Kampala, Uganda| PWATCH UG| The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has vowed to commit ICT Minister Frank Tumwebaze to the Rules Committee for contempt over implementation of deadlines for SIM-Card registration. Kadaga says that Uganda’s Executive has “disrespected the voices of the people”, which is parliament. “This is unacceptable and cannot …
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Gao, Mali | AFP | President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops fighting jihadists in conflict-torn Mali on Friday and urged faster progress on a peace accord signed in 2015. At the end of his first week in office, Macron flew into Gao, a city in Mali’s deeply-troubled north, where he …
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With president Buhari on medical leave again, ambitious figures are positioning themselves favourably for what might happen next. Lagos, Nigeria| AFRICAN ARGUMENTS| Secrecy creates suspicion. In the cutthroat arena of Nigerian politics, it can also reveal ambition. The ongoing silence around of the health of Nigeria’s president has done just …
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The deadline of May 19 set by government for all unregistered SIM-cards to be switched off (voice communication only for a start) will stand, Frank Tumwebaze, Minister of ICT and National Guidance has confirmed. “The deadline of 19th May set by government will be enforced at Midnight,” Tumwebaze told the press on …
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Hearing of the corruption case against embattled Minister of State for Labour Herbert Kabafunzaki together with his political assistant Brian Mugabo and an interior designer one Bruce Lubowa has been fixed for June 28 before the Anti-Corruption Court. This after Prosecution’s Maxim Erizooba informed court Thursday that investigations in this …
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Uganda’s Hindu Nabulumba, 25, who designed a knowledge-sharing network for teachers and students is now in the last four finalists for the prestigious £25,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Nabulumba’s Yaaka Digital Learning Network brings education to those who can’t get to school or university. It is designed as an interactive …
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Arusha, Tanzania | JUMUIYA| The 18th Ordinary East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit has been set for May 20, 2017, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Top on the agenda is the consideration of EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Sustainable Financing Mechanism for the Community. The Summit will also consider …
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Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH UG| The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has directed State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development Peace Mutuzo to make a statement before the House on a proposal to ban the traditional Bugisu circumcision ceremony called Imbalu. Mutuuzo, while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Center last …
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Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH UG| Uganda’s Parliament has started airing the UK Prime Minister’s Question Time from the House of Commons for its legislators. The 45-minute session was introduced during the 9th Parliament to allow MPs ask the Prime Minister questions of national importance and policy matters but the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and her …
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In the Independent this week COVER STORY Museveni locked in intelligence fight: Reports on Tumukunde, Kayihura, Muhwezi, Muhakanizi THE LAST WORD Why Kayihura remains IGP: His contract was renewed because his enemies in government underrate him, opposition demonise him. NEWS ANALYSIS Proposed KCCA law: Museveni’s latest plan to kick Lukwago …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
