Uganda is pulling out of the hunt for Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army ( LRA ), taking with it the best hopes of eliminating the militia once regarded as one of the world’s most brutal. The withdrawal of the roughly 2,500 Ugandan troops from an African Union military mission, which is set to be completed by the end ...
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MPs To Bag shs200 million for their new rides
MPs will bag Shs200m instead of Shs150m as had earlier been budgeted by the Parliamentary Commission, it has emerged Check also: US objects towards Uganda’s ban on second hand-clothes A Parliament official privy to the decisions by the Parliament Commission told Daily Monitor that the deal to increase the MPs’ vehicle money by Shs50 million was reached at during a meeting ...
Read More »Resolution Allows President Museveni To Run Again In Age-Limit Change
KAMPALA, Uganda – Officials with Uganda’s ruling party passed a resolution to remove the age limit on the presidency so President Yoweri Museveni can run again.[9] Check also: Opposition MPs Walk Out On Museveni Over Besigye Museveni, now 71, would be ineligible to seek re-election in 2021 because the constitution bars anyone older than 75 to serve. He has been ...
Read More »Kale Kayihura Blames Media For Misrepresenting Police Brutality
The Inspector General of Police Gen.[9] Kale Kayihura told journalists at a press conference held at police headquarters in Naguru on 14 July 2016 that, “the images that were shown on television and social media were selective.[5] Check also: Omalla Suspended Over Election Offenses They did not show the whole incident where crowds threw stones at the police.[10] That is ...
Read More »Uganda’s PM On South Korea, ICC, Homosexuality Law, And Elections
Anders: The New York Times reported that South Korea and Uganda made 10 agreements recently related to defense,[9] health, rural development, and communications technology.[7 Would you please explain the nature of these agreements? Check also: Uganda’s President Sent Kim Jong Un Congratulatory Message H.E. Ruhakana Rugunda: South Korea is a very important country in terms of development. It has now ...
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