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The High Court in Jinja Friday ruled on the alleged illegality of the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom, William Gabula Nadiope IV, in a case filed by the chief of Bulamogi, Prince Edward Columbus Wambuzi, shortly after the former’s election in September 2014. In the judgement read by the deputy registrar, Mr Fred Waninda, court quashed […]
Anti-corruption monitors in Kween District have asked the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) “to take keen interest in investigating the stalled construction of town council administrative offices.” The chairman Kween anti-corruption monitors Mr Jorem Cherotic claimed to this publication that “the structure supposed to house key district offices has remained incomplete after over Shs20million meant for […]
Kiryandongo local government is stuck with over Shs800 million on a frozen account- meant to implement 15 different sub-projects for more than 1,000 beneficiaries in the district under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Projects (DRDIP) from the Office of Prime Minister (OPM). Area Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mr Ismail Ocen Tuesday said authorities received the money in July […]
Several political leaders, who gathered at Soroti City sports ground yesterday to eulogise Emorimor Augustine Osuban Lemukol, have called for a peaceful transition during the election of the cultural leader’s successor. Ms Peace Mutuuzo, the Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Culture, said some cultural institutions such as the Bamasaba, have not been able […]
Real Madrid can hope to overcome the one goal deficit in their Champions League last 16 clash with Paris Saint Germain but the La Liga leaders need their strikers to rediscover their form beginning at home to struggling Alaves on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side have been far from clinical in front of goal recently — […]
Kenya’s double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge announced Friday he will line up in the Tokyo marathon on March 6. “My focus has been on Tokyo from the beginning of my training cycle, and I can say I am ready to race there,” he confirmed. The post on Twitter was accompanied by a short clip with […]
We are having to deal with the injury of mismanagement and incompetence of bureaucrats and insolence of arrogant political response. It is this that has brought us to where we are. So where are we? Without ICO Certificate of Origin, Uganda’s coffee has no proof that it is that. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) […]
The Uganda shilling marginally gained ground against the dollar to close Thursday’s session at 3505/3515 per dollar. Traders said “healthy flows have started to trickle through” from the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for the usual month-end commitments. Overall, demand for hard currency was limited during the day as corporates remitted mid-month taxes. Money markets were liquid according to Absa with overnight yields at averages of 6.50%. The Bank of Uganda was in […]
Thursday 17th February 2022- Kampala, Uganda: The MTN Foundation Uganda, has today, handed over a newly completed sanitary facility to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital in Kampala. The sanitary facility was constructed with funding from the MTN Foundation following the soaring numbers of mental health patients that caused constraints on the existing facilities. Initiated by Soul […]
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia announces first wave of acts. The next Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia will take place from 23–24 September. Now in its fifth year, the festival describes itself as a “pan-continental celebration of audio-futurists, operating at the bleeding […]
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