Category: Politics
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Kenya’s Supreme Court Upholds Ruto’s Win
Kenya’s Supreme Court upheld William Ruto’s victory in last month’s presidential election, dismissing his rival Raila Odinga’s claims that the vote was marred by rigging and irregularities. The petition is dismissed, the seven-member court said in a unanimous decision read by Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday. The official results showed Ruto, currently the deputy…
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MPs want NWSC as benchmark for other Govt works after Katosi water project visit
By Solomon Hans Ruyonga The Parliamentary Committee on The National Economy yesterday took to the Eastern side of greater Kampala to tour the Katosi water project. The expedition started at the Namugongo booster station which pumps water to Naguru reservoir through a 10 km, DN 700 ductile iron clear water pumping main. *Eng Johnson Amayo, the…
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NUP withdraws from EALA elections
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has announced the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) decision to shun the forthcoming election of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) representatives, which commences on 19 September 2022 with nominations. The tenure of the current EALA members ends on 17 December 2022. Mpuuga, during the plenary…
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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa wants anti-malaria supplies manufactured in Uganda
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has asked the private sector in Uganda to invest in manufacturing of anti-malarial products from within the country as a way of creating a more resilient fight against the disease that has persistently ravaged communities. Whereas the national prevalence based on malaria survey stands at 9 percent in the west Nile…
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ICT ministry wants Computer Misuse bill dumped
The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance wants the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022 withdrawn. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Aminah Zawedde said that her ministry is in the process of bringing a holistic and encompassing bill that will address gaps in the Acts governing the ICT sector including the current Computer Misuse Act…
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Secondary education could be the difference for African youth
A young man, let us call him John, recently came to one of our businesses looking for work. He told me he stopped in senior four somewhere in Kisoro and had moved to Kampala to find work. He was an acquittance with some of our workers. He told me he could do security guarding so…
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Back to school vibes at Akatuuti
From comedy, poetry to music, Friday was a busy day for artistes and revelers .At Alliance Française in Bukoto – Kampala, nearly 200 hundred people took part in the Akatuuti Back to School Edition which presented a toast to Poetry, comedy, Dejaaying and live music. Reminiscing the good old school days with the theme back…
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Child murdered in Sheema
The Territorial Police at Greater Bushenyi and Sheema district are actively investigating the gruesome murder of a female juvenile identified as Christabella Kemigisha aged two and a half years who was killed and her body dumped in front of their neighbours’ home. A team of police officers of homicide detectives including SOCO and canine visited…
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RUGBY: Nile Special 7s to kick off this weekend
The 2022 Nile Special 7s will kick off on Saturday at Kings Park Arena, Bweyogerere in Wakiso District. The series was launched on Wednesday at the same venue. The 2022 season will have seven legs played in various parts of the country but concentrating around the central region. Robert Bwali, Tournament Director After the cancellation…