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A few weeks ago Kawempe North Member of Parliament elect, Hon. Ssegirinya Muhammed’s health condition deteriorated and they rushed him out of the country to seek advanced medical attention. This was after court remanded him to Kitalya Government Prison for what police call an illegal demonstration in the city centre. After his release, Ssegirinya’s health became a major concern and ...

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen Jeje Odongo has said NIRA is in the process to phase out the current national identity cards. He said the Authority intends to put in effect electronic IDs for citizens by the year 2024. On Friday, the new Executive Director of NIRA, Rosemary Kisembo assumed office and at the function, details of this move ...

The 10th parliament has had a long five years just because of two bills they passed into law. So many bills were passed into law but of course there is stuff that always stands out. Minister of Finance, David Bahati, shocked the country the first time he brought the proposition to amend the Article 102(b) law. Article 102 (b) stated ...

During an evacuation in a March air rescue in Mozambique, white people were given preferential treatment over black people. This happened after Islamic State-linked fighters raided the town of Palma. After interviews with 11 black survivors, a report compiled showed that they pulled even dogs to safety ahead of the black people. They hid them in a hotel where they ...

Medical interns have announced a sit down strike through their body, Federation for Uganda Medical Interns. They say government has not honored their promise of increasing their gross pay to Ugshs 3M. In a statement released, they intend to commence their strike on 17th May 2021. They addressed the letter to the chairperson Uganda Medical Internship Committee. In their letter, ...