• AMAMA MBABAZI APPOINTED FOR NEW INTERNATIONAL ROLE.

    AMAMA MBABAZI APPOINTED FOR NEW INTERNATIONAL ROLE.0

    Uganda’s ex-Prime Minister, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi has been appointed to lead a newly set foundation, The African Global Security Foundation. The African Global Security Foundation is a continental security Think tank tasked with disseminating information and views about Africa’s security plight. The Founding member states include: Congo Brazzaville, DRC, Togo, Senegal and Uganda. “International

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  • 18 MONTHS JAIL TERM FOR LAWYER HASSAN MALE MABIRIZI.

    18 MONTHS JAIL TERM FOR LAWYER HASSAN MALE MABIRIZI.0

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    • February 17, 2022

    The Civil Division Court has found Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi guilty for contempt of court, for the second time. On the 21 of January 2022, the court cautioned Mabirizi to stop attacking judicial officers a behavior according to State Attorney Patricia Mutesi – continued on the lawyer’s social media platforms against especially presiding judge, Justice

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  • GHANAIAN NATIONAL I.D RECEIVES E-PASSPORT STATUS.

    GHANAIAN NATIONAL I.D RECEIVES E-PASSPORT STATUS.0

    Ghana’s national ID has received E passport status in 44,000 airports, as approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization. The Ghanaian national ID was approved for all the 197 ICAO (international Civil Aviation Organization)  compliant countries and 44,000 airports. With the approval stamped, the usage of these National Identifications as E Passport will however start

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  • GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT PREPARATION BY JOURNALISTS COVERING MORE PWDS STORIES AHEAD OF SUMMIT.

    GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT PREPARATION BY JOURNALISTS COVERING MORE PWDS STORIES AHEAD OF SUMMIT.0

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    • February 14, 2022

    During a half day training for journalists held at Uganda Media Women’s association offices on Friday, journalists were encouraged to prioritize stories on PWDs ahead of GDS(Global Disability Summit). David Nanyonzi -National Union of Disabled Persons(NUDIPU), Oscar Waluko Wako-Executive Director East Africa Center for Disability(CDLP), together with Margaret Ssentamu -the Executive Director of Uganda Women’s

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  • TWITTER SUSPENDS KAKWENZA’S ACCOUNT.

    TWITTER SUSPENDS KAKWENZA’S ACCOUNT.0

    Today if one were to find @KakwenzaRukira on twitter, they would be led to a notification that reads; ‘account suspended’. Twitter explains that it suspends accounts that violate the twitter rules. On Friday night, Kakwenza continued to use foul language to address the Magistrate that denied him his travel passport. “Violence, harassment, and other similar

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  • REBRAND OF POPULARLY KNOWN NAME “TURKEY” AS TÜRKIYE.

    REBRAND OF POPULARLY KNOWN NAME “TURKEY” AS TÜRKIYE.0

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    • February 14, 2022

    The Republic of Turkey has rebranded its nationally known name from Turkey to Türkiye. “It represents and expresses the culture, civilization and values of the Turkish nation in the way”- The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan .   COURTESY PHOTO

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  • AL-SHABAB SUICIDE BOMB IN SOMALIA TARGETS DELEGATES.

    AL-SHABAB SUICIDE BOMB IN SOMALIA TARGETS DELEGATES.1

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    • February 12, 2022

    On Thursday morning, the Somali capital Mogadishu was in terror after a suicide bomber blasted themselves leaving 6 dead and many others wounded. The suicide bomber is said to have been targeting a minibus carrying delegates in Somalia’s parliamentary election. The bomb blast which happened at a busy junction as the vehicle was passing, harmed

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  • KAKWENZA IN EXILE – ERON KIIZA, LAWYER.

    KAKWENZA IN EXILE – ERON KIIZA, LAWYER.0

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    • February 12, 2022

    The “Greedy Barbarian” satirical novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, fled the country on Wednesday-Eron Kiiza reported. Without a passport, the PEN PINTER writer is said to have arrived to an unknown European country leaving many puzzled, how?! Kakwenza on receiving bail had his passport retained by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court as a condition for receiving

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  • UNEB SETS DATE FOR EXAMS.

    UNEB SETS DATE FOR EXAMS.0

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    • February 11, 2022

    Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the normal UNEB academic calendar was altered during the 2021 exams which happened in February unlike the previous seasons when exams where known to happen around October for both S.4 and S.6 candidates. The UNEB Executive Director -Daniel Odongo released the 2022 examinations timelines at Uganda Media Center yesterday. P.7(PLE)-

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