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Min.Mao Tasks Gov’t To Adopt Solutions To National Questions Through Dialogue
The DP President, Hon. Norbert Mao, during a press conference at City House, called upon the government and Uganda’s political leaders to adopt solutions to the eight questions through national dialogue. According to Mao, if Ugandans agreed to dialogue on such issues, it would mitigate any political crisis and create a transition. “I urge the…
URA Officers Storms Consolidation Centers, Seizes Smuggled Goods
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team has closed off several consolidation centers in the areas of Pallisa, Butebo for possession of smuggled items. According to Godson Mwesigye, the URA Manager of Enforcement Operations in Mbale, they recovered 50 cartons of wheat flour and 30 bags of rice from Kenya. Mwesigye said that after the discovery,…
MPs Urge Govt To Reduce Tax On cooking Gas For Clean Environment
Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning. Legislators said that currently, the cost of gas used in cooking is expensive and will continuously encourage forest degradation. “Whereas there was a pronouncement by the government on cutting…
Experts warn against placing children top of Boda Boda fuel tanks
Road safety experts and activists, including representatives from Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents (HOVITA), United Nations Association Uganda (UNAU), Zembo Motors, and Africa Youth Leadership Development and Health (AYLDH), have cautioned parents against transporting their children top of motorcycle fuel tanks, stressing that it poses significant risks to their lives. Rev. Evatt Mugarura, the…
MPs Dump Mao’s Bill To Increase Supreme Court Judges
Parliament has passed the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023 rejecting government’s proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from 11 to 21. The House also rejected the amendment to increase the justices of the Court of Appeal from 15 to 56, providing for only 35 Judges. Government’s justification for the increase was to cure…
Gen Muhoozi: Failure By Family Members To Report Missing Persons Harpered Investigations
The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has told Parliament that most of the alleged missing persons have never been reported to the police. He was presenting a statement on the alleged enforced disappearance of persons during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 29 November 2023. Muhoozi was responding to a statement by…
UMSC Loses Bid to Halt To Auction To Properties
The Court of Appeal has declined to block the sale of property owned by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council worth Shs 19 billion to clear a debt. The dispute arises from a 2020 land sale agreement between businessman Justus Kyabahwa and the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council for the sale of land located in Sembabule for…
Uganda To Benefit Alot From Non-Aligned Movement Summit & Third South Summit
The upcoming 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and Third South Summit, scheduled to take place between January 15-20, 2024, will incur a cost of sh53 billion for Uganda. John Mulimba, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, highlighted the government’s readiness to host the summits during a media briefing on November 26, 2023. About 10,000 guests…
UPC Urges Police To Streamline Roles Of Revived Special Branch Unit
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has welcomed the endorsement by the 27th Police Council meeting held at Police Headquarters, Naguru on Thursday 23rd November 2023 to revive the Special Branch Unit in police force. UPC’s spokesperson Arach Oyat Sharon, appealed to Government to clearly streamline the role of the Police Special Branch in the intelligence…
Bushenyi-Ishaka’s Parental Care Primary School Lands In Kenya For Continental Debating Competitions
As we report this, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality’s Parental Care Primary School has already landed in Kenya for continental debating competitions dubbed ‘2023 Pan African Junior Schools Debate Competitions’. The competitions that have kicked off today [27th Nov] and ending tomorrow [28th Nov] are organized by Primary Schools Debate Challenge (PriDC) which is a non-profit organization that…