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Rwanda Designates More 134 Hectares For ‘Luxurious’ Cannabis Production As Uganda Snores

Rwanda has dedicated 134 hectares to cannabis production, The New Times, a state-run news outlet in Kigali has reported. It was last year when the country publicly showcased its plans to start growing and exporting the plant and its products. To the effect of

March 20, 2022

Politics

Museveni Assents To Relocation Of Electoral Commission To Enable Construction Of Kampala Flyover

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to the relocation of the Electoral Commission (EC) Head offices from Jinja Road, in Kampala, in a bid to enable the construction of the Kampala Flyover. Following the development, Museveni has since instructed the E.C Chairman

March 20, 2022

Health·News

PROFILE: Who Exactly Was Jacob Oulanyah, The Man Who Beat Kadaga To Become Uganda’s 11th Speaker Of Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Rt.Hon Jacob Oulanya has died, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed. General Museveni announced in a tweet that on Sunday morning he got news about Oulanyah’s death at 10.30am. “Countrymen and Countrywomen. It is with a

March 20, 2022

Health

Breaking: Uganda’s Speaker Of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah Is Dead

President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, who has been in hospital for over a month in Seattle, USA, “It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of

March 20, 2022

Business·Crime·Hot Take·Trending

Parliament Orders Closure Of Fuelex Petrol Stations For Adulterating Fuel

The Parliamentary Committee on Trade And Industry led by Mbarara City South Member of Parliament Mwine Mpaka on Thursday March 17th, 2022 ordered the closure of two fuel stations, after it was discovered that the operators of the said stations were adulterating

March 20, 2022

Crime

‘You Are Just Land Grabbers’- Residents Chase Away Custodian Board Officials From Land Boundary Opening Mission

A team of five Departed Asians Property Custodian Board -DAPCB officials have been chased away by irritated residents who are objecting to opening boundaries on their land at Kalagala Village in Kiyindi Town Council Buikwe district. Although the officials have claimed to

March 19, 2022

Business

Gold refiner Alain Goetz Says US Sanctions Are Based On Misinformation

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz has said that sanctions that were imposed against him by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control over his alleged involvements in the gold trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were

March 19, 2022

Sports

What Arsenal Fans Chanted At Emiliano Martinez During Victory Over Aston Villa

Arsenal supporters jokingly chanted at Emiliano Martinez during the Gunners’ Premier League clash against Aston Villa. Mikel Arteta’s men enjoyed a productive afternoon at Villa Park, enjoying the lion’s share of possession in the first half as Bukayo Saka broke the deadlock in the

March 19, 2022

Politics·Uganda

15 Court Of Appeal Justices To Handle Election Appeals

The Judiciary has appointed 15 judges to handle 81 election appeals starting next week. The judges are Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Fredrick Egonda Ntende, Elizabeth Musoke, Cheborion Barishaki, and Irene Mulyagonja. Others are Hellen Obura, Catherine Bamugemereire, Stephen Musota,

March 19, 2022

Politics

LOP Mpuuga Hosts US Diplomats Over Human Rights Violations

The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga has held discussions with the visit United States Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson over the human rights situation in the country. Peterson is leading a delegation from the US

March 19, 2022