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Day: February 2, 2021

Cabinet has approved reopening of schools, promotion to the next class will be based on attendance and continuous assessment of classwork and assignments

Cabinet has approved reopening of schools, promotion to the next class will be based on attendance and continuous assessment of classwork and assignments

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By elite news room The government has agreed to reopen schools for none candidate classes, except pre-primary, which argues that the children are incapable of observing the standard operating procedures. “The education institutions should be allowed to open for non-candidate classes in a staggered manner that will ensure compliance with COVID-19 Standard operating Procedures (SOPs0) and safety,” Government said. first lady Janet emphasizing a point On pre-primary schools, government also noted that the children in this category are prone to respiratory infections including COVID and that most of these school’s day involves a lot of interface between learners, teachers, and parents, thereby increasing the risk of infection. The government said the Ministries of Education an...
Bukedea Woman MP Annet Anita Among joins race for  Deputy Speakership slot

Bukedea Woman MP Annet Anita Among joins race for Deputy Speakership slot

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Anita Among emerged unopposed in the just concluded election to retain her Bukedea Woman MP seat. Among was the only candidate who was unopposed in Eastern region. The former FDC deputy treasurer exhibited high levels of professionalism and sound leadership during her tenure as Vice chairperson of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). She made her mark during the probe on Bank of Uganda over the fraudulent sale of seven Banks. She is expected to tussle it out with the likes of David Bahati, State minister for Finance, Robina Rwakoojo, Gomba West MP, Muhammed Nsereko, MP for Kampala Central and others. Bahati will have to resign as a minister if he is to vie for deputy speakership as the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure bar Vice President, P...
Why EC Disqualified NUP Candidate from Central Youth Elections race

Why EC Disqualified NUP Candidate from Central Youth Elections race

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The Uganda Electoral Commission has disqualified the National Unity Platform-NUP central youth parliamentary candidate from the ongoing elections at the National Teacher’s College in Mubende district. The Central and Southern Region Regional Elections Officer, Robert Baine, said the NUP candidate, Moses Kasule used a voter outside the Electoral College to back his candidature. Kasule’s troubles started from an application filed Moses Chris Mufakinanye, one of the youth delegates accusing him of flouting the laid nomination procedures in the Parliamentary Elections Act 0f 2005 In his petition, Mufakinanye accused Kasule of using a non-youth council delegate to second his candidature to the Electoral Commission to facilitate his nomination. Mufakinanye also faulted Kasule for the N...
Pressure as Police boss Lokech issues 48-hour ultimatum to police and its sister security agencies on abducted suspects

Pressure as Police boss Lokech issues 48-hour ultimatum to police and its sister security agencies on abducted suspects

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The deputy inspector general of police Maj Gen Paul Lokech has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to police to take to court within 48 hours all people have recently been abducted by security operatives The order to the Crime Intelligence director, Brig Gen Chris Damulira and his Criminal Investigation Directorate boss AIGP Grace Akullo comes in the wake of an ongoing public outcry about operatives abducting people from various parts of the country. Since the November 18 riots that followed the arrest of then National Unity Platform presidential candidate, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, a number of people have been abducted and bundled into numberless vehicles commonly known as Drones. The operatives who are often clad in military or counter-terrorism police attire or sometimes...