VIDEO: Chaos as Kaweesi murder suspects appear in court Chaos erupted at the Nakawa Chief Magistrates’ Court after relatives of suspects in the AIGP Andrew Kaweesi murder case threatened to dump children with prisons officers, arguing they don’t have what to feed the children since their fathers are in jail. …
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Barclays PLC has announced its intention to sell 187 million ordinary shares in Barclays Africa Group, which represents approximately 22% of Barclays Africa’s issued share capital. This follows receipt of the required regulatory approvals, including approval from the South African Minister of Finance, for Barclays PLC to reduce its shareholding …
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COMMENT | By Amos Wekesa Last evening some guys were talking about how people were lobbying so hard for Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) top job and my heart sank. CAA is the government agency responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulating civil aviation matters and if we miss the train …
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Budget provided biggest share of Sh4.6 trillion to the works and transport sector representing 21%. The Sh29 trillion national budget approved by Uganda’s Parliament on Wednesday provides its biggest share to the works and transport sector with an allocation of sh4.6 trillion representing 21%. While presenting the financial year …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into possible collusion between the country’s wildlife agency and two Chinese diplomats in the trafficking of ivory. Poaching has risen sharply in recent years across Africa, fuelled by rising demand in Asia for ivory and rhino horn, …
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Uganda’s Parliament has passed a Sh29 trillion budget for fiscal year 2017-18 on deadline day Wednesday despite stiff opposition to the amount of loans. Parliament only moved to consider the Appropriation Bill,2017 which is the final stage of the budget process, after the Deputy Speaker suspended The House for 15 minutes …
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COMMENT: Providing security and fighting al-Shabaab isn’t enough – AMISOM can do much more in Somalia By Meressa K Dessu and Omar S Mahmood Addis, Ethiopia| ISSAFRICA| The mandate of the African Union (AU) Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) officially expires today, 31 May. Although the AU Peace and Security Council …
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Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Court has convicted the former Principle Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Geoffrey Kazinda and three other people. He was sentenced to five years in jail. They were on Wednesday found guilty of conspiracy to defraud government of sh316 million worth of fuel drawn by …
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Fuel distributor, Vivo Energy Uganda, has hired a new managing director, Gilbert Assi, to replace Hans Paulsen who has been at the helm of the company over the past three years. Paulsen has been promoted to a senior role in the company, working across all countries in Africa where it …
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Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Jamson Karemani has granted bail to four police officers accused of torturing and causing harm to the Kamwenge District Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama. The Magistrate ordered D/ASP Patrick Muramira and D/ASP FredTumuhairwe to pay sh2 million each while Habib Roma and Ben Odeke have been each …
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