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Judicial officers have received vehicles and motorcycles to ease mobility and services to the people. Pius Bigirimana, permanent secretary to the judiciary while speaking to the media said they will give at least 50 magistrates cars. On the other hand, court clerks and other support staff will get motorcycles. “If you support the Judiciary, you are supporting the economy of ...

Prof. Waswa Balunywa, principal of Makerere University Business School, has advised government to make access to funding easy for young innovators. He says this is one of the ways in which unemployment among young people can be curbed. He said this while speaking at the launch of the 3rd edition of Kampala Innovation Week 2021. Prof. Waswa Balunywa also advised ...

Hon. Betty Nambooze has said that during the President’s speech on Saturday, she was watching football. She said this while on a late night show on NBS TV. Nambooze blamed his handlers for wrongly advising him because they should have known that Saturday was not a good day for a speech. If indeed the intention was to address the nation, ...

Some activists have lashed out at the government for using vaccination status of citizens to abuse their rights. They made these remarks during a virtual town hall meeting under the topic “From lockdowns to liberty; debunking myths, interrogating the “science”, and the place of human rights and freedoms post-Covid-19” Simon Ssenyonga, a human rights lawyer, used the education sector as ...

Police in Kampala have arrested a Somali national they found in possession of an explosive detonator. Security personnel stopped him as he tried to access Speke Resort Hotel in Munyonyo. According to the police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the security guards at the entrance recovered the explosive detonator. This happened as they carried out a security check on the vehicle as ...