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Hundreds of protesters have seized a farm owned by the family of former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in another day of fierce opposition protests. A BBC journalist on the scene saw the intruders steal sheep, with one man saying he sold it for $23 (£19). There were no police to be seen and some of the looters carried machetes. Others ...

Senior NTV News Reporter, Sudhir Byaruhanga, has said the president should stop disrupting their businesses. He says he doesn’t see the need of the president speaking to the nation every week on the same matters. According to him, in such times of economic crisis, private media needs to make their money but this can’t be done when the president is ...

The public has called on events organizers to stage for the president a show. Apparently, it looks like he has a lot to say on a weekly basis. In a space of two weeks, the President on Friday will be making his third address to the nation. This particular time, reportedly he is going to talk about developmental issues of ...

 A number of headteachers have spoken out saying parents should prepare for an increment in fees next term. Hajjat Zaujja Ndifuna, a head teacher of Mbogo High School, said increasing school fees for next term is inevitable. “The option of increasing school fees next term is inevitable. The economic crisis is biting all sectors in the country, including the education ...

Jinja residents spent most of yesterday in running battles with security personnel over the fuel protests and against rising cost of living. Roads were blocked using logs and burning tyres in the city as they demanded to intervene. They wanted the government to bring down the prices of fuel and other basic commodities. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces and police ...