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The minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Abubakar Jeje Odongo has shed more light on the plans to secure and evacuate Ugandans still trapped in Afghanistan after the takeover by the Taliban militants. The minister broke the silence after queries by sections of Ugandans on why the Ugandan government was prioritizing hosting Afghani refugees instead of…
The Ugandan Foreign Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo has hinted that they are having issues with Ugandans who left the country under the pretext of being gay but now requesting the government to send their wives and children. Gen Odongo while appearing on NBS TV’s frontline show revealed that a number of Ugandans who have left…
Members of Parliament have tasked the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) to ensure equal distribution of technical institutes around the country. Busia Municipality MP, Hon Godfrey Macho questioned why majority of oil and gas technical institutes are in Western Uganda. “The Board should advise the Ministry of Education to spread oil and gas…
President Yoweri Museveni has in his other capacity as chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement called a meeting of the party Parliamentary Caucus to discuss the implementation of the Parish Development model for Financial Year 2021/22 The meeting scheduled to take place on Friday August 20, 2021 at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds shall look at…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has explained that discussions are going on between Uganda, Turkey and Interpol regarding the fate of Ugandan blogger Fred Kajubi Lumbuye who was arrested two weeks ago. Appearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, Gen. Odongo said that the situation and position regarding his status is…
The High court in Kampala has dismissed the election petition against Kawempe North MP, Muhammad Ssegirinya after the petitioner’s lawyers confirmed that they had not served Ssegirinya with the petition as he was in Kitalya Prison where he had been remanded. This comes after Electoral Commission (EC) had on Wednesday asked the court to dismiss…
President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Sexual Offences Bill, together with the Succession Amendment Bill passed by the Tenth Parliament earlier this year. The Sexual Offences Bill which was presented before parliament by former Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding provides for the criminalization of a range of sexual offences such as indecent…
Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has emerged as the winner in the Aug. 12 presidential election, beating incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu declared the result in the early hours of Monday after full and thorough scrutiny of the votes from 155 out of 156 constituencies. The Capital Times…
Kawempe North legislator honourable Ssegirinya Muhammad has yet again come up with another project for his constituents dubbed ‘The Bus Project’. Through his social media handles, the legislator has revealed that before the end of September, Kawempe North bus will be in place operating. He further thanked Ugandans who live in Amsterdam and it is…
Controversial city lawyer Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka has dragged President Yoweri Museveni to court for abandoning his new name, Tibuhaburwa that he formally adopted in 2020. On October 6, 2020 during the presidential campaigns, Museveni swore a declaration to rectify his names and have them written in proper order in accordance with the law on the…
