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Deadly shooting in Auckland hours before Women’s World Cup

A shooting has left two people dead in the centre of Auckland, New Zealand, hours before the city is due to open the Fifa Women’s World Cup. Women’s World Cup squads in Auckland were shocked but safe after a deadly shooting near several team hotels overshadowed the opening day of the tournament Thursday. Six other […]

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Mufti Mubajje wants slaughtering be exclusive to only Muslims

By Godfrey Kiyingi/KMA Updates. Photos and Story by Eric Dominic Bukenyas,Office of the Speaker,Parliament Of Uganda The Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje wants parliament to enact a law that will make slaughtering of animals exclusive to only the Muslims to prevent other people who might slaughter animals with ill intentions. While paying a

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Speaker Among lashes out at govt over ‘exaggerated’ Shs56b to conduct LC polls

Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has reprimanded government officials, accusing them of exaggerating the Shs56b budget request to conduct the Local Council elections. According to Among, such amount is over and above what is required to conduct the elections for the local council leaders whose term of office expired on July 10, 2023. In her

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Poor pay causing corruption in District Service Commissions

The Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Agnes Kabogoza-Musoke has told lawmakers that the poor remuneration of members of district service commissions (DSCS) is to blame for the corruption. She was appearing before the Committee on Public Service and Local Government on Wednesday, 19 July 2023. Kabogoza-Musoke said that each member of the DSC is

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UNBS Director accused of misappropriating of Shs12.5 billion

Musekuura (L) alleged that the UNBS ED misused the funds and is involved in other corruption issues The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Executive Director is under investigation by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) for misappropriating Shs12.5 billion shillings. This occurred without obtaining the required clearance from the Secretary

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How Israeli man killed Ugandan wife, hid body in septic tank over child’s DNA result

Relatives of 25-year-old Monica Nabukenya in Mpigi district were shocked to learn of the gruesome murder of their daughter by her Israeli man who killed her and hid her remains in a septic tank after the DNA test result of their child returned negative. Read Wated, 58, a resident of Kalagala Village in Mpigi District

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BOSS Money App Expands into Francophone Africa Making It Easy to Receive, Send and Exchange in Local Currencies Across the Region

The app also enables direct receipt of BOSS Money remittances within minutes from friends and family in the US NEWARK, United States of America, July 19, 2023/ — IDT Corporation, a global fintech company, today announced the expansion of its BOSS Money (www.BossRevolution.com) app into Francophone Africa – Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of

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“WE SHOULD TAKE REGIONAL PEACE MORE SERIOUSLY,” PRESIDENT MUSEVENI TELLS SENEGALESE COUNTERPART AT STATE HOUSE ENTEBBE

Uganda and Senegal have pledged improved bilateral trade relations between the two countries especially in Agricultural products. This was revealed in a meeting between President Museveni and his counterpart Macky Sall, who is here on a two-day visit.   The President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E Macky Sall has described his Ugandan counterpart, H.E

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MPs probe Gender Ministry officials over street children

Hon. Asuman Basalirwa Officials from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have been tasked to explain the proliferation of street children in Kampala. Appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts – Central Government chaired by Deputy Chairperson Hon. Asuman Basalirwa on Tuesday 18 July 2023, officials led by Permanent Secretary, Aggrey Kibenge had

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