. Baleke had petitioned the High Court in Mubende accusing Kakooza of forging an …
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Council meeting over KCCA Amendment Bill 2015 hits deadlock, sitting deferred Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was on Monday forced to adjourn proceedings of the Kampala Capital City Autority (KCCA) council meeting following disagreements on the proposed KCCA Amendment bill 2015. This after members raised objections to …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Bank of Uganda has today (June 19) announced a reduction of the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 1 percentage point to 10%. Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile made the CBR announcment that sends a signal to the market on the direction of interest rates. This rate, that …
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