The opposition Democratic Party (DP) has called for expeditious and independent investigations into the recent fire that gutted Makerere University Ivory tower building. The Universitys main building caught fire on Sunday 20th, September 2020 leaving lots of property and documents destroyed due to the fire whose cause is yet to be determined. In a statement issued by the party National…
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The Minister of State, Sarah Opendi has revealed that her Ministry is in the final stage of tabling before Cabinet the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2020 that will help to streamline the mining sector in the country. The Minister made the revelation during the while opening the Citizens Convention on Mining 2020 organised by ACODE, Global Rights Alert and other…
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Sheena Ruparelia one of the directors of Ruparelia Group has called upon women to always be hard working and resilient so as to compete favorably with their male counterparts and bring transformative change within their societies. Sheena Ruparelia was speaking during an online talk show held at Victoria University Kampala alongside Uganda Law Society President Phiona Nabasa Wall and Katusabe…
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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were and continue to be felt across all economies and no country or sector has been spared. This prompted Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)to conduct a survey of its members in order to understand how businesses were impacted particularly, how and when they envisioned reopening, and what measures needed to be put…
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Sports injuries victims as well as accidents victims are set to benefit from a two months arthroscopy medical camp organized by the International Hospital Kampala (IHK). The two months arthroscopy camp that has been launched is aimed at treating patients with joint pains, joint swelling, inability to move the joints, cracking sounds in the joints, inability to use the joints…
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Over the weekend, President Museveni presided over the delivery of state-of-the- art Business start-up tool kits to a total of 3228 youths and women under the Green Job Program in Kamuli District. This was at a function organized by the Ministry of Gender that runs the Green Job Program and the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga. The Green Jobs Programme…
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Human Rights Defenders have expressed concern that the increased election violence in the country has left many suffer at the hand of human rights abusers with no help from duty bearers. These under the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRDU) told the media that eversince the Electoral Commission (EC) rolled out the 2020 general elections road map, many…
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President Museveni has once again accused Parliament of setting up huge salaries for legislators which has attracted many people leading to election violence. Museveni made the remarks while addressing the NRM Parliamentary aspirants and other officials from the districts of Mbarara, Sembabule, Isingiro, Kiruhura and Kazo following the violence that was exhibited in the areas during the party primaries. Museveni…
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A section of Members of Parliament (MP) have come out to express concerns over delay by the Electoral Commission to procure the E-verification voter system as a tool to curb the malpractices and multiple voting ahead of 2021 general elections. While at the NRM party headquarters on Monday, President Museveni directed the electoral commission to first track the procurement of…
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Women’s Probono Initiative has officially closed a public interest case against a US Missionary Renee Bach in which she was accused of illegally administering treatment and causing death of two children. In 2019, the lawyers on instructions of a one Zubeda Gimbo and Annet Kakai filed a case before the High Court in Jinja under Misc Cause No. 003 of…
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