Category: News
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Speaker Amongi speaks out on MP salaries, Museveni row
By Our Reporter Speaker Anita Among has refuted media reports that legislators plan to increase their salaries. The Monitor newspaper recently reported that President Museveni rejected a proposal by Members of Parliament to have their pay and pension contribution increased. The article alleged that in a 13 October letter to Speaker Anita Among, Museveni declined…
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Nigeria star Davido’s 3-Year-Old Son drowns
By Agencies The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, the three-year-old son of famous Nigerian popstar, Davido. The PPRO in a telephone conversation stated that after the incident, eight people were brought in for questioning and after a thorough investigation, anyone found culpable of the…
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Ugandan delegation at ACP-EU vows to block homosexuality, abortion
The delegation which is attending a Joint Parliamentary Assembly is being led by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, a vocal critic of homosexuality, abortion and neocolonialism. MAPUTO — A Ugandan delegation at the ongoing 61st session of the Organisation of the African, Caribean and Pacific States Parliamentary Assembly (OACPS PA) and 42nd Session…
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Solve boda boda accidents- Speaker directs police
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has this morning told Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Tumusiime Kasigazi to solve the boda boda accidents crisis that continues to claim innocent lives. In a meeting, convened following release of a CCTV video by police, in which graphic details show accidents involving boda-bodas during October, Ms Among…
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Busia sex workers now reusing condoms as shortage hits area
By Our Reporter Residents of Busia county are decrying a shortage of government-supplied condoms. The residents, a majority of whom are commercial sex workers in Busia town, say they are now forced to wash and reuse the contraceptives to meet the sexual needs of their customers. A sex worker, who spoke to a local television…
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EBOLA LOCKDOWN: Drunk 13 Red Cross staff arrested in Masindi bar
By Our Reporter The territorial Police in Mubende last night arrested 31 people for flouting guidelines against the spread of Ebola disease. 13 are health workers allegedly attached to Red Cross. These were arrested at Homeland bar at 1100pm, contrary to the guidelines against fight of EVD. As a result, police has opened up charges…
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“Well done for the great structure,” Kenya CJ Koome to Uganda Judiciary
By Our Reporter When the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Martha Koome, was taken on a guided tour of the new Supreme Court and Court of Appeal premises at the Judiciary headquarters on Friday, she marvelled at the superstructures. She commended the workmanship of the building and said it was…
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Government repatriates Kyotalimye Joan Agnes
By Our Reporter Kyotalimye Joan Agnes, the lady who recently sent out an audio message asking to be rescued from a Saudi Arabian hospital, has today returned to the country under the facilitation of the Government. According to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Aggrey David Kibenge, Kyotalimye returned aboard an…
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Justice Adonyo meets team developing Digital Court Transcription System
By Our Reporter On Monday October 24,2022, the Resident Judge of the Soroti High Court Circuit, Hon. Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo, presided over a meeting to discuss the report and progress of the Digital Transcription Assistant (DTA) Project by Associate Prof. Florence Tushabe of Soroti University at Soroti High Court. The purpose of the…
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Judicial officers tipped on International Standards on Gender Sensitive sentencing
By Our Reporter The Judicial Training Institute in conjunction with Panel Reform International (PRI) conducted a two days training of Chief Magistrates and Magistrates Grade One from the Northern and West Nile regions on the domestication of international standards on gender-sensitive and child-friendly justice. The workshop took place on Thursday October 13,2022 and Friday October…