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The interdicted principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda, being escorted by prison warders after he was convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO by ABUBAKER LUBOWA.
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Kazinda is guilty, rules High Court
Guilty. That was the verdict reached by court yesterday in the case where Geoffrey Kazinda, the interdicted principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, was accused of forgery among other crimes....
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MPs okay cash for teachers, medics’ arrears
A draft report of the Budget Committee is recommending that MPs approve a controversial...
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Shs2 trillion lost to hunger, study shows
According to a study titled, The Cost of Hunger in Africa, the government spends billions of...
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Student loan project ‘lacking’
Uganda Peoples Congress has criticised the student loan scheme, saying it has no clear...
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Musumba, Mawanda win case
India’s Supreme Court yesterday quashed a case of extortion and criminal trespass brought...
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Focus on wealth creation - Museveni
The President said MPs have not focused on wealth creation, which is the reason they are...
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Teachers threaten to sue govt over pay
Hardly a year after calling off their nationwide strike over poor pay, teachers have...
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Anti Corruption court convicts Kazinda
Court was convinced that Kazinda forged signatures of the former permanent secretary in the...
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Former minister Musumba cleared by Indian court
They were arrested in April on allegations of trying to extort $20 million (Shs51b) from...
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Kabaka appoints three more ministers
Meanwhile, Rubaga Cathedral has organised a thanks-giving mass on Friday for Mr Mayiga to...
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Express kick off Cecafa campaign
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