| BOBI WINE NOT IN OUR CUSTODY, SAYS POLICE
"We highly condemn this act of provoking security forces to the extent of attacking the presidential convoy which deserves the right of way," Josephine Angucia West Nile Police spokesperson said, adding that the situation in Arua is now calm and that 34 people have been arrested including Wadri and two journalists... Read more |
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I will not apologise for supporting Wadri — Muntu Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Gen Mugisha Muntu has said he is unapologetic for supporting Kassiano Wadri, one of the 12 candidates standing in the Arua Municipality by-election... Read more |
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| Arua polls: Muntu to face disciplinary action for backing Wadri "Those who have gone to Arua not to support the party but to divide it, when this election is done, will face the party's disciplinary committee. It is annoying, sad and shows disunity." Kaija said, also attributing the party's ongoing problems on people who joined the party without being oriented on FDC's ideology... Read more |
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Local fishmongers cry out as mudfish nears extinction Buhanise Isaaya, a fisherman and a mudfish businessman says the mudfish business is no longer viable because the water levels in swamps have reduced. "Our wetlands no longer have a lot of water. Getting mudfish is now a seasonal activity. During the rainy season when the water levels are high, we can catch more than 1000 mudfish daily but this number reduces to less than 200 in the dry season."... Read more |
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Ex-Brazil FM charged with corruption Mantega, 69, is accused of taking money from construction giant Odebrecht in exchange for helping to advance legislation that favored the company, Judge Sergio Moro wrote. It is the first time Mantega has been charged in the so-called "Operation Car Wash", a vast probe of a pay-to-play relationship between Brazilian companies and politicians ... Read more |
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| | Conflict: 40 children killed in Yemen bus strike Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen, the Red Cross said in a new toll Tuesday. Fifty-six children were also among the 79 people wounded in the Thursday strike on Saada province, a rebel stronghold that borders Saudi Arabia, the International Committee of the Red Cross said... Read more |
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| | Youth, take the World Youth Day challenge The unknown that tomorrow holds for us is not a dark threat we need to overcome, but a favorable time given to us for living out the uniqueness of our personal vocation, and for sharing it with our brothers and sisters and elders. Asking for advice or help when faced with a challenge doesn't in anyway make you a failure but instead it may help you not to fail. Being with others on life's journey is always key, because it helps unlock one's own gifts, inspires dreams and opens new horizons... Read more |
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| Is Uganda's business climate affecting its regional competitiveness? According to the global competitiveness report 2017/18, Uganda's business competitiveness has not been impressive in the last five years. While Rwanda and Kenya have managed to keep their global competitiveness ranking below the 50th and 90th positions respectively since 2012/13, Uganda has persistently ranked above the 100th position. Indeed, more recently Uganda's global competitiveness ranking deteriorated from 113th position in FY 2016/17 to 114th position out of 138 economies in FY 2017/18... Read more |
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| Value Added Tax amendment law is prohibitive The background to this law is understandable and its enactment well intentioned. URA has been grappling with invoice trading by most tax payers to falsify VAT liability and failure by tax payers to remit VAT, both which directly feed into the collections deficit that URA faces almost every quarter. With this measure URA hopes to collect an extra sh80b per annum. However, the implementation of this law places insurmountable burden on the cash flows of the tax payers and on URA's institutional capacity to process the claims for VAT refunds... Read more |
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| | | | Betway, Onduparaka partnership comes to an end "Betway would like to take this opportunity to thank Onduparaka FC for the partnership. The club has grown over the last two years and we are confident that they will continue to be a beacon of excellence for Ugandan soccer," said Betway country manager Adellah Agaba... Read more |
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| | CAF U17 regional qualifiers: Coach Onen positive Uganda is competing in Group B alongside Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan and Kenya while Group A will be comprised of hosts Tanzania, Burundi, Somalia and Sudan. The winner of the tourney will represent the CECAFA region in the finals of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in May next year... Read more |
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