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A plane carrying the bodies of the Uganda People’s Defence Force [ UPDF ] soldiers who were killed in Somalia touched down at Entebbe Airbase Wednesday afternoon. Check also: Ex UPC Chairperson Edward Rurangaranga Has Passed Away Relatives the fallen soldiers who had waited at the airbase since morning, burst into tears on seeing the plane. The national army’s flag was ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has received Shs15.7bn to hold local council one and two (LC I &LC II) elections across the country. Check also: Here’s Why Kenya’s Upcoming Elections Must Worry The World This was revealed by Justice Simon Mugenyi Byamukama, the EC chairperson, while appearing before parliament on Tuesday. He said the money will be used to conduct LC elections ...

President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday opened the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ meeting in Kampala and welcomed all delegates to Uganda. Check also: May Museveni Live Long For Over 100 Years But Not As President-Presidential Advisor John Nagenda “As a former youth, I cannot overemphasise the importance of this demographic to the future of Africa and the world,” Museveni said at the ...

Prince Kassim Nakibinge Kakungulu, an influential Muslim leader and Buganda kingdom royal, has added his weight to the growing opposition to the Constitution Amendment Bill 2017 on compulsory acquisition of private land for public works. Check also: We Will Attack Museveni With Panga’s Because Of the Land Bill- Ssemujju Says In a speech at his residence in Kibuli, Kampala, during the ...

As I settle back in my homeland Nigeria ( west Africa) since retiring as the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in March this year, I am reminded of a local saying that when you go to the stream to fetch water, your bucket will only be filled with the water that is yours. No one can ...