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Kampala Central Deputy Mayor seeks bail, further remanded

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central Deputy Mayor Hanipher Mpungu has requested bail from the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. According to the charges, between May and June 2022 while in Ntinda, Kampala district, Mpungu received Shillings 450 million from Grace …

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Former UNBS Director Ebiru loses court bid to block bribery trial

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed an application filed by David Livingstone Ebiru, the former Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), seeking to halt his trial on bribery charges until investigations by the Inspectorate of Government are completed. On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Division …

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PATRICK AYOTA: NSSF on firm ground, growing

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is on track to achieve all its 2015-2025 strategic objectives by 2025, and even earlier in some instances, their new Managing Director Patrick Ayota has stated. He has also promised that the Fund will yet again pay a competitive interest …

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UN General Assembly begins general debate

New York, US | Xinhua | The General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, focusing on restoring global trust and solidarity in current challenging time. Dennis Francis, president of the 78th session of the UN …

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