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MPs Finally Approve Creation Of Five Slots For Elderly
Members of Parliament have created five Parliamentary seats for elderly persons, one of which has been ring-fenced for women. Every region including Central, Eastern, Northern and Western will each have a representative elected by the Elders’ Council constituting all the districts in a particular region, while the National Female MP for the elderly will be…
Ugandan Government To Lose Shs340 Billion Per Year In Tax Stamps
Due to the continued refusal by the manufacturers to pay for the tax stamps, Government of Uganda (GoU) is looking at Shs 340 Billion Shillings to be paid to SICPA a company it out sourced to supply the Digital Tax Stamps. This means that 1 billion per day of tax payer’s money will be allocated…
Maj.Gen Kyanda Decries High Rates Of LDUs Brutality
The Chief of Staff Land Forces (COS- LF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has given an interactive lecture to the Local Defence Force (LDF) personnel undergoing refresher training at Kakiri Barracks, where he urged the trainees to work towards being citizens with reputable images. The COS-LF thanked the LDFs…
Husband Murders IHK Medical Staff Over Sex
Police are investigating two incidents of murder that were as a result of domestic violence. The first incident happened Sunday in Kigoma village, Bujuuko. It is alleged that on August 2, 2020, Sarah Namuwonge, 24, a businesswoman renting at mama Nagawa’s house was shot by her boyfriend, a private security guard, killing her instantly. The…
NCA, Police Arrest ‘Iconic’ Criminals In Biggest Ever Operation After Encryption Breakthrough
British police have carried out their biggest operation ever, arresting “iconic” figures and smashing thousands of conspiracies including murder plots after infiltrating a communications service used by criminals. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the cracking of the encryption used by EncroChat, which offered a secure mobile phone instant messaging service and was used by…
Kabale Lost 38 Babies, 4 Mothers During Covid-19 Lockdown
Four mothers and 38 babies have died in Kabale district since the Covid-19 lock down was announced in March this year. This is contained in a report by the District Health Department following a survey in health facilities across the district conducted between April and June this year. Alfred Besigensi, the acting Kabale District Health…
Dr Entingi-Ego Officially Takes Over As New Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor
Dr. Atingi-Ego has assumed his role as the Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda on August 03, 2020 following his appointment by His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on 23 April, 2020. He replaces Dr. Louis Kasekende, whose contract expired in January and wasn’t renewed. Dr. Atingi-Ego is a seasoned Economist who has served in several capacities…
5 Mps Finally Join Bobiwine’s NUP Party
Five Members of Parliament have been unveiled by Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine as new members of National Unity Platform (NUP) party, a political wing of people power pressure group. These lawmakers include Hon. John Baptist Nambeshe (NRM, Manjiya County), Hon. Patrick Nsamba Oshabe (NRM, Kassanda County North), Hon. Abdulatif Sebaggala (Ind, Kawempe Division…
Kadaga, Oulanya To Hold Peace Talks
By URN Plans are ongoing, to reconcile the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah as bickering between the two senior leaders of Parliament heightens. The two leaders have had a bitter relationship since 2016 when Oulanyah sought to contest for the position of the Speaker of Parliament, currently occupied by…
Uganda Registers Fifth Covid-19 Death
Ministry of Health has confirmed a fifth death of Covid-18 of a 46-year-old female of Indian origin. “On August,1, 2020, she presented at Kibuli Muslim hospital with signs and symptoms consistent with Covid-19 which include mild fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Upon suspecting Covid-19, the Kibuli Muslim hospital team referred her to Mulago national…