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200 MPs kicked out

By Agather Atuhaire Voters punish incumbents but experts fear what that means for Parliament Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga, Justice Minister Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, Minister of Lands Daudi Migereko, Minister of Information Jim Muhwezi, Shadow Finance Minister Geofrey Ekanya, and ranking member Emmanuel Dombo had all been in parliament for at …

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Bundibugyo erupts in post-election violence

By Independent Team 13 killed in clashes blamed on EC’s mishandling of results announcement During the Feb. 24 national local government elections, the returning officer of Bundibugyo Daniel Nayebare appeared determined to run a transparent operation. He allowed the results of the elections to be relayed live on a local …

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Ben Carson withdraws from Republican race

Carson’s campaign soared last year but steadily lost steam amid questions over his personal narrative and lackluster debate performances Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he is dropping out of the presidential race. AFP Photo Donald Trump’s triumphal march toward the Republican presidential nomination left his party in disarray Wednesday, …

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Veteran politician Turabi is dead.

Veteran Sudan Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, one of the fiercest critics of President Omar al-Bashir’s government, died of a heart attack on Saturday aged 84, a medical source said. Turabi was taken to the intensive care unit of Khartoum’s Royal Care hospital “after suffering a heart attack in the …

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Kizza Besigye defied himself

His actions leave many Ugandans in a confused state as to which Besigye to believe when it comes to his campaign I wish to congratulate candidate Yoweri Museveni of the NRM party who emerged the winner of the just concluded presidential elections. In the same vein, my salutations are extended …

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I am not broke – Tanzania’s Mr Nice

“I have built a big mansion at my rural place in Moshi; within three months the construction was complete,” said Mr. Nice. Rememeber Mr. Nice? The Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz of the early 2000s? Yeah, that one. Most people had written him off for so long and others claimed he  was …

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Ending post-election jitters

By Bonnie Agea Opposition candidate can do as they wish, but finally, the political ball game stops with Museveni In 1992, just six years after capturing state power, President Yoweri Museveni invited secondary students from the Lango sub-region for a political rally at Lira Technical College. The students who were …

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Top SA hotel chain eyes Uganda

City Lodge Hotel Group ponders setting up 150-room hotel in Kampala amid usurious land prices and construction costs South Africa-based City Lodge Hotel Group is struggling to come to terms with construction costs in Uganda where it plans to construct a 150 room hotel in Kampala. City Lodge Hotel Group …

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