A speeding bus belonging to Swift Safaris company Reg. number UAT 395P this morning overturned at around 10am and claimed a life in Kitojo Sheema Municipality on the Bushenyi -Mbarara highway. The spot has become prominent for accidents in recent days and according to the residents, most drivers ignore the humps and maintain their speed […]
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Western Uganda – Grief and fear have covered residents of Kabura village in Kanyansheko ward Kagongo division in Ibanda municipality after discovering unidentified woman’s dead body wrapped in polythene and dumped in eucalyptus tree forest on Wednesday April 17, morning. This lifeless body was discovered by Evelyn Amutuhaire who was on her way from Rukiri […]
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South America – Former Peruvian President Alan García who shot himself yesterday as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations is dead. García was rushed to Casimiro Ulloa hospital in the capital, Lima however on Wednesday April 17, 2019 and his death was confirmed by current president Martín Vizcarra. A crowd […]
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Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations. Mr García was rushed to hospital in the capital, Lima yesterday. His death was confirmed by current President Martín Vizcarra. A crowd of supporters gathered outside the hospital building and were held back […]
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The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Hajjat janat Mukwaya has asked lawmakers on Parliamentary Committee of Gender to summon her counterpart Matia Kasaija of Finance, to explain the transfer of Youth Livelihood Fund to State House. This comes close to a decade when the fund was allocated no Code for the budget. Finance […]
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Supreme Court justices will, today, pass judgement in the long-awaited appeal that is seeking to quash the judgment of the Constitutional Court that upheld the amendment of the Constitution to scrap the presidential age limit clauses 102(b). A seven-judge panel led by Chief Justice Bart Katureebe is expected to deliver their judgement. Other justices include […]
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A People power movement leaning candidate, Muhumuza Ryan Umar has won the Mbarara University of science and technology Guild Presidential race. In an election held yesterday, Umar who was running alongside other five candidates came first, garnering 1878 votes, independent candidate Kanyesigye Coleb came close in the second position with 859 votes. Others candidates were […]
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North Korea says it has test-fired a new “tactical guided weapon” with a “powerful warhead”, the first such test since talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ended without agreement. State media gave few details, but analysts say this is unlikely to be a return to the long-range missile tests seen as a threat to […]
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The Kabale District Chairperson Patrick Besigye Keihwa has said that the district is planning to put Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers in the district vehicles and motorcycles to enhance its efficiency and monitor how they are used. Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space satellite navigation system that provides location and conditions on or near […]
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The Court of Appeal has awarded 5104 former employees of the UGANDA Railways corporation 2.6 billion shillings as damages for wrongful termination of their contracts between the years 1986 and 2004. The 5104 claimants who were working in different capacities as Civil Engineers, Traffic Staff, Managers and Accountants have each been awarded 500,000 shillings at […]
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