Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs clashed with the Minister of Internal Affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafire over the machete attacks in greater Masaka. The clash erupted while officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs led by Gen. Kahinda Otafire were appearing before the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen of the 54 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that were suspended in August are engaging government to have their suspension lifted. Of the 54, 23 NGOs were suspended by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations for operating with expired permits, 15 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Parliamentary Caucus has given a list of over 30 people suspected to be possible assailants terrorizing people in Masaka to Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafire. The MPs from Buganda led by their chairperson and Butambala MP Muwanga Kivumbi met with Otafire at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Internal Affairs designate, Gen Kahinda Otafire has defended his ownership of the contested nine-acre piece of land in Munyonyo, Makindye division. The land is under contention between businessman, Amdan Khan who claims to have bought the land near the Catholic Martyrs Shrine …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tensions between Uganda and Rwanda on Tuesday dominated the handover ceremony at the Ministry of East African Affairs. The Second Deputy Prime Minister and outgoing Minister for East African Affairs Ali Kirunda Kivenjinja was handing over to incoming Minister of East African Affairs Gen …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafire has said that he legally acquired 50 acres of Njeru stock farm land. Otafire told Parliament on Thursday that he did not grab government land, but bought it from an individual. The 1,099-acre farm located …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafire has backed a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Advocacy Act to scrap the pre-entry exams for the Bar Course at Law Development Centre (LDC). Otafire made the statement while appearing before the …
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