US President Joe Biden has signed into law the first federal legislation that makes racist lynching a hate crime, putting an end to over a century of delays in outlawing what he called “pure terror.” The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after a 14-year-old Black boy whose brutal murder in the southern state of […]
The Minister for the Presidency , and also Chair of the Organising committee for the burial of fallen Speaker Jacob L’okori Oulanyah has finally released the final burial program for the late, two days ahead of the return of the body from the US. Babalanda was tasked by the President to oversee a befitting send-off
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Eng. Hilary Onek, the Minister in charge of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees signs the dummy of Uganda’s Oil Spill Contingency Plan while Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister, looks on during the launch of the plan on March 18. COURTESY PHOTO. The east African nation hopes to start oil production in 2025 Kampala, Uganda |
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L-R: Br Mugabo, Hon. Mpuuga and Bishop Jjumba at the fundraising drive at Hotel Africana in Kampala Parliament has contributed Shs 140 million towards the construction of the Kitovu Education Centre at the Masaka City-based government-aided St Henry’s College Kitovu, ahead of its centenary celebrations in July 2022. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, contributed
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The Deputy Speaker’s procession. MPs are pushing for funding of the new local government administrative units Members of Parliament have tasked government to expeditiously process funds meant to operationalise the new local government units which they say have been rendered redundant. The Tororo district woman MP, Hon. Sarah Opendi, during the Parliament sitting of Tuesday,
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The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has finally apologised for comments he made at the vigil of the late Jacob Oulanyah, where he denigrated Buganda and made falsehoods to the effect that the “leader of an ethnic group” had been flown to Germany for treatment aboard the presidential jet. The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo.Nilepost Photo Owiny-Dollo,
LUKYANIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The burnt wreckage of two Russian tanks with blown off turrets and several armoured personnel carriers attest the ferocity of last week’s clashes in Lukyanivka village just outside Kyiv. The charred corpse of a Russian soldier lies in a field nearby. © Reuters/MARKO DJURICA FILE PHOTO: Russia’s invasion on Ukraine continues “There
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NAIROBI, 29th March 2022 (PSCU) –The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was on Tuesday officially admitted into the East African Community (EAC) during the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State and Government chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta virtually. Welcoming the newcomer to the EAC, President Kenyatta termed the admission of DRC into the
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SAFETY OF OUR MOBILE MONEY SERVICES Safety of MTN Mobile Money Services MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd (“the Company”) has noted with great concern a message circulating on social media in which an anonymous person claims the disappearance of Ush 2.7M (Two million and seven hundred thousand Uganda shillings) off their Mobile Money wallet, alluding
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© Reuters/MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/PPO Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Talks between Ukraine and Russia began in Turkey on Tuesday without a handshake, Ukrainian television reported. “There was a cold welcome, no handshake,” a Ukrainian reporter said, without making clear whether he had witnessed the delegations meeting or had been told this by officials. ©
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