Tag: President of the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD)

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.
Politics

DP Confirms Lumu’s Consultation Plan on Proposed Administration Parliament...

Lumu’s proposal was met with many diverging views, as most opposition MPs maintained that the proposed bill was meant to weaken the opposition. 
Politics

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 Applauds NEMA over Lubigi Evictions, Cautions against Evicting...

“Some of these people being evicted have been in these wetlands for 30 years, living in structures approved by district planners. There is a lot of corruption and bribery in NEMA that needs to be investigated and culprits arrested.“
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DP Asks NRM Gov’t to Celebrate Heroes Before NRM...

The NRM government should consider other Ugandans who have contributed positively to the development of Uganda even when they were not part of the NRA or part of the current NRM regime.
Business

You Gave a Painkiller Instead of Full-Dose Treatment to...

The Democratic Party (DP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the way President Museveni responded to the traders' grievances that were...
Politics

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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