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Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Muslim District Council has resolved to impeach Sheik Abdul Wahab Kauta, the District Kadhi. The council chaired by Abdallah Ebokorait on Wednesday while sitting at Kumi Township Primary School resolved that Kauta leaves office for allegedly mismanaging religious affairs. Sheik Kauta is accused of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has suspended Sheikh Burhan Bagunduse, the Kadhi Masaka Muslim district and his Bunyoro counterpart, Sheikh Ashiraf Kugonza. In a media statement, Ashiraf Zziwa, the acting public relations officer Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC says the Mufti has appointed …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Grand Old Party (GOP) are at a crossroads after he was acquitted in his second impeachment. The impeachment came as a result of the Jan. 6 riot in which dozens of Trump supporters entered the U.S. Capitol Building, threatened …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said late Saturday that though most Republican senators voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection leading to the deadly violence on Capitol on Jan. 6, the “substance of the charge” in the impeachment trial was not in dispute. “While …

  Washington, US | XINHUA |  U.S. Senate voted on Saturday and acquitted former President Donald Trump, concluding his second impeachment trial which is the shortest one in the U.S. history. Seven Republican senators joined all the Democrats to vote “guilty,” failing to reach two-thirds majority required for Trump conviction …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to proceed with the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The Senate voted 56-44 that the impeachment trial of Trump is constitutional despite calls from some Republicans to dismiss proceedings. Six Republican senators voted with all 50 Democrats. “The …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |    A group of House Democrats and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers respectively filed legal briefs on Tuesday in an impeachment case. The Democrats, known as the impeachment managers, accused Trump of inciting the chaotic and deadly violence on the U.S. Capitol last month, while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Muhammed Irumba, the Bunyoro-Tooro muslim regional kadhi has been impeached for alleged gross misconduct. Sheikh Irumba was impeached by the joint session committee of Bunyoro-Tooro muslim region on a string of accusations levelled against him by muslim leaders in the region. The Joint Session …

Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump on Friday fired two of the highest profile witnesses in his impeachment probe, sparking accusations that he is on a campaign of revenge. Trump recalled his ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, just hours after Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Impeached for abuse of power, President Donald Trump’s acquittal by the Senate is just the latest escape for the real estate tycoon turned politician who has repeatedly defied the odds. The following are some of the events that could have torpedoed his political fortunes: – …