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  Museveni was planning to use money to buy spying equipment, say MPs As scrutiny of the 2017/18 budget to be passed in June continue, MPs on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee of Parliament have unearthed Shs500 on the Defense budget which the Ministry of Finance agrees should not …

Parliament started it’s events to mark the ‘parliament week’ on Feb. 05 with a walk to raise funds to establish a rehabilitation center for albinos. As the chief walker Speaker Rebecca Kadaga decried the high price of body creams by people living with albinism for their skins can be badly …

New members of local councils in 53 districts across the country are set to benefit from orientation organized by the U.S. Mission and the British High Commission. According to a Feb.07 statement, the sessions are intended to help leaders at the district, municipality, and sub-country levels to learn their roles …

Makerere University has partnered with Masaka, Hoima and Jinja hospitals to conduct a Post Dicharge Malaria Prevention Study following the increased number of children who die of aneamia related-severe malaria within six months after being discharged from hospitals. According to researchers, among what they will be looking for is why …

 Hearing of the case in which Tabliq leader Sheikh Yunus Kamoga and 13 others are accused of murdering Muslim Clerics Sheikh Hassan Kirya and Mustapha Bahiga on Feb.06 flopped after witnesses failed to appear as earlier asked by court. Justices of the International Crimes Division Ezikiel Muhanguzi, Percy Tuhaise and …

Jinja High Court on Feb.06 released the Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere on bail following an agreement reached between the state and his lawyers that his security shall be provided by the UPDF royal guard Brigade and not the Rwenzururu royal guards. Mumbere who was released on a non-cash bond …

Buganda Road Court has convicted two men in Kampala who were recently arrested with protected animal species. Chief Magistate James Eremye convicted Daniel Gumwa and Calvin Mwanje both residents of Kampala, on their  own plea of guilt, and ordered Gumwa to serve six months in Luzira prison while Mwanje should  …

The International Crimes Division Court has barred the media and members of the public from attending proceedings in the case where 14 people are accused of plotting the murder of Muslim clerics across the country. This after lead judge Ezekiel Muhanguzi granted prosecution’s request to have its four next witnesses testify …

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, money transfer service WorldRemit has released statistics showing Ugandans living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the most romantic, sending on average $116 (sh415,000) more than usual to their loved ones . According to new WorldRemit data revealing the most romantic Ugandans living abroad, …

Government is taking steps in ministries and departments intended to reduce and solve the problem of increasing domestic arrears, the Minister of State for Finance David Bahati has said. One of the steps, the minister said was instituting prepaid systems for utilities. “The biggest part of domestic arrears is on …