Washington, US | Xinhua | A second batch of classified documents belonging to U.S. President Joe Biden was reportedly discovered by his aides at a new location, according to multiple U.S. media outlets on Wednesday. The news emerged two days after White House special counsel Richard Sauber released a statement, …
Read More »High court rejects public documents as exhibits against Idah Nantaba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has rejected documents presented by One Ritah Nabadda to justify bribery accusations against Kayunga Woman MP Idah Nantaba during the 2021 general election. Nantaba, an independent candidate garnered 47,725 votes to defeat six other candidates; Jackline Birungi Kobusingye, Margaret Nabirye, …
Read More »FBI raids former US President Trump’s home
Trump confirms FBI now at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida Washington, US | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday evening that his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, had been raided by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Trump said in a statement that his …
Read More »Tanzanian president warns ministers over leakage of confidential gov’t documents
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday warned ministers and other senior government officials over what she described as leakage of confidential government documents. “Leakage of confidential government documents to the public could affect the performance of the government,” said President Hassan when she …
Read More »Documents show Facebook controlling competitors with user data: report
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Leaked documents from a civil suit against Facebook show how the social network aimed to employ user data as a tool for bargaining and to manipulate competitors, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Some 7,000 pages of documents reveal how Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and …
Read More »PAC pins PS Kagole on falsifying documents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that the Judiciary Permanent Secretary Kagole Kivumbi is to be held for contempt of parliament for allegedly presenting falsified documents. This was the Committee’s opinion after legislators concluded that a medical form tabled by Kagole, after his failure to …
Read More »CCTV footage shows Bagyenda carrying key documents – COSASE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Central Bank Executive Director Supervision, Ms Justine Bagyenda, picked bags containing what is believed to be missing crucial documents required by Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase), MPs have been told. Ms Bagyenda, who in a letter to the …
Read More »Kadaga tasks government on fake academic documents
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has expressed concern over increased fake academic documents applicants are using to apply for various public service jobs. Kadaga said as the chairperson of the Parliament Appointments Committee, she was overwhelmed with several cases of forged qualifications by …
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