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THE Secretary General of the NRM party, Amama Mbabazi, has warned warring Nakaseke district leaders to stop fighting because 'they are undermining the party's popularity in the area'.
THE Chairperson of the Buganda caucus, Rosemary Namayanja, defended Buganda MPs' absence during the Thursday Parliamentary debate on the Land Bill arguing that the majority were in Arusha for the 10 years' celebrations of the East African Community.
THE MTN Marathon organising committee maintains that Sunday's athletics competition will be scandal-free.
EXPRESS FC return for their domestic league assignment against Firemasters with clear intentions of assuming new status as table leaders. The Red Eagles' ambitions though could suffer a set-back against the unpredictable league debutants if their treasured attack fire blanks as was the case in their previous outing against Hoima.
A total of 34 rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have surrendered to the UPDF intelligence squad in Faradje in eastern Congo Nzara, according to military sources.
Global opposition is growing to the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" recently proposed in Uganda, which would introduce the death penalty for homosexual activity.
THE Cabinet yesterday held a special meeting in which it was briefed about progress on the Land Amendment Bill and the probe into the 2007 Commonwealth summit expenditure.
The growth of cellphone use, particularly in the developing world, is providing health experts with a new channel of communication to provide family planning information.
Nine former rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) last week surrendered to the Congolese army, bringing the total number of defectors in the last five months to 51.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni told cultural leaders on Wednesday that a Bill that will regulate relations between them and the central government has been approved by cabinet.
A group of academicians from Makerere University and University of Bergen, Norway have added their voice, based on scientific evidence, to the already known fact that tap water in Kampala is unsafe for drinking and predisposes the population to the risk of cancer and other water borne diseases.
EVEN with uncertainty surrounding their participation owing to financial constraints, Uganda Cranes have been drawn against Taifa Stars of Tanzania in the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup.
Scientists must be paid better salaries if they are to be retained to work and develop Africa, President Museveni has said.
Luweero District authorities have interdicted the head teacher of Nakigoza Primary School, Mr Fred Balabye, for allegedly stripping five female pupils in the guise of checking them for stolen items and financial mismanagement.
Prince John Barigye yesterday added his voice to the growing demands for the return of the Ankole kingdom and said those opposed to the institution need not belong.
The proposed amendments to the Land Act have divided MPs from Buganda region, forcing many to stay away from Parliament where the matter is currently being debated.
Buoyed by returning off-shore investors especially in the oil sector, increased remittances from Ugandans working abroad, and inflows from exports, the shilling has appreciated 25% against the dollar over a six months ending October 31.
Parliament is in a tag-of war with the Foreign Affairs Ministry over Shs 17 billion the ministry needs to build a market for Uganda traders in Juba, Southern Sudan.
MTN has set a precident in acquiring quick money from Uganda's financial market. It is the first to raise money through a syndicated loan in the country's history. Will other corporations also follow?
Two months after the ministry of Health recommended a ban on production, sell, and consumption of alcohol packed in sachets allegedly because it had killed 18 people, the measure remains controversial in parliament, Cabinet, and the public. The Independent talked to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Manager for Quality Assurance Patrick Ssekitoleko.
On October 16th 2009, University of Oxford's Prof. Paul Collier gave a talk at Serena Conference Centre in Kampala on the prospects of an oil windfall for Uganda. Below we produce a slightly edited version of his speech.
Tullow Oil Plc, the U.K. explorer with the most licences in Africa has appointed Standard Chartered Plc to sell up to half its stakes in two Ugandan oil fields, the Sunday Times of London has reported.
The Italian company, Eni SpA (E) is looking at a large amount of Tullow Oil confidential data as part of its due diligence process for buying a stake in Uganda's oil ventures.
On Sunday, November 15, I went to Katwe to address Makindye West MP Hajji Hussein Kyanjo's consultative rally.
HIV-positive women in western Uganda want fewer children than women not living with the virus, but often do not have access to family planning services, a new study reveals.
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