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Mityana Municipality MP, Hon Zaake Francis’ woes seem far from over as he’s now been accused of using derogatory language by Rakai district woman MP, Hon Kinyamatama. Yesterday’s plenary session had to be adjourned by the Deputy speaker of Parliament, Hon Thomas Tayebwa. Taking up the podium, Hon Kinyamatama said that Zaake made derogatory and abusive comments about her while ...

In a recent development, the United Nations reports that the Israel military has issued a stunning warning to 1.1 million residents of Gaza, urging them to relocate to the southern region within the next 24 hours. The United Nations considers it impossible for such movements to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences, “ UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a ...

Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed it has a deportation rate of over 20 foreigners every month. These are usually illegally staying in the country with no working permits or authentic travel documents. The ministry said most of the foreigners here enter the country on tourist visas and then look for local jobs in downtown Kampala. Yesterday, Mr Simon Mundeyi, ...

The ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) Union strike has further been expanded. This happened after Ford Motors shut down its biggest plant in Kentucky. According to UAW, 8700 workers walked out of the truck plant due to Ford’s failure to move further in contract bargaining.The development caused a sharp escalation of the strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. The ...

The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has denounced the rampant theft of water. The water regulatory body said this act is done by both individuals and institutions including police officers. Eng. Silver Mugisha NWSC’s managing director says some officers steal water from designated fire hydrants. He said this is very wrong because these are put in place to keep ...