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 President Museveni has hit back in a continuing row with donors telling them not to ask questions about governance.

The media fraternity and human rights activists have rejected the proposed Press and Journalists (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

Dr Olara Otunnu has been elected Uganda Peoples Congress president, wresting control of the party leadership from the family of Obote.

Bars in Kampala and other urban centres will soon be required not to operate beyond 10:00pm when the amended Enguli (liquor) Act is passed into law.

The  Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, on Saturday ordered the arrest of six Police constables and a Umeme engineer over breaking into houses of illegal power consumers.

A row has erupted over the ownership of the National Bank of Commerce involving high-profile NRM politicians. One group of shareholders accuses the other of hijacking the bank and using it for their own benefit.

In a surprise move, the chairman of the parliamentary public accounts committee (PAC), Nandala Mafabi, has denied asking the UBC to carry out a value-for-money audit of the publicity activities for the 2007 CHOGM by Saatchi & Saatchi.

The Observer writes that Otunnu and Besigye are expected to work together and possibly run as joint candidates.

Opposition political parties on Friday called on the international community to pile pressure on President Museveni and compel him to accept proposed electoral reforms if meaningful general elections are to be held next year.

The Rwandan government has asked South Africa to arrest renegade Lt Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa.


 

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Who owns Umeme is the pertinent question now.

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