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Court Sentences Two to Death, Seven to Life Over Susan Magara Murder

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The kidnappers held her captive for nearly three weeks, demanding up to $1 million before accepting about $200,000 (approximately UGX 700 million). During her captivity, they cut off two of her fingers and sent them alongside a video of her pleading for help to pressure her family into paying the ransom.

UPC Attributes Two Million Stunted Children to 1980s Livestock Losses

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Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.
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DP Blames Ssenyonyi for Helping Speaker Pass Coffee Bill

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, parliament passed the Coffee Amendment Bill, which caused chaos in parliament after Francis Zaake (NUP) and Anthony Akol (FDC) exchanged blows over a chair.
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Return Allowances Meant for Regional Parliamentary Sittings-DP to LOP 

The Parliament of Uganda is set to hold four regional sittings, with the first one starting on August 28, 2024, at Kaunda grounds in Gulu, and they are to hold other sittings in Mbarara, Mbale, and Masaka. Each sitting is to cost over UGX 5 billion, and many people have criticized the relevance of these regional sittings as they seem not to have a direct impact on the constituents. 
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DP Furious over Exemption in Alternative Budget Budget-making Process

The Democratic Party (DP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the current Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Joel Ssenyonyi of...
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DP Threatens to Sue Makerere University over Students’ Civic...

The Democratic Party Spokesperson, also doubling as the President of the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD), Ismail Kirya, has said...

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