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Double Standards or Fear of the Unknown? Why Does the Speaker Dodge Debate on Lavish Spending?

Double Standards or Fear of the Unknown? Why Does the Speaker Dodge Debate on Lavish Spending?

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, presides over the HouseThe August House Speaker, Rt Hon. Annet Anita Among, seems to be afflicted by a fear of the unknown or a person of double standards, as seen by her persistent suppression of House members from deb

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RICHARD KAY: Harold Wilson, the seducer so hapless that he left his slippers under his lover's bed at Chequers

RICHARD KAY: Harold Wilson, the seducer so hapless that he left his slippers under his lover's bed at Chequers

Until yesterday, the most cunning political mind of his generation had created for ­himself an enigmatic legacy of mystery and election-winning high intellect.Behind the clouds of egalitarian pipe smoke and an earthy ­Yorkshire accent, Harold Wilson mai

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ROAD TO 2026: Ex-MUBS speaker joins eastern youth Mp race

ROAD TO 2026: Ex-MUBS speaker joins eastern youth Mp race

Former Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Speaker, Miriam Apolot has signaled she will be joining the race for eastern youth Mp.Apolot who also once served as gender minister at MUBS hails from Kareu village, Nyakoi parish, Kam

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Shs 1.1bn consultancy bill for UWEC wall shocks MPs

Shs 1.1bn consultancy bill for UWEC wall shocks MPs

UWEC officials appearing before MPsLegislators on the sectoral committee of tourism, trade, and industry were shocked to learn that Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) procured private consultancy services for its perimeter wall fence at Shs 1.163 billion.UWEC sits

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UAE Allows Visa On Arrival For 87 Countries, India Not On List

UAE Allows Visa On Arrival For 87 Countries, India Not On List

UAE Allows Visa On Arrival For 87 Countries, India Not On ListPhoto : iStockAbu Dhabi: Travelling to the United Arab Emirates just got easier for 87 countries. The UAE government has updated its visa exemption policy which allows nationals from 87 countries to

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Kigen Moi: Little Known Gideon Moi’s Son At The Helm Of Multi-billion Power Plant Sosian Energy

Kigen Moi: Little Known Gideon Moi’s Son At The Helm Of Multi-billion Power Plant Sosian Energy

Last month, Energy Minister Davis Chirchir announced that three companies, including Sosian Energy, will generate 105 megawatts of electricity from steam produced by the Menengai geothermal field.Sosian Energy, a local independent power company (IPP), expects to produce 22 megawatts of electricit

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Uganda’s government by loot

Uganda’s government by loot

Why we need to rethink the ethics of our inherited state institutions and the democratic politics that underpin them.THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The revelations of massive

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SOROTI WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS: Adeke Tips Her Voters On How To Beat NRM Cadres At Their Game

SOROTI WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS: Adeke Tips Her Voters On How To Beat NRM Cadres At Their Game

Soroti District Woman MP Anna Adeke Ebaju used the belated Women’s Day celebrations for her area to sarcastically rally her poverty-stricken voters, majority of whom are FDC and generally opposition supporters, on how to take advantage of the ongoing NRM voter register update and new membership

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Corruption in Parliament: When silence makes noise

Corruption in Parliament: When silence makes noise

Parliament, the institution which Speaker Anita Among presides has come under unfavourable light due to alleged corruptionAllegations of high level corruption and plunder by the leadership of Uganda’s Parliament that has emerged following the online #UgandaParliamentExhibition continues

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I paid dowry for all my daughters - Museveni

I paid dowry for all my daughters - Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he refused to accept bride price for her daughters, but instead paid dowry to the families of his in-laws.President Yoweri Museveni and his childrenContrary to tradition in Ankole where the groom’s family has to pay in money or propertie

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