Today in the New Vision

Apr 08, 2016

Some of the top stories making headlines in the New Vision daily

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On the Rwenzori region crisis,

lThe UPDF has withdrawn all soldiers attached to the royal guards of Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere. Find out why and how many soldiers were withdrawn despite pleas from the king.

President Yoweri Museveni  has ordered for more troops in Bundibugyo. What has forced the President to order for more soldiers and Police officers? And how many more troops will be deployed? Read the New Vision.

13 charged over Bundibugyo killings. Find their names and what they are alleged to have done during the attacks in which over 40 people were killed.

 

In top news,

The health ministry is planning to recruit 300 doctors and 50 pharmacists. Find out where the vacant posts are and whether you qualify to fill these posts across the country.

A city court has stopped Makerere University from carrying out fresh students' guild  elections. Get the reasons in the New Vision.

 

 

In Kampala,

lFind out why over 5,000 pupils in five Kampala primary schools will soon have nowhere to study from.

Who is planning to take over these five city schools and why? Read the grim details inside.

Another Muslim cleric has been murdered in Kampala. Is the murder related to the past killings of Muslim clerics or just a simple case of theft. The wife, neighbours and the Police explain what happened before the Imam of Nateete mosque was killed. We bring you more than what you have already heard on radio, TV and social media.

The US ambassador has told the Government not to sacrifice human rights for stability. But can you ensure human rights in an unstable country? It is a big argument, but read the New Vision to get the full explanation from the ambassador herself. But the Government is not taking this sitting down. Find the response from the Government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, inside.

 

It is strange, amusing but true. The National Council for Disability is confused about what to do with impotent men who are persistently demanding recognition and to be allowed to contest for Parliament on the disabled ticket. Find out what the council told Parliament and what the MPs said about this unprecedented demand.

 

In Toro kingdom,

1,000 residents of Kitumba in Fort Portal municipality live in fear of being evicted by the Queen Mother of Toro, Best Kemigisa.

We tell you how these people came to settle on the land, and why plans to evict them since 2006 have not been carried out. Find out which institutions sit on this 50-acre piece of land and what Kemigisa wants to do on the land. Does it belong to the kingdom or Kemigisa? If it belongs to the kingdom, why is it Kemigisa evicting them and not King Oyo? Does the kingdom have plans to resettle its subjects? Find the answers in the New Vision.

 

In Teso,

The Amuria district Speaker Charles Echemu has been arrested over corruption. New Vision gives you the details of the corruption case against the speaker.

 

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