EARLY BIRD NEWS WITH Orange Uganda: UGANDA RANKED 2ND BEST PLACE FOR MOTHERS IN E.A: Uganda has been ranked the second best and safest country to be a mother in East Africa; after Rwanda. Uganda is followed by Tanzania in the third position, Kenya, Burundi and South Sudan in the fourth, fifth and sixth position respectively. The report on the State of the World’s Mother’s 2014 was released by Save the Children, an international NGO. POLICE DENIED UGX8.3B: The Ministry of Finance has been denied the Uganda Police Force UGX8.3 Billion required for the recruitment of up to 7,000 officers to police the 2016 general elections. OVER 2,000 POLICE OFFICERS SCRAPPED OFF THE PAYROLL: It has been revealed that at least 2,995 police officers, who could not be accounted for, have been deleted from the Force payroll as directed by the Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura. The deletion of the names followed complaints that thousands of police officers had spent up to six months without pay yet ministry of Finance released 100% of the wage. 5 ARRESTED AS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 83: Five people have been arrested as the death toll from the consumption of illicit brew rose to 83 on Wednesday, according to figures released by the Kenya National Disaster Operations Centre. They were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the sale of the illicit brew. ANC LEADING THE POLLS: South Africas governing African National Congress (ANC) has taken an early lead in the general election, partial results show. With 20% of votes counted, the ANC had almost 56% of the vote followed by the Democratic Alliance on 31%. MALALA’S CALL TO THE WORLD: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a shooting by Taliban insurgents, has said the world must not stay silent over the abduction of more than 200 girls in Nigeria. Malala who is now a vocal campaigner for girls access to education worldwide was shot in the head in 2012 for campaigning for girls education. The 16-year-old survived after months of surgery and rehabilitation in the UK. RADIOCITY NEWS: WE BRING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 04:25:40 +0000
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