President Museveni opens Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ meeting Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has opened the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ meeting at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Hotel in Kampala with a call for increased trade between the Commonwealth member countries. The theme of the 4-day meeting is ‘Resourcing and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A moderate earthquake felt in Kampala, had its epicentre in Kasese and Lake Edward, reports Earthquake-Report.com. According to Earthquake-Report.com, the tremor measured 5.2 on the Richter scale. It was felt in Rwanda’s capital Kigali as well. (read report here CLICK) “Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Members of Parliament on the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have disagreed with Kampala Capital City Authority on its call to amend the law exempting people residing in their properties within Kampala from paying property rates. The MPs led …
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Evanston, Illinois, United States | ROTARY INTERNATIONAL| Rotary International President-elect Sam F. Owori died unexpectedly on July 13 due to complications from surgery. Owori ‘s term as Rotary’s 108th president would have begun on 1 July 2018, according the Rotary International website www.rotary.org. Owori was a member of the Rotary Club Kampala, Uganda, …
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Ssebaana Kizito: Born at right time, dead at wrong time Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | THE political will he left for the country may have been contained in one of the last interviews he gave to a local TV station a few weeks before his death. “Leaders should …
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Africain ?? Vs KCCA FC ?? Tunis, Tunisia | KCCA FC MEDIA| To dream is the first step. The Kasasiro boys have written their story on the continent, and can complete the dream today. The lads were painfully ejected from the 2017 Total CAF Champions league by defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns. However, another …
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MUTEBI: We shall play against Africain in our way… 11pm – KCCA FC ?? vs Africain ?? Tuni, Tunisia | KCCA FC MEDIA| Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA FC) will not change their style of play against Club Africain in their last Group A game of the CAF Confederation Cup on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER| Former Democratic Party (DP) President John Ssebaana Kizito is dead. He was born in 1934. Ssebaana, also a former Uganda cabinet minister, Mayor of Kampala and a leading businessman, died at Nakasero Hospital on Monday. “Rest in Peace President Emeritus Dr. John Ssebaana Kizito. …
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Moscow, Russia | KCCA MEDIA | KCCA has received a global Award from the World e-Government Organization (WeGO) in Russia for modernizing City Revenue Administration using technology. WeGO is an international organization for cities and local governments that pursues sustainable urban development based on e-Government and ICT. It comprises 115 cities and 5 national …
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COMMENT | By Henry Rugamba | Can we have a public forum or selective engagement sessions to discuss traffic management in Kampala? I get the sense that we are in a ‘Head in the Sand’ situation. All entry points into Kampala are a nightmare, evening traffic is at snail speed everyday …
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