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UCU student reverses guilty plea in pornography trial

July 15, 2018 by URN

Lillian Rukundo, a 23-year-old student of Uganda Christian University (UCU) has altered her plea and pleaded 'not guilty' to charges of broadcasting pornographic material and computer misuse. Rukundo...

Court awards Shs 700m to Maj Iduuli over erroneous retirement
Maj Ronald Iduuli has been awarded Shs 700 million in compensation for lost income after he was forcefully…
Age limit judgement set for July 26
The Constitutional court has set July 26 as the date it will deliver the judgement of a petition…
Police recovers $250,000 of $500,000 stolen from forex bureau
Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) detectives have recovered $250,000 (about Shs 933 million), half of the money that was…
Museveni orders refund of mobile money 'error' tax
President Yoweri Museveni has said Ugandans who paid 1% percent mobile money tax should be refunded. …
Parliament can't suspend mobile money tax - Kadaga
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that parliament has no capacity to interfere with the implementation…
Indians in Uganda reach compromise on PM Modi's visit
Preparations for Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s visit that had been marred by divisionism among the Indian community…
Rates down but Uganda's maternal mortality still high
Donors have lauded Uganda government's efforts and interventions to bring down the under-five mortality rate from 109 to…
Why policemen hate guarding MPs
Any police officer who deliberately refuses to protect a member of parliament now faces the risk of unspecified…
Insecurity: Museveni orders for 'sharpshooters' for all 456 MPs
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered for the immediate procurement of escort vehicles and the provision of 'sharpshooters' for…

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