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The government recently proposed an increment of the fees for renewal and application of national IDs. It said that the fee would be increased from the normal shs 50,000 to shs 200,000. However, the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and internal affairs has questioned this proposal. The committee chairperson Rosemary Nyakikongoro revealed this addressing the parliament. The Kabale Municipality MP Nicholas ...

Anita Among, the speaker of Parliament has tasked the finance ministry to table a national budget framework paper before the parliament. She said this should be done by 15th December before MPs break off for their Christmas holidays. According to Among, this will enable the MPs to study the budget in time. It will also allow the shadow minister for ...

There was utter shock yesterday as 5 women stormed a session of the UN Committee on torture in Geneva, Switzerland. Appearing before the UN Committee against torture in Geneva, the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, defended the government of Uganda on torture. He said that the commitment to protect people against this has remained “resolute”. Further, he also denied the existence ...

PLE Exams: Kyere Primary school in Serere district saw one of their p.7 candidates, a 17-year-old girl giving birth on Tuesday during the mathematics exam. Because she is a minor, her identity has been withheld. Apparently, in the middle of doing her paper, she started experiencing labor pains. According to Herbert Ejalu, the school head teacher, the girl put up ...

Five people have been remanded to prison over allegations of illegal access to Entebbe military base and threatening the air force security. Among the five arrested is a pilot attached to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force wing. The General Court Martial (GCM) remanded to Makindye Military Prison Lt Isaac Makobore. He is a 37-year-old pilot and an ...