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The Sanyu FM breakfast club journey with Patrick Salvado, one of Uganda's greatest entertainers has come to the end of the road. Salvado has always been a true friend and companion of the Ruparelia family as such, it is hardly surprising that upon invitation by Rajiv Ruparelia he wasted no time in jumping in to [...]
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Over 8000 Congolese nationals fleeing fresh fighting between suspected members of the M23 Movement rebels and the Congolese government forces in North Kivu province have crossed to Kisoro district in Uganda. According to the residents, heavy fighting erupted in the hills of Runyonyi and Tchanzu in the Virunga mountain ranges, about four kilometres to the [...]
National Water and Sewerage Corporation-NWSC is seeking an additional Euro 45 million to complete the establishment of water distribution lines connecting to the water reservoirs of Katosi Water Project. The government constructed the Katosi water project in Mukono district worth Euro 81.9 million with reservoirs on Nsumba and Sonde hills as well as booster pumps [...]
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Government has been urged to fast track implementation of the climate change and disaster management legislations to mitigate disasters arising from climate change. The call has been made during a workshop on Climate Smart Legislation and Disaster Preparedness in Uganda organized by Uganda Red Cross in conjunction with the Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction. [...]
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A key suspect in the murders that occurred in the Masaka sub-region has gone missing. About 15 suspects including two MPs Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya for Makindye West and Kawempe North respectively, were arrested in relation to the killing of 26 people in the districts of Lwengo and Masaka. The suspects are waiting to [...]
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There was chaos at Wakiso Town council offices when councillors attempted to evict the Town Clerk, Livingstone Kasibante for alleged failure to implement lawful council decisions. During a council sitting yesterday the councillors turned violent, saying that ever since they were sworn in, they have never received the instrument of power to execute their mandate. [...]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the government has no workable solution as yet for Ugandans stuck in Ukraine. The number of Ugandans stuck in Ukraine remains unknown. In a statement dated February 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is "closely following the evolving situation in Ukraine and specifically the conditions of Ugandan [...]
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More than 6000 Congolese nationals have so far crossed into Uganda since Uganda People's Defence Forces-UPDF and the Congolese army launched an offensive against the rebel Allied Democratic Forces. Hedwig Arinitwe, the acting commandant of Bubukwanga refugee transit centre in Bundibugyo district says the asylum seekers are from North Kivu in the DRC. The asylum [...]
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Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA made over 1 billion shillings worth of irregular payments in the year ending June 2021. According to the Auditor General's report, KCCA spent more than 1.3 billion Shillings in overpayments and other irregular payments on different construction projects mostly roads funded under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project II (KIIDP II). [...]
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Accounting officers in Central and Local Governments face sanctions for failure to utilize funds earmarked for staff recruitment. The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance Ramathan Ggoobi, says that he has continuously observed that funds earmarked for staff recruitment are returned to the consolidated fund at end of the financial year resulting from delayed staff [...]
