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Courts stops NEMA evictions in Namataba

The High Court Land Division on Monday issued an interim order stopping the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) from evicting residents of Kito and Namataba villages in Wakiso. The interim order was issued after the Deputy registrar Susan Kanyange observed that NEMA only gave a 21 days eviction notice to the …

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Court okays challenge to Kato Lubwama papers

The High Court in Kampala has granted permission to Rubaga South voter Habib Buwembo to file an election petition challenging the academic qualification of his area  Member of Parliament Paul Kato Lubwama. Justice Magret Oguli Oumo said he had found evidence of fraud on a court record,  Kato having told the Electoral Commission that he …

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Makerere lecturers call off strike

Makerere University Academic Staff  Association (MUASA) members have Monday voted to call off their strike, paving the way for a possible re-opening of the university. In an emergency General Assembly at the Makerere main campus, they voted 81 against 56 to call off the strike that led to President Yoweri Museveni closing …

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Propaganda over Mumbere

COMMENT:By Elijah Kisembo Political abstraction creates rationalisation of actions of stronger party without listening to victims. Peace is not the absence of violence. However, violence is a clear reflection of the sometimes deceptive peace that we celebrate in our communities. Recently, the country woke up to an explosion of violence …

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VIDEO: UCC boss says Uganda Telecom should close

VIDEO:  Uganda Telecom Company is in the spotlight for reportedly operating outside the law, with Uganda Communications Commission saying it should have been closed. Uganda Communications Commission executive director Eng. Godffrey Mutaabazi says the company’s license needed to have been revoked earlier. Mutabazi was appearing before a parliament select committee …

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COMMENT: Makerere’s four major problems

COMMENT: Morris Komakech By closing the university, the government is deliberately devaluing it and pushing students to private universities My nieces and nephews are agitatedly seated at home waiting for Makerere University to re-open. I had earlier advised them against enrolling in Makerere University for obvious reasons – the rampant …

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Sorry; no Christmas in Kampala

New regulations hamper businesses in nation’s capital In the past, downtown Kampala has always been the busiest place in the nation. Usually crowded streets like Nabugabo Road, Kikuubo, Ben Kiwanuka Street and Luwum Street become impassable as pedestrians jostle to find a way through the Christmas-themed goods on display. This …

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Kadaga: End gender violence in elections

Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Rebecca Kadaga has urged fellow legislators to help end violence targeted at women during elections. She said there are many incidents of women being  victims of election related violence compared to men, which indicates that women are often targeted not necessarily because of their …

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