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Kasaija forced to withdraw 2021/2022 budget statement over inconsistency

Noelyn Nassuuna | April 19, 2021

By Damali Mukhaye Finance minister Matia Kasaija has been forced by the MPs sitting on the budget committee to withdraw the 2021/2022 budget statement over inconsistencies in the figures. Kasaija alongside other senior ministry officials and National Planning Authority were appearing before parliament’s Budget Committee to defend the Shs41.3trillion budget […]

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China to announce name of its first Mars rover

Noelyn Nassuuna | April 19, 2021

By Xinhua China will announce the name of its first Mars rover on the Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Nanjing, capital city of east China’s Jiangsu Province, will host the main events marking this year’s Space Day of […]

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Ugandan soldiers in Somalia awarded

Noelyn Nassuuna | April 19, 2021

By Ivan Ssenabulya The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has awarded medals and certificates to Ugandan soldiers for their outstanding contribution in peace buildings. Soldiers, from Battle Group 29, were awarded at a ceremony presided over by the AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, also attended by the […]

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Covid lockdown decreased crime rate by 8.9% in 2020-police crime report

Noelyn Nassuuna | April 19, 2021

By Juliet Nalwooga The Annual Crime Report 2020 has revealed that crime cases decreased by 8.9 percent compared to the cases reported in 2019. While launching report at the police headquarters in Naguru, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martins Okoth Ochola said the crime cases decreased from 215,224 in […]

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Buganda youth leaders deny plans to stage strike

Noelyn Nassuuna | April 19, 2021

By Ivan Ssenabulya Buganda Youth Council have distanced themselves from social media reports making rounds that they are planning to stage a strike. Reports claim that the youth in Buganda are mobilising their fellows to march to Buganda kingdom headquarters, Bulange Mengo and protest against the health status of their […]