Category: News
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Tough penalties for offenders in new cyber law
Parliament has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 privately moved by Hon. Muhammad Nsereko (Ind., Kampala Central), which imposes tough penalties for cyber-crimes. The Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 sought to amend the Computer Misuse Act, 2011 to enhance the provisions on unauthorised access to information or data; prohibit the sharing of any information…
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UNited Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and KTA Advocates is set to hold the fifth Annual Symposium on Law, Technology, and Innovation.
Under the theme; Achieving Uganda’s National Development Plan(NDP) III Goals; How Intellectual Property, Digital Trade, and the fourth industrial revolution can Facilitate an Inclusive and Robust Digital Economy, the symposium is slated to take place on the 20th and the 21st of October 2022 at the National ICT Innovation Hub Nakawa. The symposium seeks to…
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‘London Bridge goes Down,’ Buckingham Palace announces
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. – BBC reports Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest…
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TOP Radio Workers On strike Over Lack Of Payment For Three Months
Pastor Senyonga has been accused of not paying his workers for a long time. The lead pastor of Christian life Church owns a media house that consists of a TV station and several radio stations. Apparently, the pastor started by chopping all employees’ salaries to half during the early days of of the COVID-19 lockdown.…
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Police set for 16th Inter forces games
By Denis Okot Uganda Police Force has confirmed its readiness to participate in the forthcoming Inter forces games (16th edition) due to be held at Queen Elizabeth conservation area in Kasese. This was during a joint media launch of the 2022 games at Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters in Kampala this Wednesday 7th September. The Director…
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All Set For Miss Tourism Uganda Grand Finale
The search for the next Miss Tourism Uganda queen is on. This year’s edition is being held under the theme, “Rethinking Tourism”, as the pageant celebrates 10 years of existence. Over the years, Miss Tourism Uganda has been promoting tourism awareness in Uganda through pageantry and several other initiatives such as conservation, cultural preservation, fashion,…
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Sipapa arrested over Shs1.6 billion robbery
Police on Tuesday allegedly arrested self-claimed socialite Charles Olimu alias Sipapa on charges of aggravated robbery at the home of a South Sudanese national in Bunga, Wakiso District. Police said in a statement We wish to inform the public that the Directorate of Crime Intelligence has arrested a one Olimu Charles Sipapa, who was on…
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Police hunts Sipapa for shs1.6 billion theft
By Our Reporter The Criminal investigations Division at Kibuli is hunting for city Socialite Olimi Charles alias Sipapa for alleged aggravated robbery of USD 429000 (around shs1.6 billion) and other items from a South Sudan national. According to police, the incident happened between 28th and 29th August 2022 at the home of Jacob Alop a…
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Miss Tourism Uganda Crowns Tooro Representatives
The search for this year’s Miss Tourism Uganda started off months ago in different regions. Over the weekend, Miss Tourism Uganda was in Fort Portal region through pageantry that saw three queens crowned to represent them at the National level in September this year. The Miss Tourism search events have happened in regions like West…
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7 KCCA officials charged, remanded over Wandegeya market fraud
The State House anti corruption unit in liaison with Police have arraigned 7 former members of the Interim Management Committe of Wandegeya market & 4 KCCA officials on Charges of Abuse of Office, Conspiracy to Defraud and Causing Damage to Public Property. The accused allegedly allocated themselves stalls depriving the wanainchi that were eligible to…