Kasambya County Member of Parliament (MP), Mbwatekamwa Gaffa has refuted allegations that he bribed to withdraw the censure motion against the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine. He made the revelation while addressing journalists at parliament were he revealed a list of members of parliament who signed for the motion. The list Mbwatekemwa displayed to the media indicate that only…
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A number of Uganda students turned up for the two days education fair hosted by the Education in Ireland at the Sheraton Kampala. The purpose of the fair was to highlight education opportunities and programs that are available in Ireland across various disciplines. Students from Uganda got a chance to interact with various institutions from Ireland and learn about the…
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General Mugisha Muntu, the National Coordinator of the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party, says he isn’t any illusion that the 2021 general elections will be free and fair. According to Muntu, there are many contested issues like electoral reforms that were proposed by the Supreme Court after the 2016 elections that haven’t been addressed by government. He notes that even…
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Before you wonder how it is even possible for a woman to want to undergo female circumcision, there are stories about brides who engage in the practice for various reasons; one of them being the desire to be made ‘virgins again’. It’s been reported that there are women opting to undergo female circumcision which is widely known as female genital…
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Mr. Onesmas lives in an area that is known to be hit by landslides. His house is at the foot of a hill. His next door neighbour, Mama Sarah, lives up the hill. One day out of nowhere it rained cats, dogs, elephants and camels until the soil got loose and caused a landslide. Mama Sarah’s whole house rolled down…
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Today, 20th February 2020, we observe the World Day of Social Justice. It is the day to focus on the injustices in the world of social justice throughout the world, press for improvements and look for solutions. This year, the theme is “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice”. We believe there could never have been a better time…
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Corporal Geoffrey Okello, a Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF soldier accused of shooting three people in Gulu is set to face trial at the 4th Division barracks in Gulu today. Okello allegedly killed Beatrice Ajok, 52, and her two sons; Dan Joachim Binyang, 18, and Owen Norman, 20 and injured an 8-year-old girl during a scuffle on February 10,…
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The business community and power consumers in Arua and West Nile are threatening to petition President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over intermittent power supply in the region. President Museveni is slated to preside as chief guest on February 25th to mark Onduparaka Football Club’s 10 years of existence at the Green light stadium. For the last two weeks, power consumers in…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and several legislators mainly from the opposition have disagreed with the statement presented by the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Museveni on the revised lower secondary curriculum. On Thursday afternoon, the Education Minister delivered a statement in parliament explaining why the Ministry of Education went ahead to roll out the new curriculum in disregard…
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