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 Nusura Tiperu (centre in a gomesi) is mobbed by supporters as she sought to become the chairperson of the women’s league at the conference yesterday |
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CONTROVERSIAL MP Theodore Sekikubo blocked the Ssembabule district NRM returning officer, Salim Kulembera, from releasing results in three polling stations in Lwemiyaga where his opponent, Patrick Nkalubo, was leading by over 200 votes late last evening. More...
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Bukenya vows to oust Amama Mbabazi
VICE-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has vowed to unseat the NRM secretary general, Amama Mbabazi, in elections this weekend. Others in the race for the same post are trade minister Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, Prof. Elijah Mushemeza and Lwemiyaga MP Theodore Sekikubo. More...
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National Kampala NRM poll results not yet out
THREE of Kampala’s five divisions have not released results for the NRM primary polls. Only Kawempe Division had tallied the votes. The Central Division had not completed voting by press time. More... Govt to build more teachers houses
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the NRM Government policy is to put emphasis on mass education to improve literacy levels among Ugandans as opposed to education for a few elites. More... Business Bujagali outs 50MW in 2011
- The timing was affected by poor rocks
- Project is for 250MW
About 50MW from the over $800m Bujagali hydro-power project will be connected onto the national grid by the end of next year, the project sponsors have said. More... Produce prices increase by 48%
The average wholesale price for agricultural commodities increased by 48% between June 2009 and June 2010, a research conducted by a local agricultural price movement watchdog, Info-trade Uganda, has shown. More...

Sports Cranes plot next hurdle against Kenya
THE Cranes will regroup on September 27 for their next Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya’s Harambee Stars. More... Kiplagat reaps sh16m in Croatia meet
BENJAMIN Kiplagat failed to add onto Uganda’s medal tally, finishing fourth as the IAAF Inter continental championships concluded Sunday in Split, Croatia. More... Today's Column We can end the war in Somalia
Going through the internet-based media daily, and especially since the 11/7 tragedy in Kampala, one gets a sense of despair on the long Somali conflict. The feelings and signs of frustration and hopelessness are visible. More... Editorial Say no to anarchy in Uganda’s elections
Key FDC and DP leaders have admitted to forming militia youth squads to defend their political parties’ interests during the 2011 campaigns and elections. FDC is putting together 400 veterans and youth countrywide, to counteract the Kiboko Squad that has, in the past, meted out violence to opposition demonstrators and rioters. More...
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US Dollar | 2243 | 2253 | Pound Sterling | 3465 | 3485 | Euro | 2885 | 2905 | Kenya Shs | 27.4 | 28 | Tz Shs | 1.42 | 1.49 |
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| Kampala 26°C |  | Entebbe 26°C |  | Gulu 29°C |  |
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