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Former leaders to be paid.
Government has finalized all plans to pay the former leaders in appreciation of their service to the country. The State Minister for public service Seezi Mbaguta told parliament that over 11billion shillings will be paid in [...]
Fulfill our obligations and we pay you- KCCA asked.
Pioneer Easy Bus Company is urging Kampala Capital City Authority fulfill all the terms signed in the contracts if it wants the company to begin remitting tax. The Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago early this week came [...]
Amama Mbabazi offers his Salary to teachers.
The Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has offered 50% of his salary to cater for teacher salary increment and asked fellow colleges in parliament to do the same because right now government has no money to increase [...]
Thabo Mbeki in Khartoum for peace talks.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Khartoum to attempt to restart negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan. The African Union’s mediator is due to meet Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir to try to set [...]
Ugandan journalists set for cnn awards.
Four Ugandan journalists are among the 34 finalists in this year’s prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards Competition. They include Nelson Wesonga, Daily Monitor, Edward Echwalu, Freelance for The Observer, Stephen Ssenkaaba, New Vision and Gerald [...]
Man arrested for swallowing $20,000 diamond.
A man suspected of swallowing a $20,000 (£12,600) diamond is being held in custody in Windsor, Canada, until it passes through his system, police say. Richard Matthews allegedly swapped the gem for a fake and ate [...]
Former Luwero Woman MP dragged to court Over Shs222m.
Former Luweero woman Member of Parliament (MP) Rebecca Nalwanga ragged to court by Housing Finance Bank for failing to clear debts amounting to 22million shillings, red pepper has reported. The bank, through AF Mpanga & Co [...]
Man jumps in chute to escape girlfriend.
A man in central Russia has been rescued by emergency workers from a rubbish chute after he jumped into it to hide from his girlfriend. He plunged three floors from the eighth floor of an apartment [...]
URA staff paid well to improve tax collections- Mbabazi.
Teachers in public schools will have to wait for another year to get the salary increment they have demanded. this was revealed by the Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi who told parliament this morning that government does [...]
Ex- Rwandan Prime Minister in Race for East African parliamentary Seat.
Campaigns and lobbying for the country’s nine slots in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) are in earnest ahead of elections on Friday. According to red pepper, the former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Celestin Rwigema, who [...]
Uganda receives sh248b World Bank loan for poverty reduction.
Ugandan economy is likely to take a high jump from a remarkable walkin
Government accused of neglecting nodding disease victims.
Nodding Disease - cause is malnutrition: Lately, while sharing with a
Police launches mobile command vehicles to beef up security.
Just like many other inquires and investigations that are yet to made
Lukwago warned.
mr luyiga welaga nnyo tolowoza nti gwosinga lukwago amateka...wakayiga
Uganda lacks entrepreneurship skills- Museveni.
I told the President, Museveni, earlier on but he shrugged off. Check