The National Unity Platform’s Shamim Nambassa has been declared Makerere University’s 87th guild president. This followed the elections that happened yesterday at the University in which she beat nine other candidates. As the only female contender in the race, Shamim collected a total of 5,610 votes. This represented 54.161 percent of the total votes cast according to the electoral commission ...
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Members of the Ghetto Youth Ambassadors are reminding President Yoweri Museveni to fulfill his campaign pledge. Before elections, the president said he would give the ghetto dwellers she 2.5b, but this has not happened yet.During an interview with the group leader, Juma Ssenono, he revealed that the president promised to give them funds. He said the promise happened in the ...
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President Museveni has said government scientists will be paid highly and no one is going to stop him. He says he has already started on the process. In addition, he will ensure besides the good payment, the government will support all efforts in innovation both directly and under the Uganda Development Bank (UDB). He noted that NRM Government has been ...
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As of yesterday morning, security operatives intercepted two buses carrying 104 Congolese refugees. They were intercepted at Murugano security checkpoint in Kisoro district. Authorities revealed that the refugees were on their way to Kamwenge district. The victims are said to be a part of the more than 10,000 Congolese asylum seekers. Apparently, these entered the country unchecked following attacks by ...
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The Annual Kampala Geopolitics Conference is set to kickoff today at 9:00 am at Makerere University. It will follow an opening ceremony presided over by the university’s Chancellor Prof. Ezra Suruma. The three-day event runs under a theme ‘Crisis and Opportunity: Mapping the Geopolitical Importance of Africa. As it is in its fourth edition, they have convened this year’s event ...
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