Public debt soars as Uganda seeks to borrow shs. 9.7 trillion.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0948 EAT on Thursday 18th May 2022. Government is set to borrow Shs 9.7 trillion in a bid to finance its Shs 47 trillion 2022/2023 financial year budget, the National Budget Framework Paper indicates. Under the theme ‘Full monetization of the economy through commercial agriculture, industrialization, market access and…

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Kakwenza narrates escape to exile.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0927 EAT on Thursday 18th May 2022. Exiled government critic and author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija caught the nation by surprise when he fled to exile on February 9. It sparked debate and speculation about the mystery surrounding his last hours in Uganda. However, Kakwenza has broken the silence and narrated…

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Liverpool beat southampton to take title race to final day.

Soccer Liverpool beat Southampton to take title race to final day Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Southampton’s English goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (R) misses to stop the goal shot by Liverpool’s Japanese midfielder Takumi Minamino (unseen) during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England on May…

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I’ll refund Mps protesting Oulanyah trust Fund-speaker Among

Updated at 0711 EAT on Tuesday, May 18 May 2022 Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among By Kafeero Twaha The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has vowed to refund all MPs who have reportedly protested deductions made from their salaries by Parliament towards her late predecessor, Jacob Oulanyah’s education trust fund. In her communication made as she…

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UPDF to withdraw from DR Congo in two weeks – Muhoozi

Updated at 0616 on Wednesday, May 18th 2022 By Kafeero Twaha The joint operation was reportedly scheduled to run for about six months. Uganda will pull troops from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in two weeks, UPDF Commander of Land Forces, Lt. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in November…

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Otafiire: Pentecostal churches keeping the faithful poorer

Updated at 0554 EAT on Wednesday May 17, 2022 Internal Affairs minister, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire (centre) welcomed to address the public during the thanksgiving ceremony of Mr Don Tumusiime, a leader of Bushenyi Town Temple Pentecostal Church, on Saturday. Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire – Courtesy photo The minister for Internal Affairs, Maj…

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Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, Prime Minister tells crisis-hit nation

HICGI News Agency – Updated at 0829 EAT on Tuesday 17th May 2022 Anti-government protesters outside police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 16. Colombo, Sri LankaSri Lanka’s new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told citizens not to…

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