I will be speaker for everybody. Says Anita Among.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1153 EAT on Saturday 26 March 2022. President Museveni handing over the mase to Anita Among following her election as speaker Anita Among Annet, the freshly elected speaker of parliament has pledged to work and serve Ugandans irrespective of political party affiliation. Among made the remarks while delivering her…

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Is the Ukraine war weakening Putin’s position in Russia?

While increasingly isolated, analysts say the Russian leader is unlikely to be removed from power by a mass uprising or coup. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1151 EAT on Friday 25 March 2022. Despite ongoing peace talks, an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine appears nowhere in sight. And as Ukrainian cities are attacked, a…

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Some Prominent Russians Quit Jobs, Refuse To Support War

Updated at 1111 EAT on 25th March 2022. A number of public figures have condemned the invasion of Ukraine and left their posts at state-run institutions and companies, which could signal divisions in Russia’s official ranks over the war. So far there have been no indications that the resignations have reached into Putin’s inner circle….

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Ukraine war: Drought in Somalia worsened by funding gap.

Millions of people are facing severe hunger as a result of the worst drought in 40 years in the Horn of Africa. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1058 EAT on Friday 25 March 2022. Luglow, Somalia – Across the Horn of Africa, millions of people are facing severe hunger as a result of the worst…

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Kazinda’s jail term reduced from 15 to 7 years.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0714 EAT on Friday 25 March 2022. The Court of Appeal has quashed the 15-year jail term handed to the former principal accountant at the Office of Prime Minister Geoffrey Kazinda for illicit enrichment. Instead, the court comprised of justices Fredrick Egonda Ntende, Christopher Madrama and Catherine Bamugemereire today reduced the…

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KCCA Dons in Senegal for 9th Water Forum

By E K Benj @kivumbi Follow us on Twitter Updated at 0632 EAT on Friday 25th March 2022 DAKAR- Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA team led by Executive Director, Ms Dorothy Kisaka are in Dakar, Senegal participating in the 9th Water Forum. Ms Kisaka travelled with National Unity Platform – NUP’s KCCA Speaker, Hon….

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Queen Elizabeth Hopes To Attend Memorial Service For Late Husband Philip

Updated at 1826 EAT on 24th March 2022. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hopes to attend a memorial service next week for her late husband Prince Philip, a palace source said on Thursday, after the 95-year-old monarch cancelled a public appearance earlier this month. The queen’s health has been in focus since she spent a night in…

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