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The over 43 MPs through their lead petitioner and leader of the Independent’s caucus Otada Sam Amooti, MP for Kibanda Constituency, argue that over seven rules in the Parliamentary rules of Procedure contradict the Constitution of Uganda and are discriminative to the Independent MPs in the house.

The eight suspects have for the past three years been waiting for their constitutional petition to be fixed for hearing.

In a statement to explain the hunger situation in Karamoja Janet Museveni stated that the situation is more severe in Kaboong, Moroto and Napak district out of the seven districts in Karamoja region. She blames this on the fragile nature of environment and climate of Karamoja that is being aggravated by the negative effects of global warming and climate change.

Okema warns the public to be cautious of unfamiliar objects that they come across.

Majority of the refugees were living in Kabango town, near the DRC-Uganda Border after it was attacked and captured by the rebels.

Land titles issued out by the Uganda Land Commission and Kampala Capital City Authority to land owners in Kampala district are fake. These are areas of the central business district, Nakasero, Kololo, Mbuya, Bugolobi and Industrial area.

A house fire has claimed yet another child. The incident occurred in Tekera village, Buwunga Sub County, in Masaka District. The latest victim is a three year old girl. Miraculously, her one and half year old brother Gonzaga Kintu survived the blaze.

Col. Shaban Bantariza has this afternoon been granted bail by the General Court Martial sitting in Luzira.

Acting Chief Justice Steven Kavuma, has backed the proposal to raise the retirement age of public officers from 60 to 75, saying as one gets older, they get wiser.

As a result, many case files are pending as no case can be prosecuted or withdrawn without the authorization by the DPP.

The minister was angered by the fact that the roof of the administration block, which was commissioned in 2006 is already falling apart.

Special Investigations Unit (SIU) police officers in Masaka have arrested four men believed to be behind a series of highway robberies, killings and recovered a pistol loaded with 4 rounds of ammunition.

He says most of the fishermen feel neglected by the Ugandan government, which should protect them from intruders.

Police at Kalisizo in Rakai District have arrested a woman who has been on run for strangling her 2 year old step son. The woman was unhappy that her co-wife had dumped the child with the father to compel him to financially support it.

A mob descended on the soldier and beat him into coma.

A walk through crafts and arts shops in Jinja district proves most of the crafts and arts are imported from Kenya and Tanzania or have been designed to show what foreign cultures have to offer. Arts and Crafts pieces do not display the unique cultural crafts and arts from the various regions of Uganda and Busoga in particular.

He says that during the operation they impounded 98 cartons of contraband cigarettes worth 55 million shillings, 90 unregistered motorcycles, 100 bags of rice and sugar.

The move follows the law that came into force recently following the issuance of Statutory Instrument No 9 of 2013, by the Ministry of Works in April.

In their accommodation quarters, about 50 girls cram together in a single room on improvised beddings.

Uganda Cranes Head Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has dropped experienced defender Richard Malinga from they head to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Cranes play Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Stars in the first leg of the 2014 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier on Saturday.