NEWS UPDATE @ 12PM WITH ORANGE UGANDA INTENSIFIED FIGHTING: Latest reports out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo speak of intensified fighting with two explosions heard near Bunagana along the Uganda-DRC border this morning. The latest fighting has forced more Congolese refugees in their hundreds fleeing into Uganda. M23 says they are now responding to provocations by the Congolese army despite a call by their leader to honour a ceasefire. PLE 2013: Delayed arrival of the first Primary Leaving Examinations paper has pushed the starting time from 9am to 10am at a number of centers. Various examination points in Wakiso, Mpigi and Masaka and a handful here in Kampala recorded the delay. Following the Mathematics exam in the morning, the afternoon brings Social Studies. TEARGAS: Kampala Police have today morning fired live ammunition and teargas canisters at the residents of Kasokoso in Kireka a Kampala suburb after they tried to protest the land eviction that is being spearheaded by National housing and construction. Two protesters reportedly sustained gunshot wounds. ECLIPSE AFTERMATH: The Uganda Red Cross says they have registered a total of 42 cases in which viewers of Sundays hybrid eclipse in Pakwach sustained injuries while watching the eclipse. Some are related to ensuing panic and excitement while others are eye-related. One of the victims is a 3-year-old. KQ’S NEWEST BIRD: President Uhuru Kenyatta has today presided over the launch and naming of Kenya Airways newly acquired Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft. At a JKIA ceremony attended by the media and a number of invited guests, Masaai-Maara was unveiled as the new birds name. The president shortly flagged off the plane for its maiden flight over Kenya. TEEN STOWAWAYS: Barely a month after Nigeria police paraded three teenage stowaways, another 14-year-old was apprehended Sunday as he attempted to sneak onto a plane at Lagos’ Muhammed Murtala International Airport. TENSION IN EGYPT: Trial of ousted Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi for inciting murder has started amid rising tension. Pro-Morsi supporters have gathered in Cairo ahead of his trial today. FOREX RATES WITH CITY BUREAU DE CHANGE Currency Buying Selling USD 2522 2542 GBP 4034 4160 EURO 3415 3550 KES 29.4 29.8 RADIOCITY NEWS: WE BRING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU. Join our newsmans page, Songa Samuel-Stone, follow @SongaStone for more updates.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:02:35 +0000
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