The Benet people also known as Ndorobo, the indigenous inhabitants of Mountain Elgon have come out to join other indigenous communities to demand for amendment of the Constitution to have them included as indigenous Ugandans. This follows the recent decision by Parliament on February 6, 2020 to grant leave to Kibanda South MP, Jack Odur Lutanywa to introduce a Private…
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The Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zheng Zhu Qiang says they are still waiting for response from his home government on the request of parents of Ugandan students to evacuate their children stuck in his country because of the corona virus outbreak. Several Ugandans especially students have been quarantined to avoid contracting the contagious virus, which broke out in December last…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called upon Ugandans especially those operating public places to consider availing hand sanitizers at their premises due to the looming threat of Corona Virus. Kadaga told members of Parliament during the plenary session that despite the outbreak of Corona Virus in China, Ugandans have continued to travel in and out of China which…
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As the National identity-ID card continues to gain currency across various institutions in country, the Court system is still skeptical about relying on it solely to offer bail to citizens. Bail is an agreement between the court, the accused and their sureties committing to return to court when summoned to do so. Court agrees to release the suspects until proven…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has advised journalists to always think of establishing business projects away from their profession as a way of supplementing their meager salaries. This she noted while presided over the launch of the Uganda Parliamentary Journalists (UPJ) Cooperative Savings and Credit Society that is aimed at enhancing the welfare of journalists in the country especially…
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Mr. Kitita died without writing a will. When his family and clan sat down to elect who would be the Administrator of his estate, his brother, Kilala was chosen. Kilala went through the entire legal process and was named the Administrator of the Estate of the late Kitata. When Mr. Kitata started distributing the property, he distributed all of Mr.…
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1. Don’t expect your partner/spouse to know he/she has offended if you don’t say it. Stop holding your hurt inside you; if you do, you will resent your partner/spouse thinking he/she doesn’t care, or he/she will find you hostile without understanding why 2. Control your temper. A hot temper will make you say or do something you will regret 3.…
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Clauses in electoral bills presented to Parliament by Ndorwa East MP Wilfred Niwagaba attract a huge financial implication on the consolidated fund, far above what the government can provide. This is according to State Minister for Planning David Bahati, speaking in Defence of the failure by his ministry to issue a certificate of financial implication for the bills. Bahati was…
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The current state of teacher’s hygiene leaves a lot to be desired about the noble profession, the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataha Museveni has observed. Speaking at the opening of the second National Teacher’s Symposium in Kampala on Wednesday, Janet said many teachers have forgotten the proper image a teacher is supposed to have. She noted with concern the…
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Bank of Uganda (BoU) has announced that it has finalized the liquidation process of two defunct commercial banks as required by law. Liquidation is a process of permanently closing a bank and its branches, selling off any assets and using the proceeds to settle as many of the banks remaining liabilities as possible. In a statement issued by BoU Governor…
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