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The Electoral Commission (EC) has received Shs15.7bn to hold local council one and two (LC I &LC II) elections across the country. Check also: Here’s Why Kenya’s Upcoming Elections Must Worry The World This was revealed by Justice Simon Mugenyi Byamukama, the EC chairperson, while appearing before parliament on Tuesday. He said the money will be used to conduct LC elections ...

Prince Kassim Nakibinge Kakungulu, an influential Muslim leader and Buganda kingdom royal, has added his weight to the growing opposition to the Constitution Amendment Bill 2017 on compulsory acquisition of private land for public works. Check also: We Will Attack Museveni With Panga’s Because Of the Land Bill- Ssemujju Says In a speech at his residence in Kibuli, Kampala, during the ...

Former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) national chairperson, Rtd. Maj. Edward Rurangaranga, has died. Check also:  If You Pass Stupid Bills I Will Throw Bees At You Ssegirinya Warns MP’s Maj Edward passed on in the wee hours of Tuesday morning after collapsing at his home in Kitagata Sheema district. The veteran politician was battling Diabetes and Hypertension. He was last year ...

About 40 people who were travelling in a Jaguar bus have survived death when it  caught fire. Check also: Pastor Bugingo to appear to court today over the allegation of burning Bibles The bus belonging to Jaguar Bus Company caught fire at Nyakabande Air strip in Kisoro District on Monday. Watch Video; Kisoro District Police Commander, Mr Charles Patrick Okoto said ...

Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe has urged 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe to name his choice for a successor. Check also: Zimbabwe Most Highly Developed Country In Africa After South Africa, President Robert Mugabe Grace Mugabe, who is widely thought to harbor presidential ambitions, made her comments Thursday while addressing the ZANU-PF party’s women’s league in Harare. According a report from the ...