The Court of Appeal has issued an interim order staying the hearing of an election petition Habib Buwembo filed against Rubaga South MP Paul Kato Lubwama, saying there are serious judicial issues that must be investigated. Justice Cheborion Barishaki made the order after concurring with Lubwama’s lawyer Caleb Alaka that …
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Tuesday Results Bright Stars 0-0 SC Villa KCCA 2-0 Bul Express 1-1 The Saints Vipers 2-0 Lweza Police 2-0 Sadolin Paints URA 2-2 JMC Hippos Kirinya Jinja SS 1-1 Soana Wednesday Proline Vs Onduparaka – Lugogo 4pm UPL: Fourteen goals were scored on the first day as the second round of …
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VIDEO: Uganda’s Court of Appeal has stayed all proceedings in the Kato Lubwama election petition before the high court. Kato Lubwama petitioned the court challenging High Court Judge Margaret Ouma Oguri’s decision to allow Habib Buwembo, a voter in Rubaga South a go head to file an election petition challenging …
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VIDEO: Some NRM EALA candidates have withdrawn from the race protesting a decision by the NRM EC to amend rules to regionalize slots as opposed to the usual omnibus bus voting. The withdrawal came shortly after the president told off the Candidates that EALA is not for the jobless but those …
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The elections to pick the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates to contest for places in the East African parliament has ended in chaos Tuesday, with caucus members questioning the results before they were released. Party Secretary General Justine Lumumba told the press that the voting procedure confused some Members of …
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Christine Lagarde says government need to focus on reducing inequality The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Jan. 27 found herself on the defensive as the audience sought for the global fund’s roles on Uganda’s development. This was during a public lecture held at the Kampala Serena Conference …
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Experts say worst is over – possibly The good news announcement from the Ministry of Health came on Monday Jan. 30: the strain of avian influenza that was recently responsible for the death of many migrating wild birds in Uganda is possibly not likely to cause so-called `bird flu’ disease …
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New study shows why it is important to bridge the gap Ugandan media has devised ways of getting the most out of readers whenever results of national examinations are released. This year, the most innovative was possibly The New Vision newspaper of Jan. 24. Under the rather ambiguous heading; “Decade’s …
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VIDEO: FDC’s ‘Iron lady’ and leader of the party’s women’s league Ingrid Turinawe has lost to little known Ekwau Ibi Florence in polls to pick candidates to represent the party in the East African Legislative Assembly. The victor polled 20 votes ahead of Ingrid’s 18 votes leaving many wondering what this …
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President Yoweri Museveni on Monday commissioned a modern 25-bed Uganda People’s Defence Forces medical facility at Bombo. The newly built UPDF Officers’ Wing and Intensive Care unit consists of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), maternity and delivery room and general ward as well as VIP suits. According to Col. Bekunda – …
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