The Electoral Commission (EC) has stopped the process of organising Uganda’s Local Council (LC1) and 2 elections until they get full funding. check also: Children Sacrificed To Bring Luck In Elections The chairman of the commission Badru Kiggundu while meeting members on Parliament’s Legal Committee today, said that the commission has decided to halt the exercise due to lack of funds. Kiggundu ...
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Uganda’s Mutai finishes 8th in RIO as Kiprotich fails to defend marathon medal in Olympics ending Uganda’s hope of obtaining a medal in this year’s olympics Check also: Kenya Is The Leading African Country In Rio Olympics Medal Standings So Far Uganda’s Solomon Mutai and Stephen Kiprotich finished 8th and 14th respectively in the men’s 42km marathon as Kenya’s Eliud ...
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The Uganda Army (UPDF) has ordered shops, bars and other businesses out of all barracks in the country in a bid to curb growing incidents of shooting where many people have been killed by drunken soldiers. Check also: Uganda To Set Up Mental Health Facility For Soldiers The directive was issued by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Katumba ...
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Suspected S.Sudan rebel group operating near the border is demanding ($890) ransom in order to release six Ugandan traders they are holding, security officials have said. Check also: South Sudan Rebel leader Machar flees the country Leaders in Lamwo District, at the northern border, reported that eight Ugandan timber dealers were abducted while cutting trees in Lubone, S.Sudan on Sunday. ...
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More than 30 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a massacre blamed by the government of Ugandan Islamist rebels attempting to provoke an insurrection. Check also: DRC and Uganda to share military information to fight Rebels Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed 22 men and 14 women late Saturday on the outskirts of ...
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