VIDEO: Government has finalized a move to amend article 26 of the constitution and pave way for smoother acquisition of private land so as to ensure government projects are not slowed down. According to the Cabinet Minister for Lands Betty Amongi Akena, government loses Shs900bn interest rates on loans, whenever the …
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Berlin, Germany | AFP | A Pakistani asylum seeker suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people was released Tuesday for lack of evidence, prosecutors said. “The accused, detained over the attack on the Berlin Christmas market on December 19, 2016, was let go …
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Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Russia’s ambassador to Ankara was shot dead in a brazen attack by an off-duty Turkish policeman at an art exhibition on Monday in what both sides branded an “act of terror” aimed at damaging their improving ties. The assassination, by a lone gunman shouting “Allahu …
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Chancellor #Merkel, FM #Steinmeier and Interior Minister #deMaizière pay tribute to the victims of #BerlinAttack at #Breitscheidplatz. pic.twitter.com/K6yom2kryQ — GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) December 20, 2016 Berlin, Germany | AFP | A Pakistani asylum seeker suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people may not …
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Gunfire and arrests in DR Congo as Kabila’s mandate ends Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Gunfire erupted in major DR Congo cities and the UN voiced alarm over a wave of arrests, as protesters demanded President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired Tuesday. With fears of violence …
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The parliamentary probe into the alleged mismanagement of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) has today grilled the company’s top managers. The probe heard of the mounting debts UTL is facing and the absence of audits. UTL owes Uganda Communications Commision (UCC) sh27 billion, and MTN Uganda sh3.5billion. The probe committee asked …
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Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The EU charged Facebook on Tuesday with providing “misleading” information when it sought approval for its blockbuster $22-billon buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service. The commission said the EU’s greenlight of the buyout, announced in October 2014, was not put back into question but …
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Berlin, Germany | AFP | A lorry ploughed into a busy Berlin Christmas market on Monday evening in what German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday was a “terrorist attack” which killed at least 12 people and injured at least 48 more. Here is what we know of the event reminiscent …
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The Kanyamunyus to spend the festive season in jail as their case is adjourned Key suspects in the Lugogo shooting are to spend the festive season in jail after Nakawa Magistrate Court adjourned their case to January 3, 2017. According to prosecution’s Racheal Nabwire, investigations into the matter are still …
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United Nations, United States | AFP | The UN General Assembly on Monday rejected a bid by African countries to block the appointment of the first-ever UN expert tasked with investigating violence and discrimination against LGBT minorities. It was the second time that the African group had tried to push …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
