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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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 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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The Minister of State for Education Department, Government of Gujarat State-India, Vibhavariben Dave has signed a memorandum of understanding with Victoria University owned by Cuty Tycoon, Sudhir Rupareria which is aimed at strengthening collaborations within the education sector. The Minister came into the country in a company of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Anju Sharma and representative of 16…
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The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party has presented over 40 political aspirants to the Kamuda Sub County community, which they described as desolate and underdeveloped. The party members, vying for different political offices ahead of the 2021 general elections turned the belated NRA day celebrations into a show for introducing aspirants. Except for the Commander of UPDF Land forces, Lt.…
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Makerere University students are piling pressure on the university council to resolve the impasse relating to guild elections. Early this month, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Umar Kakumba issued a directive staying all electoral activities pending a review of the contested electoral reforms. The directive triggered anxiety among students and aspiring leaders. Judith Nalukwago, a fourth year bachelor of Dental…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has condemned the raid on the house by members of the Red Top Brigade Movement, saying they will be dealt with very severely. It comes shortly after two men donning red tops jumped from the stranger’s gallery to the floor of parliament around 4:00pm. The two men identified as Dafala Ssenjako and Charles Mutaasa…
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Ugandan officials could have stashed away a whopping USD 73M (UGX267B) of the aid money from the World Bank between 1990 and 2009, a new research paper suggests. The controversial paper written by researchers from the Norwegian Business School, University of Copenhagen, and The World Bank observed that every time the institution released money to aid-dependent countries like Uganda, “there…
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At least seven people are in custody following a joint operation by the National Drug Authority-NDA and Uganda Police Force to crackdown on counterfeit veterinary drug dealers. The suspects are Gideon Ntwirenabo, the Commercial Officer, Kyamuhunga town council, Richard Ahabwe, Bernadette Bonabana, Kussein Rwabwoma, Joseph Byaruhanga and Gideon Ntwirenabo. The suspects were found in possession of counterfeit veterinary drugs worth…
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Two Youth from the Red Top Brigade Movement have on Wednesday attacked Members of Parliament in their chambers accusing Parliament of being the pivot of corruption in the country. The attack happened while Parliament plenary was in session and members were debating a statement from the Minister of State for Lands, Persis Namuganza. These two were seated in the stranger’s…
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