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@allafrica Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:57:44
Kazo Health Centre Iv Enhances Cancer Care With Cervical Screening Machine
[Nile Post] Kazo Health Centre IV in Kazo District has received a cutting-edge colposcopy machine from the Rotary Club of Ibanda, marking a significant step forward in the fight against cervical cancer.
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@allafrica Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:57:46
Jinja City Records Low Turn Up of Eligible Voters During Ongoing National Voters Register Update
[Nile Post] The ongoing nationwide voter register update exercise in Jinja City has been characterised by a low turnout of eligible voters, despite extensive efforts by the Electoral Commission (EC) to mobilize residents.
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:17:26
Committee demands list of UPDF uniforms amid NUP attire controversy
The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on Tuesday directed the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth Oboth, to provide a list of gazetted Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) uniforms and symbols. This will allow the committee to distinguish between official military attire and other clothing. This directive followed a complaint from Betty Nambooze, the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, and other National Unity Platform (NUP) members on the committee. The complaint arose during a meeting with Ministry of Defence officials and senior UPDF leaders to scrutinize the ministry’s budget framework for the next financial year. During the meeting, Nambooze asked the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Samuel Okiding, to explain why NUP supporters wearing […]
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@allafrica Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:54:55
Police Probe Alleged Bribery in Certificate of Good Conduct Process
[Nile Post] The Directorate of Interpol and International Relations (DIIR) has launched an internal investigation following allegations of corruption in the issuance of Certificates of Good Conduct.
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@allafrica Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:51:59
Ibanda RDC Embarks On Parish Barazas to Drive Development, Security
[Nile Post] The Ibanda Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Godfrey Mbetegyereize, has launched an initiative aimed at addressing grassroots challenges through parish barazas.
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:27
Ancelotti still hoping Real can claim top-eight finish in Champions League
By Reuters Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday he still believes his side have a chance to secure a top-eight finish in the 36-team Champions League table despite languishing in 20th place in the standings with only two games left. Off the back of a fabulous campaign last season when they won record-extending titles in LaLiga and the Champions League, Real had a slow start to the defence of their European crown, losing three of their first five matches. After a 3-2 win at Atalanta, they are four points off the top eight but Ancelotti reckons they can avoid a playoff and reach the last 16 directly if they win their last two games on Wednesday at home […]
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:19
Ghana president taps retired army officer as envoy to junta-led Sahel states
By Reuters Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday appointed a former national security chief as envoy to a new alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signaling his administration’s intention to mend ties with the three military-led nations. Juntas seized control in a series of coups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger between 2020 and 2023 and severed military and diplomatic ties with regional allies and Western powers. Diplomatic relations between Ghana and Burkina Faso broke down in 2022 after former president, Nana Akufo-Addo, alleged it had hired Russian Wagner mercenaries, saying their presence on Ghana’s northern border was distressing. Mahama, 66, won the Dec. 7 presidential election by a wide margin to stage a political comeback in […]
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:20:05
New judge takes over Katanga murder case as widow seeks bail
Molly Katanga, the widow of slain businessman Henry Katanga, made her third attempt to secure bail on Tuesday as a new judge, Comfort Kania, took over the high-profile murder case. The case resumed on Tuesday with Deputy Registrar Festo Nsenga informing the parties that Judge Kania had replaced the previous judge, Isaac Muwata, due to illness. Molly Katanga, along with her two daughters, Martha Nkwanzi and Patricia Kakwanza, Charles Otai (a medic), and George Amanyire (a shamba boy at the Katanga residence), are accused of murdering Henry Katanga on November 3, 2023. By the time the case was adjourned on December 5, 2024, ten prosecution witnesses had already testified. The defense lawyers, led by Jet Tumwebaze and Elison Karuhanga, filed […]
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:46:28
Minister Balaam seeks release of jailed street vendors
The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahare on Tuesday pledged to ask President Museveni to reconsider pardoning the 60,000 youth jailed for street vending across the country. He stated that because the President listened to him and released National Unity Platform (NUP) members who faced serious charges, he would propose pardoning the street vendors, whose offenses are less severe than those of the released NUP members. “My focus is now on fighting for the release of hawkers who are in all prisons across the country because they never killed anybody, their crime was to sell things on the street,” he said. He also noted the need for the government to introduce a policy where individuals released […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:48:46
Thugs attack police officer, steal gun
Police in Rukungiri District are investigating an incident where unknown assailants attacked a police officer and made off with his firearm, including 30 rounds of ammunition. The officer, identified as PC Adriko Bernard of the Field Force Unit (FFU) at Rukungiri Police Station, was reportedly on guard duty at the Kabale University Rukungiri branch when […] The post Thugs attack police officer, steal gun first appeared on Matooke Republic.
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@allafrica Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:11:10
Tensions Rise in Mbarara City Over Accountability Concerns
[Nile Post] Mbarara City Council is engulfed in tension as councillors demand answers from outgoing city clerk Assy Abireebe Tumwesigire regarding unresolved governance and financial issues.
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@allafrica Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:09:45
Boda Boda Launch Nationwide App to Connect Travellers and Riders
[Nile Post] The launch event is taking place at the Kampala Serena Hotel under the theme, "Empowering Boda Boda Riders for Growth," and is part of the broader National Boda Boda Stage Development initiative.
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:33:03
Congo’s M23 rebels seize eastern town of Minova
By Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a rebel spokesperson and the provincial governor said on Tuesday. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a renewed insurgency in the Central African country’s east since 2022. Congo and the United Nations accuse neighbouring Rwanda of backing the group with its own troops and weapons. Rwanda denies this. “Minova is in our hands,” said Corneille Nangaa, leader of the anti-government Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes M23. The fall of the town could put the key eastern city of Goma, around 40 km away, in the rebels’ sights. The town’s capture was confirmed by provincial […]
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@kfm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:13:53
Besigye, Mukaaku case pushed to February
The hearing in the inciting violence case against veteran politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and activist Samuel Lubega Mukaaku has been postponed to February 11, 2025. This adjournment allows the prosecution to present its final witness. It follows the defense team’s cross-examination of Detective Sergeant Oryema Steven, the scene-of-crime officer, led by Erias Lukwago. The prosecution, led by Ivan Kyazze and Allan Mucunguzi, requested the adjournment to summon this last witness. Dr. Besigye appeared at Buganda Road Magistrates Court under heavy security to face charges of inciting violence during the June 2022 Kampala protests against high commodity prices. He was remanded again after Tuesday’s hearing. The prosecution alleges that Besigye and Mukaaku used a loudspeaker to urge people to overthrow the […]
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