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𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 270 AFTERNOON EDITION 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 17, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  Minister Lugoloobi remanded to Luzira Prison over Karamoja iron sheets 📌The Anti-corruption Court has remanded the junior Finance Minister, Amos Lugoloobi, to Luzira Prison after he pleaded not guilty to two counts of dealing with suspect property contrary to Section 21(a) of the Anti-Corruption Act. Minister Lugoloobi was arrested on Friday and detained at Kiira Road CPS after the Directorate of Public Prosecution sanctioned charges against him. While appearing before the Anti-Corruption Court presided over...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 269 🇸 🇺 🇳 🇩 🇦 🇾 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 16, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Keith Muhakanizi to be accorded State burial 📌Government will accord Keith Muhakanizi, the former Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's office a State burial, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of ICT and National Guidance has said. Baryomunsi confirmed that Muhakanizi will be recognised for his contribution to the development of the country. 🇺🇬 UPDF soldiers under ATMIS put out of action 10 Al Shabaab militants 📌At least 10 Al Shabaab fighters were put out of action on Saturday after...

𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 267 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 14, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Court grants Karamoja Minister Kitutu, brother Shs10M bail The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono has been granted bail by the Anti-Corruption Court sitting in Kololo, Kampala. The Minister who also doubles as the Woman MP for Manafwa District presented five sureties to Court including Gidudu Mafabi Dominic, the Minister of State for Elderly people, Hon. Wakholi Godfrey, MP Bukiru County in Manafwa District and Hon. Christopher Werike, MP for Bubulo County West in...

Raila Amolo Odinga, the Azimio la Umoja Kenya party leader, assured the people of Kenya on Thursday evening that the protests against the high standards of living and shrinking economy will resume immediately after Ramadan. The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader has signaled a return to the biweekly demonstrations and accused Kenya Kwanza of not being honest in the inclusive and credible process of national dialogue. The demonstrations that Raila Odinga had halted two weeks ago after committing...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 266 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋13, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 BREAKING NEWS: OPM Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi dead 📌 The Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Keith Muhakanizi is dead. Muhakanizi has reportedly passed on in a hospital in Italy. Details to follow. 🇺🇬  President Museveni commissions 5Bn industrial hub in Madi sub region 📌President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned a multi-billion Presidential Initiative Zonal Hub in Adjumani, Madi Subregion. The Shs 5Billion hub commissioned Thursday in Pakele sub county in Adjumani East was established through funding from...

Members of Parliament on the foreign affairs committee raised concern about the security of Ugandans leaving and operating businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While in a meeting with the officials led by Deputy Ambassador H.E. Frankman Matata Twaha from Uganda’s embassy in Kinshasa, committee MPs on Tuesday 11th /April/2023, stated that tight security should be given to the Ugandans operating in the DRC in order to promote the spirit of the East African Community (EAC). According to the...