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Climate Change Linked to Increasing Domestic Violence In Homes

Climate Change Linked to Increasing Domestic Violence In Homes

Gender based violence is increasingly being linked to the effects of climate change.Ann Nassamula, a Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP), says that climate change is not only an environmental challenge but also a social issue that affects famil

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Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

FILE NUP supporters being arrested in MbararaI have long seen media houses and individuals reporting that someone “has been arrested,” while others report that “s/he has been abducted.”I always wondered whether the two terms were synonymous, but I was troubled by how close I

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HUGE SCANDAL! Newplan Boss Omulen Cited In Fake Money Racket As 11 Are Caged Over Sh11bn ‘Industrial Park’ Land Scam

HUGE SCANDAL! Newplan Boss Omulen Cited In Fake Money Racket As 11 Are Caged Over Sh11bn ‘Industrial Park’ Land Scam

sensational fraud case involving billions of shillings, allegations of counterfeit currency and a prominent Ugandan businessman has exploded in court after consultancy firm Newplan boss Omulen Levy Lawrence was cited in a purported fake money racket during proceedings that saw eleven suspects rem

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IGG Pushes New Asset Recovery Rules as Anita Among Probe Winds Up

IGG Pushes New Asset Recovery Rules as Anita Among Probe Winds Up

IGG Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze speaking at the event in Kampala on TuesdayKAMPALA: As investigators move closer to concluding high-profile corruption investigations involving former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, Inspector General of Government Aisha Batala Nalule has called for

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UCC Warns Musicians Against Misusing Concert Stages

UCC Warns Musicians Against Misusing Concert Stages

The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Thembo Nyombi, has warned musicians and event organizers against using concert stages to settle personal scores, saying the practice violates Uganda’s entertainment laws and threatens public safety.Nyombi said performa

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Busoga Master Plan Seeks to Replace Sugarcane Dependence with Cocoa, Coffee and Palm Oil

Busoga Master Plan Seeks to Replace Sugarcane Dependence with Cocoa, Coffee and Palm Oil

Government is in the final stages of developing a transformative strategic development plan for the Busoga sub-region, with a focus on science, productivity, and long-term socio-economic recovery.The proposed Busoga Master Plan, which is currently undergoing extensive consultations, is bei

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Anti-Corruption Court Resumes UGX3.4 Billion Buyaka Compensation Case

Anti-Corruption Court Resumes UGX3.4 Billion Buyaka Compensation Case

The Anti-Corruption Division resumed hearing the corruption case involving former Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali, and her co-accused. Ssali and five co-accused were charged with the alleged fraudulent payment of 3.4 billion shillings meant for compensation of Buyaka Growers Cooperative Soci

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PPP Calls for United Opposition Front Led by NUP Amid Rising Political Tensions

PPP Calls for United Opposition Front Led by NUP Amid Rising Political Tensions

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has urged the National Unity Platform (NUP) to spearhead a united opposition front, citing increasing political pressure and recent high-profile arrests as signs of deepening tension in Uganda’s political landscape.KAMPALA — The People’s Progres

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Stanbic Bank ordered to compensate worker it dismissed after suspicious cash withdrawal

Stanbic Bank ordered to compensate worker it dismissed after suspicious cash withdrawal

Elizabeth Nyasuna, who worked as Team Leader at Stanbic Bank’s Entebbe branch, has been awarded Shs 40 million by the court after the bank unlawfully dismissed her over a suspicious Shs 75 million cash withdrawal in 2012.Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana of the Industrial Court said Stanbic

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Don’t Gamble With Lukwago’s Life!” Lawyers Battle For Bail As Court Defers Hearing

Don’t Gamble With Lukwago’s Life!” Lawyers Battle For Bail As Court Defers Hearing

Lawyer and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been remanded to Luzira (Murchison Bay) Prison after appearing before court on charges of misprision of treason.His lawyers were led by Medard Ssegona Lubega. The others include Proscovia Kinihira, Samuel Muyizzi, Muhammed Nsereko, Mat

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