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Parliament Suspends New Lower Secondary School Curriculum
Parliament has halted the implementation of the revised lower secondary curriculum, which among others scrapped termly examinations. The decision followed an extensive debate on the ministerial statement presented by the state minister for Primary Education, Rosemary Sseninde on the matter during plenary on Tuesday.Last week, the deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah directed the Education minister…
Police Blocks Angry Teachers’ Strike In Iganga
Uganda Police Force in Iganga district on Wednesday, February 5, 2019, quelled a sit-down strike staged by over 800 teachers who were protesting over low transport allowances. The teachers from the seven districts of Iganga, Namutumba, Luuka, Mayuge, Bugiri, Bugweri and Namuyingo were undergoing one- week induction training on the newly approved secondary schools’ curriculum…
Shame As Ingrid Turinawe’s Nuisance Case Flops Again
The case of being a common nuisance against FDC’s Ingrid Turinawe fails to resume due to the absence of a trial magistrate. The case was scheduled to resume today and two witnesses were in court ready to testify but the trial magistrate, Stella Amabilisi was reportedly away on official duties. Now, a grade one magistrate Doreen…
Coronavirus Live Updates: Americans Evacuated From Wuhan
Hundreds of Americans who had been in Wuhan as the outbreak worsened arrived in California on Wednesday on two evacuation flights arranged by the United States government. It was a second wave of American evacuations after an earlier flight arrived last week. Days in quarantine on military bases were expected as part of a strict…
MPs Accuse Govt Of Shielding Mafia Gangs Fleecing Ugandans Billions In Cryptocurrency Fraud
Members of parliament have attributed the increase in fraud on the mushrooming ponzi and pyramid schemes, and the rise in crypto currency to government for not playing her responsibility to protect gullible Ugandans against such scam. This came in after the State Minister of Finance, Hon David Bahati told Parliament sitting on 04 February 2020…
Defiant Bobi Wine To Resume Presidential Consultations
Kyandondo East Member of Parliament, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine has revealed that he is soon resuming his consultation road map for his presidential bid which was recently suspended by Electoral commission and Uganda Police. Police last month blocked all the planned meetings of Bobi Wine in the central and Lango region .Later…
High Court Judge Sues Businessman Bob Kabonero, KCCA
By Daily Monitor A High Court judge in Kampala has sued businessman Bob Kabonero for alleged noise pollution. In his suit filed before the High Court Civil Division, Justice Andrew Bashaija is seeking orders of a permanent injunction against the businessman, his bar and restaurant Ponsiano Kwizera trading as Green Lounge for continuously causing excessive…
Court Lifts Ban On URA’s Digital Stamp Implementation
High Court has dismissed with costs an interim application seeking to block the government and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from implementing and enforcing the Digital Tracking Systems (Tax Stamps). Justice Musa Ssekaana of Civil Division of High Court on Tuesday dismissed the application filed by Alcohol Association of Uganda and 38 companies led by Nile…
Lamwo NRM Party Chairperson, Administrative Secretary Impeached
Lamwo District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Chairperson Mark Okeny and the party’s Administrative Secretary David Ochieng have been expelled over alleged abuse of office. The duo were expelled by the executive members of the district and Sub County structures of the party during a meeting convened to highlight indiscipline among party members. The motion for…
President Donald Trump Acquitted By Senate In Impeachment Case
Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to remove him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president’s fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress. Democrats charged Mr Trump in December with…