VIDEO: The Turkish government has said it has captured all but one of the soldiers accused of trying to seize the president during last month’s failed coup. This in an interview with NBS TV in Uganda. Share on: WhatsApp
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VIDEO: Legal minds are questioning the integrity of Uganda’s legislators following reports that they were paid 1m shillings and 50kg of sugar to support the controversial age limit bill. Renowned city lawyer Julius Galisonga spoke to our reporter Bushrah Namirimu giving a legal opinion on the controversial matter. Share on:
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VIDEO: Former Presidential aspirant Rt.Col.Dr.Kizza Besigye has spoken out against the unabated police brutality that affects the country’s baby steps towards democracy. Besigye told the New York Bar Association that the Yoweri Museveni led government is oppressing Ugandan with a lot of impunity. Share on: WhatsApp
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VIDEO: A section of legislators of the 10th Parliament are up in arms questioning the criteria used by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy to select MPs to attend the UNAA Convention in Boston . It is reported that a section of over 78 legislators are in Boston to attend …
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VIDEO: The two families of State minister for Water Ronald Kibuule and that of Hellen Obuku a security guard of a private company he is accused of beating have reportedly resolved to withdraw criminal charges which they had preferred against each other at Mukono police station. Kibuule’s maternal uncle Davis Lukyamuzi …
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COVER STORY: Government secretly giving bail outs? Information unearthed by The independent reveals that despite the public backlash against the proposed bail out of sinking companies, the government has resorted to a secret plan to bail out some of the businessmen including one who received a staggering Shs47bn. LAST WORD: …
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A partnership between four Uganda government institutions to widen the tax base through improved collaboration is already bearing fruits as it helped realize an extra sh47.6.bn shillings in revenue in 2015/16. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Ministry of Local Government, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) on Thursday …
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VIDEO: The age limit motion that was brought to parliament by Nakifuma legislator Kafeero Ssekitoleko has created debate and has attracted different reactions. Dr Kakungulu Mayambala a law don at Makerere University says lifting the age limit is not the solution to the case back-log in the judiciary and cannot solve …
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COMMENT: By David Birungi The slippery road to creating awareness and mandate without the benefit of a guard rail Stanbic bank’s recent announcement of their mid 2016 unaudited financial results included a declaration of a 57% growth in profitability. This comes on the heels of media frenzy about demands for …
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Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for refugees has called for greater international attention to the plight of South Sudanese refugees fleeing insecurity to South Sudan’s neighbours. As he concluded his two-day visit to Uganda which was intended to assess the situation on the ground, Grandi appealed Wednesday to the leaders …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
