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Nine former fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army who recently escaped from captivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have returned to Gulu, northern Uganda.
Debate on the Land (Amendment) Bill 2008 continued yesterday as it became apparent that the wedge between those for and against had deepened.
A medical doctor in Wakiso District, who attempted to tap into the mystical powers of a witchdoctor to resolve a personal problem has suffered a loss of Shs7 million which the witchdoctor allegedly conned of him.
Police in Masaka District have halted the eviction of more than 200 families from land owned by an Indian businessman.
Irate residents of Natteta Village in Nazigo Sub-county, Kayunga District yesterday beheaded a resident they suspected to have stolen a chicken.
The hearing of an appeal by the former Director of Economic Affairs in the Internal Security Organisation, Mr Teddy Seezi Cheeye who was convicted on charges of corruption failed to take off today morning after the judges did not show up.
Women are the most affected by the effects of climate change, the latest United Nations Population report has revealed.
Fourteen people, including a journalist, were yesterday committed to the High Court for trial on treason charges.
A dozen cultural institutions yesterday rallied behind the government's push for speedy implementation of the regional tier of governance and also made a case for monarchies in Ankole and Bugisu.
Regional governments will have no power to tax Kenyans under the proposed Constitution.
ANITHA Kihiyo, a primary school teacher at Kigurunyembe in Morogoro Region, says national curriculum set by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training for its primary and secondary schools, do not create or construct knowledge for the students.
IT was an emotional reception for Same East lawmaker, Anne Kilango Malecela, as she arrived for the first time since the tragedy struck the mountainous ward of Mamba Myamba last Friday.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia was not only a criminal activity, but it was, first of all, a very successful business, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office there told the Security Council today.
Angola's Emma for the third time is up for eviction and with just two weeks left to the grand prize of US $200,000. She is up against the boring Nigerian Geraldine which should give her a very big chance to survive again. Isn't it ironic that Nigeria still has all their three housemates in the last seven housemates standing?
A new programme to help curb disparities in drug shop operations, especially in rural areas has been launched. The ministry of Health and the National Drug Authority last week launched the ADS (Accredited Drug Shop) logo, which will be used to help clients access the right medication.
Uganda Health Marketing Group's (UHMG) new "One Love" campaign that tells people to "Get off the Sexual Network" is quite provocative. Who has ever thought that they are part of a network, not a telecom one but a sexual one? I bet you, not that many of us. As we go about sleeping with this one and the other one, we never imagine that they are sleeping with another person who is sleeping with yet ...
The decision by Mbarara Grade II Magistrate, Moses Ndifuna, to accept a bribe of Shs 200,000 in order to reverse an order imposed by health inspectors was despicable.
I write in response to a story that ran in The Observer on November 9, 2009 under the heading 'President's man under fire over boda boda'. The writer distorted the facts which I would now like to correct.
The Observer on October 22, 2009 carried a lead story with a screaming headline: "Banyankore generals are UPDF's best, says Aronda."
History has long debated at what point a military campaign can really constitute a war victory.
The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) and Judiciary should shoulder the blame for Tanzania's sharp drop in the global corruption rankings, politicians and activists said yesterday.
Dar es Salaam's golfers yesterday put in fabulous displays to lead in the 18-hole event in both men and women's categories.
Former director of personnel and administration of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Amatus Liyumba did not have powers to authorize payment of its project, the court was told yesterday.
Veteran Rashid Matumla will have a date against Joseph Marwa on December 25 at Uhuru Stadium in a non-title bout, according to the promoter, Ramadhani Uhadi.
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda.
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