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MPs fast track Bills as leaflets cause stir Members of Parliament unanimously agreed to fast track the power sharing deal even as a mysterious document that pointed to a conspiracy to undermine debate shockingly found its way into the august House. full story |
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Kibaki tells displaced people to go back home President Kibaki has asked people displaced by post-election violence to return to their homes. He said the violence that rocked the country was a thing of the past. full story
CMA must sort out this mess once and for all Financial markets, of which the capital markets are a key component, thrive on confidence and perceived fairness. full story
Kenyans abroad remitted Sh3.5b in January Remittance by Kenyans in Diaspora stood at Sh3.5 billion ($53,925) in January. The amount was the highest to have been remitted over the same period since 2004. full story
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Government Chief Whip, Mr George Thuo, apologized to MPs over anonymous leaflet secretly planted in MPs’ pigeonholes, which seemed to suggest a conspiracy to undermine debate.
Toka Uganda
Museveni calls for Afro-Arab equality |
Museveni (centre) waves to the delegates on arrival at the conference at Munyonyo. Right is gender minister Syda Bbumba |
AFRICANS are equal to Arabs and no race should feel superior, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Opening the second Afro-Arab youth festival at the Speke Resort Munyonyo, Museveni added that chauvinism should be aggressively combated because it is diversionary. More... |
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Mengo blasts Tinyefuza over land talk
BUGANDA Kingdom officials have reacted angrily to remarks made by Gen. David Tinyefuza on land. Mengo state minister for information, said the Tinyefunza should be court martial for the rant. More... |
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Gen. Kazini agrees to settle assault case
FORMER army commander Maj. Gen. James Kazini has agreed to settle out of court an assault case against Dr. Robert Kagoda. Early this month, Kagoda filed a case against Kazini over assaulting him. Kazini hit Kagoda after suspecting that he was having an affair with his second wife, Winnie, a neighbour to the doctor in Buziga, Kampala. More... |
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Jobless mother wins Vision Voice’s sh2m |
Amoile at the Vision Voice offices |
CAROLINE Amoile is unemployed and has been praying for a miracle. The 29-year-old mother of one daughter had her prayers answered yesterday when she won the sh2m cash prize for the fourth and fifth week in the ongoing Vision Eye promotion. More... |
Editorial
Kony should seize the opportunity
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said that LRA chief Joseph Kony can escape prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC) if he signs the comprehensive peace agreement. Museveni’s good gesture is an opportunity Kony and his top commanders, wanted by ICC for crimes against humanity, should not miss. More...
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National
Another 600 servicemen hired for Iraq
ASKAR Security Services is recruiting 600 Ugandans to work as security specialists in Iraq. The managing director, Kellen Kayonga, yesterday said the firm would recruit former servicemen from the army, Police, Prisons and the local defence unit. More...
Diarrhoea kills six in Kalangala
AT least six people have died in Lake Victoria’s Kitobo landing site in Kalangala and several admitted following a diarrhoea outbreak. More...