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Recently, some legislators came out to say that the A-level certificate can no longer be the qualifier for parliamentarians. Apparently, the world has evolved so much and a lot needs to be adjusted. The lawmakers argue that retaining an A-Level certificate or similar qualification currently as the minimum standard for prospective legislators and president is outmoded. The public has given ...

NUP Spokesperson, Joel Senyonyi, has explained what could have caused the Gogonyo saga. Gogonyo county in Pallisa district has been in the news the whole of this week after candidates withdrew from the race leaving NRM’s Orone to stand alone. At the beginning of the nominations for the by elections, every party was geared up and infact FDC laid back ...

Maj. Tom Magambo, the Director of Criminal Investigations Department of Police, has ordered an immediate investigation into the viral video on social media. The video shows a girl being forcefully put into a car to go and get married, clearly against her will.“I have tasked a team with investigating and basing on their findings, we shall take action within the ...

Officials from the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) together with their Uganda Law Society (ULS) counterparts yesterday had a disagreement with the members of the health committee of Parliament. They disagreed over the need for free consent and also free revocation when it comes to organ removal. The committee members wanted the time frame for revocation to be longer. However, ...

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to back Somalia in its bid to join the East African Community. As he officiated the Uganda-Somalia Business and Investment Summit in Kampala, President Museveni tasked the business community in the two countries to use trade as an opportunity to foster unity. This first-of-its-kind investment forum took place on Wednesday, at ...