NEWS UPDATE AT 3PM WITH ORANGE The minister for presidency Frank Tumwebaze has said there were numerical errors in the state house salary structures sent to parliament as government apologies to the public over the shocking inaccurate reports that raised questions. The erroneous list, which indicated some workers at the Presidents office earning as much as Sh 96 million, was unveiled by Hon Cecilia Ogwal on the floor of Parliament, Tumwebaze says they have sent to parliament an addendum portraying the right figures. South Sudan is celebrating her third independence anniversary amid calls from the international community to the country’s leaders to live up to the expectations of their people, lay down their arms and return immediately to negotiations to end the ongoing crisis. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon has reminded the leaders of South Sudan that the internal conflict in their country is a man-made crisis and that it is their responsibility and within their power to stop it. The High Court in Kampala has charged Jackie Uwera Nsenga, the embattled widow of departed Kampala businessman Juvenal Nsenga, of murder. The accused, however, denied the charges against her prompting court to set Thursday as the date to kick-start hearing of the case. Parliament has tasked government to explain why they are not implementing the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act, which, law it initiated. The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has demanded to know why The Minister of justice has not used his position to apply the law outside the Commonwealth. However, Justice and constitutional affairs minister, Kahinda Otafiire told journalists on Monday that china acted within its laws as a sovereign state to execute the drug traffickers. The government is preparing to formally withdraw and bury the Marriage and Divorce Bill 2010, government now fears that since the controversial Bill has been hanging in Parliament for years, opportunists could reignite debate on the touchy subjects of cohabitation and divorce. This as ruling party lawmakers unanimously agreed to the position of getting rid of the Bill during Mondays National Resistance Movement party caucus at State House Entebbe chaired by President Museveni. Somalias police and intelligence chiefs have been sacked following militant Islamist group al-Shababs assault on the presidential palace. The presidency said three of the attackers were killed while the fourth was captured. Al-Shabab entered the compound on Tuesday before being driven out by African Union and government forces. This was the second assault on the heavily fortified compound this year. Palestinian militants have fired more rockets at Israeli cities after Israel carried out dozens of overnight air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Israel said it had intercepted eight rockets over Tel Aviv, Ashkelon and Ashdod on Wednesday morning. Medical officials in Gaza said one man while Gaza says at least 25 Palestinians have been killed and 70 hurt in the recent hostilities. RADIOCITY NEWS: WE BRING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU
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