South Sudan’s president calls on refugees to return home

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting with displaced people since civil war erupted almost a decade ago. Kiir’s appeal on Wednesday came as the country prepares to hold its first elections since gaining independence in 2011. South Sudan’s elections are…

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Zero scores at A-level increase.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2012 EAT on  Wednesday 8th March 2023. The number of candidates who cannot score one mark in a subject is on the rise at the advanced level, the national examinations body, Uneb, has said. At the Advanced level, Uneb, expects candidates to handle complex tasks that require description, explanation, analysis…

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Katengeeto, Uganda’s forgotten population

By Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2004 EAT on Wednesday 8th March 2023. Just like any other festive season, many people go beyond their usual work shifts to earn that extra income. On December 24, 1992, Levi Otobaiti, now 50, was fishing on Lake Nyansala in Kobwin sub-county, Ngora district, when he extended his fishing nets…

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NSSF inquiry is incomplete without Saleh – Ssemujju.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1923 EAT on Wednesday 8th March 2023. The select committee report into the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is out and has created chatter in parliament. But Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda insists it has glaring omissions, which add to the suspicion that the probe’s MPs soft-shoe shuffled…

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State House Commends Queen Torres for bringing Investment Opportunities to Uganda.

By Aggrey Wagodo & Viola Nabbale Queen Torres yesterday held meeting with Ambassador Abbey Kigozi Walusimbi, Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs on behalf of Vice President Emeritus and Special Envoy on Political Affairs H.E Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi at Kingdom Kampala Towers. The meeting attended by Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture Affairs and Former Member…

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Justice Kakuru dies in Nairobi after losing battle to cancer.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1842 EAT on Tuesday 7th March 2023. Constitutional court justice Kenneth Kakuru is dead. Kakuru breathed his last at Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi, Kenya fter losing the battle to cancer.  “He has just passed away in Nairobi. He’s been too unwell,” said the source. Another source in the judiciary…

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Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya terrorism trial adjourned due to ill health.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1826 EAT on Tuesday 7th March 2023. The pre-trial of MPs Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West) and Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) on terrorism charges has been adjourned to March 27 due to the ill health of the two legislators. Last month on February 13, Masaka High court resident judge, Lawrence…

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Stolen school computers: Police dog tracks down CRE teacher.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1823 EAT on Tuesday 7th March 2023. The director of studies (DoS) of Malera-Kabarwa seed secondary school in Bukedea district Gerald Ampulire has been arrested over the disappearance of 14 computers from the school laboratory on Sunday night.  Ampulire, who also teaches Christian Religious Education (CRE) was arrested after a police dog led…

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