The Shs3 billion church, which has a seating capacity of 1,200 worshippers, was constructed in October 2023 through a partnership between former Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Sam Kutesa and Tororo Cement Limited.
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Museveni pledges Shs100m for completion of West Buganda bishop’s residence
It is being constructed adjacent to the old bishop’s residence at Kako Hill
Born in 1940, Col Otoa served as a UNLA logistician in charge of the arsenal, responsible for managing the army’s weapons and ammunition.
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Col Otoa, Obote loyalist and UNLA war logistician dies at 85
Museveni and 27 fighters launched a guerrilla war that would culminate in the 1986 NRA takeover
Startups often copy-paste valuations from peers rather than assessing revenue, profitability, or efficiency. But industry players know that investors don’t just back businesses that work today—they bet on those that can dominate tomorrow https://bit.ly/3RC9qCf
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How startup pricing shapes investor decisions
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NUP, police clash over youths’ protest vote launch
“There was no need for blocking a completely peaceful launch. This week’s press conference had been dedicated to the youth elections. A protest vote means mobilising, campaigning, and ensuring people come out to vote in large numbers, while protecting their vote,”- David Lewis Rubongoya
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“There was no need for blocking a completely peaceful launch. This week’s press conference had been dedicated to the youth elections. A protest vote means mobilising, campaigning, and ensuring people come out to vote in large numbers, while protecting their vote,”- David Lewis Rubongoya
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NUP, police clash over youths’ protest vote launch
A day earlier, police had warned NUP organisers not to proceed with the launch
As we await the secular rulers to do the needful, we should remember that He whose death and resurrection we celebrated a few days ago, is able to change our individual lives https://bit.ly/42Da74A #MonitorUpdates
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Guns, drugs, mental health and mass murder
Scientific progress has enabled a single mentally sick or hateful person to kill multiple people at once
According to former local government officials in the Greater Masaka region, they came to know Mr Omala while he was a fisherman based in Ssese Islands. His height, reasonable command of English, thirst for leadership, and love for enforcement made him an interesting person to the local government officials who then were employing security personnel attached to districts and sub-counties. In 1989, Omala dropped his oar for a gun.
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Dear leaders, Pope Francis should be more than photos and likes
Being a religious leader of over 1.4 billion Catholics globally, the Pope was not an ordinary mortal. As usual the world came to a standstill as people mourned his passing. From my neck of the...
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Tips on raising top goal getters
New beginnings offer parents a meaningful chance to teach children the lifelong value of setting goals.
To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) together with other partners under the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG) have launched a week-long series of activities aimed at promoting and protecting press freedom in the country.
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Rights body launches press freedom week
Uganda Human Rights Commission says it is also probing Kawempe by-election complaints
Police have announced a countrywide review of the deployment of Special Police Constables (SPCs) to disengage some of them.
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Police set to fire SPCs
The Special Police Constables (SPCs) are the lowest-ranking officers in the force and are recruited and deployed on contractual terms, depending on demand
"Becoming president is not a simple task. Campaigning is expensive. If you cannot raise Shs20 million for nomination, how will you manage a campaign that costs billions? You cannot expect to campaign effectively with just Shs500,000 or even Shs100 million"- Mr Mahoud Kazimbiraine, the chairman of the UPC Electoral Commission
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Survivors protest exclusion from Museveni compensation 27 years after Kichwamba attack
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Survivors protest exclusion from Museveni compensation 27 years after Kichwamba attack
The Association of Kichwamba Survivors urge President Museveni to reconsider a recent decision to compensate only families that lost children in the 1998 ADF attack