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Updated: 25 Sep, 20:0320:03

• Residents Protest Release of Murder Suspects

  25 Sep 2017, 18:55 68 Views

  Lameck Kigozi, the Greater Masaka Region Police spokesperson, says the suspects were given police bond while investigations are ongoing. He explains that there was no need to continue keeping the suspects, since there was nothing linking them directly to the murder.

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• Anti-Age Limit MPs Vow to Paralyze Parliament

  25 Sep 2017, 18:18 106 Views

  Medard Lubega Ssegona, the Busiro East MP, said there will be no business in the house should police arrest any of them.

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• Police Block Pro Age Limit Procession In Nakasongola

  25 Sep 2017, 17:51 132 Views

  Komuhangi says that they wanted to show the country that Nakasongola is behind the proposed scrapping of the presidential age limit, saying it is unnecessary.

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• Angry Residents Storm State Attorney's Office Over Release of Murder Suspects

  25 Sep 2017, 17:17 143 Views

  Gloria Inzikuru, the Kabale Resident State Attorney says the suspects were released on police bond since there was no evidence backing the charges against them.

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• Museveni Visits Scene of Entebbe Killings

  25 Sep 2017, 17:07 174 Views

  The president today visited some of the crime scenes and met the relatives of some of the victims and residents. He assured the locals that security will be reviewed and the situation arrested.

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• Muntu Suspends Campaigns Over Presidential Age Limit Debate Top story

  25 Sep 2017, 16:16 211 Views

  Muntu says he has suspended his planned campaigns until Thursday this week to mobilise masses against the proposed scrapping of the presidential age limit and coordinate activities aimed at stopping the move.

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• Daily Parking Fees Abolished Top story

  25 Sep 2017, 16:06 183 Views

  Local government minister Tom Butime made the announcement during a press conference at the Uganda media center in Kampala this afternoon. He explained that instead of the daily levy, cabinet has endorsed the monthly payment of parking fees in order to ease accountability.

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• De Silva Stops Nakiyemba In Ethiopia Open Semis

  25 Sep 2017, 15:53 78 Views

  Ugandas Aisha Nakiyemba reached the semi final stage at the 2017 Ethiopia Badminton Open International Championship that climaxed on Sunday in Addis Ababa.

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• Age Limit: Sixth Motion Filed with Speaker

  25 Sep 2017, 15:39 170 Views

  In what appears to be a well-crafted move by MPs to overwhelm the speakers office and possibly block a plot by their counterparts in the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party, to lift the presidential age limit, the legislators have since piled six motions before the speaker within a space of one week.

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• Fighting Pornography an Uphill Task – Nsaba Buturo

  25 Sep 2017, 15:15 150 Views

  Dr Nsaba Buturo cautioned the newly constituted Pornography Control Committee against half-hearted responses from government agencies that should ideally be supporting its work adding that its work may also be blocked by leaders who publicly favour and support pornography.

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• Civil Societies Demand Unconditional Release of Development Worker

  25 Sep 2017, 13:14 191 Views

  Ambrose Ocen Kibuka, another activist, says when they visited Otim at Lira Central Police station he complained of torture.

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• Ugandan Diaspora to Fund Age Limit Resistance Campaign

  25 Sep 2017, 13:14 260 Views

  The campaign was announced at a conference held this morning at the Boston Marriot in Newton, Massachusetts. The conference was attended by Ugandans from across the United States of America, who came together to purposely discuss the proposed constitutional amendment.

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• Self-Confessed Criminal Dies in Luzira Prison

  25 Sep 2017, 11:44 304 Views

  A self-confessed criminal from Lira town, Joseph Omoo alias Ajep, has died inside Luzira Prisons. Tobias Ebong Ocha, the North Kyoga Regional Prison Commander says Ajep died from Luzira Prisons Sick Bay over the weekend where he was admitted for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis TB.

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• Mbale Municipal Support Staff Strike

  25 Sep 2017, 11:27 178 Views

  James Kutosi, Mbale Municipal Public Relations Officer, says the technical staff have already made recommendations to the executive committee on the matter, noting that the situation is bad.

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• Police Kill Two in Gunfire Exchange

  25 Sep 2017, 10:47 253 Views

  According to Suwedi, the duo was killed in a gunfire exchange with Police patrol at around 2am on Sunday morning in Sisye cell in Namatala ward in Mbales Industrial Division.

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• Former IGP Condemns Move to Scrap Presidential Age Limit Top story

  25 Sep 2017, 07:42 503 Views

  In his statement issued this morning, Odwe says the decision by some NRM leaning members of parliament and 23 ministers to scrap the presidential age limit isnt only disturbing but shallow minded.

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• Four Suspected Robbers Arrested in Lira

  25 Sep 2017, 07:02 227 Views

  David Ongom Mudong, the North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson identifies the suspects as Kenneth Omara, who claims to be a supervisor with Saracen Security Group, Dick Ojalla, Benson Omara and Daniel Angura.

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• Balojja Concedes Defeat in Kyotera LC V Election

  24 Sep 2017, 11:27 337 Views

  Mary Babirye Kabanda, the Masaka District Woman MP led and financed the DP campaigns in Kyotera, says Nakasiryes victory has energized the party.

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• Police 'Profiling' Felony Suspects

  24 Sep 2017, 10:40 354 Views

  Police Spokesperson, Asan Kasingye, says the decision whether to collect the bio data of a suspect or not to is totally at the discretion of the Investigating officer.

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• Experts Warn on Hydropower Dam Construction Due to Skills Gap

  24 Sep 2017, 09:35 305 Views

  Mutikanga says Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited is looking on countries with more developed capacity in hydropower to train young Ugandan professionals to take jobs in news dams.

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