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December 22, 2018 was a reunion of sorts for Namirembe cathedral choir old boys. I attended a special Christmas carols performance at the Ntinda residence of former ICT minister...
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Police fire tear gas to disperse Bobi Wine supporters at Med Kaggwa burial
November 22, 2019 by URN
Police fired tear gas to disperse a procession by People Power supporters at the funeral of Uganda Human Rights Commission chairperson, the late Hajji Muhammad Kaggwa alias Med Kaggwa in...
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Parliament failed to sit on Thursday following the absence of both the speaker, Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy…
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China accused Zimbabwe on Tuesday of understating its financial help to the southern African nation after budget figures…
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