Democracy
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Banyarwanda community petitions parliament over segregation
KAMPALA, April 17, 2024 – The Ugandan-Banyarwanda community in the country has petitioned Parliament over a host of grievances calling upon parliament to intervene and investigate the segregation and violation of their…
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Mbarara City plans to spend Shs 45.4bln for FY 2024/2025
MBARARA, April 2, 2024 – Mbarara City intends to spend Shs 44.4 billion during the financial year [FY] 2024/25, which is slightly higher than Shs 39.3bln earmarked in the current FY 2023/24.…
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Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Samoa and Tonga
LONDON, March 22, 2024 – The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, will embark on official visits to Samoa and the Kingdom of Tonga from March 25, 2024. In both countries, she will…
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Lyamujungu Cooperative to construct new office premises
KABALE, March 12, 2024 – In a bid to serve its members better, Lyamujungu Cooperative Financial Services Limited [ Lyamujungu SACCO] plans to construct a new building to host its head office…
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ICA Gender Equality Committee’s Statement on the International Women’s Day 2024
BRUSSELS, March 8, 2024 – Under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, the 2024 International Women’s Day focuses on the need to provide the necessary and appropriate resources to ensure the…
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Somalia finally joins EAC as the bloc’s 8th Partner State
ARUSHA, March 5, 2024 – The Federal Republic of Somalia has finally joined the East African Community [EAC] as the bloc’s 8th Partner State after officially depositing her instrument of ratification of…
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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 — The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving…
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Three interdicted in Mbarara City over corruption
MBARARA, February 28, 2024 – Councillors in Mbarara City recently interdicted three members of the City Service Commission over allegations of corruption and misuse of office. According to city mayor Robert Mugabe…
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Tanzania set to host Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting on equal justice for all
ZANZIBAR, February 27, 2024 – The United Republic of Tanzania is all set to welcome ministers and attorneys-general to the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting, which will open in Zanzibar on March 4,…
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‘One Resilient Common Future’ revealed as the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024
LONDON, February 16, 2024 – In a press release, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, has announced the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024 as ‘One Resilient Common Future’. Commonwealth Day will be observed on Monday, 11…
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