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Mbarara airport dream runs into viability headwinds

Mbarara airport dream runs into viability headwinds

public speeches, President Museveni likes using statistics to persuade and sway even sceptics about the economic dividends of accelerated investments in infrastructure. Whether it is railways, roads or hydro-dams, Mr Museveni specifies an expected drop in haulage costs, the internal rate of retu

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Nambooze Expresses Sympathy for Ailing Anita Among, Says Power Has Turned Its Back

Nambooze Expresses Sympathy for Ailing Anita Among, Says Power Has Turned Its Back

Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke has expressed sympathy for former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among amid reports of her deteriorating health, while using the occasion to reflect on what she described as the unpredictable nature of political power.In a

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Man Utd and Leeds set for transfer battle as club issue immediate response to £20m offer

Man Utd and Leeds set for transfer battle as club issue immediate response to £20m offer

Manchester United's hopes of signing one of their midfield targets have been complicated after Leeds reportedly tabled a £20m bidShea Charles.Shea Charles is likely to be on the move this summer with Manchester United and Leeds credited with an interestManchester United are

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Chief Magistrate Basemera: Why I Refused to Grant Lukwago Bail

Chief Magistrate Basemera: Why I Refused to Grant Lukwago Bail

Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when Chief Magistrate Sarah Anne Basemera declined to grant him bail, ruling that the seriousness of the allegations against

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Mukono Authorities Close Four Schools Over Failure to Meet Minimum Standards

Mukono Authorities Close Four Schools Over Failure to Meet Minimum Standards

Education authorities in Nakifuma-Nagalama Town Council have shut down four private schools after inspections revealed severe shortcomings in sanitation, infrastructure and compliance with Ministry of Education and Sports operational requirements.MUKONO — Authorities in Mukono District h

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Tropical Bank pushes former minister Banyenzaki into tight corner over Shs 600m loan

Tropical Bank pushes former minister Banyenzaki into tight corner over Shs 600m loan

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Banyenzaki, a former minister and MP, over a disagreement he has with Tropical Bank regarding a loan facility he took in 2013.Justice Patience Rubagumya said the legal procedure (of originating summons) that Banyenzaki was using to

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Power Thief Nabbed Red Handed on Electricity Pole

Power Thief Nabbed Red Handed on Electricity Pole

suspected electricity vandal is nursing injuries after angry residents of Nawangiri Village in Butayunja Sub-county, Mityana District, caught him allegedly cutting power transmission wires in a late-night operation.The dramatic incident happened on June 21 when vigilant residents reportedl

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Police Arrest Kawempe Man over Possession of Gov’t Stores

Police Arrest Kawempe Man over Possession of Gov’t Stores

Kampala Metropolitan Police has arrested a 36-year-old man in Kawempe Division for unlawful possession of suspected government stores after an intelligence-led operation.The suspect, Prosper Turinawe, a driver with a private security company from Kyebando Central, was picked up on June 21

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Suspect shot dead in Kampala robbery, gun recovered

Suspect shot dead in Kampala robbery, gun recovered

An armed robber was on Tuesday morning shot dead as police foiled a robbery at Ssemwogerere Zone, Nakawa Division in Kampala City.The midnight incident involved officers who were conducting a patrol in the area when three armed men attacked a businessman and his wife who were walking along

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Besigye’s Lawyer Lukwago Denied Bail

Besigye’s Lawyer Lukwago Denied Bail

The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he is influential in society. The Court has also ruled that Lukwago faces a charge that attr

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