Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Government is considering revising selected immigration fees to make it easy for Ugandans in the diaspora to acquire dual citizenship. Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, while addressing the political forum of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) on Sunday, September 3, 2017 in …
Read More »Museveni explains his radio land campaign
Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has strongly condemned politicians, especially from the opposition political parties and members of the press, for deliberately feeding Ugandans on lies, falsehoods and propagating the hate campaign among the people. He wondered why the relevant government Ministries and organs were not taking appropriate action against them. …
Read More »Danish submarine inventor in court over journalist’s death
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | A Danish submarine inventor being held over the grisly death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall is to appear in a Copenhagen court on Tuesday, where the suspicions against him could be ramped up to murder. Peter Madsen is expected to appear in person at …
Read More »Odinga sets conditions to take part in Kenya poll re-run election
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday set several conditions for taking part in a presidential vote re-run on October 17 after the Supreme Court annulled last month’s poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. His conditions include the sacking of several election commission officials, a review of the electronic …
Read More »Putin warns of ‘global catastrophe’ in N.Korea impasse
Xiamen, China | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global “catastrophe” unless a diplomatic solution over North Korea is reached, saying imposing further sanctions on Pyongyang would be useless. Putin’s comments, following an international summit in China, came after the United States called for the “strongest …
Read More »Can bosses snoop on employees? European court to rule
o Can bosses snoop on employees? European court to rule Strasbourg, France | AFP | Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Tuesday whether bosses have the right to spy on employees who use company messaging systems, in a landmark decision for privacy in the work place. In …
Read More »US says N. Korea ‘begging for war,’ pushes for tougher UN sanctions
United Nations, United States | AFP | The US has accused North Korea of “begging for war” and pushed for the “strongest possible measures” on Pyongyang following its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. As world powers scramble to react to the latest grave step in the North’s rogue weapons …
Read More »Govt taken to court over proposed demolition of National Theatre
Govt taken to court over proposed demolition of National Theatre Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Civil Society Organizations have dragged government and the Trustees of the Uganda National Cultural Centre to the High Court in Kampala, challenging the proposed demolition of the National Theatre and Nommo Gallery. National Cultural …
Read More »Uganda Cranes close to the Promised Land
Today 9pm: Egypt ?? vs Uganda ?? ▶️ Live SuperSport | Congo vs Ghana 5.30pm Cairo, Egypt | LOUIS JADWONG | If Uganda Cranes deny the Egyptian Pharaohs maximum points Tuesday night, they will be within reach of the “Promised Land” of World Cup Russia 2018. After stand-in coach Moses Basena said he …
Read More »Kenya to hold fresh presidential vote October 17
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya will hold a fresh presidential vote on October 17, the election commission said Monday, after the country’s Supreme Court overturned the result of last month’s poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. “A fresh presidential election will be held on the 17th of October 2017,” …
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