10AM NEWS POWERED BY @orange: The chairperson of the Inter-Religious Council in Kigezi sub-region, Rev Fr Gaetano Batanyenda, has said he will continue criticising the deployment of UPDF soldiers in the Naads programme because they are not competent enough to handle agriculture advisory issues since their area of competence is promoting peace and security. A group of taxi operators in Masaka District have rejected efforts by the chairperson of Nsangi Town Council to resolve a dispute among its leaders, arguing that the matter was already before court. FDC flag-bearer Lucky Akello has emerged victorious in Amuru by-election, beating the NRM candidate Jane Francis Okilli with over 600 votes. Police boss Gen Kale Kayihura has made yet fresh changes in the law enforcement body’s command especially in the traffic department in what appears a move to crack down on corrupt officers. The Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, has said the government will supply an additional 300 million coffee trees to farmers in the next three years to double the country’s coffee exports. BUSINESS: The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has proposed new guidelines for insurance companies that are looking to offer health services in the country. Slowdown in equity market activities in the number of shares being offloaded from the market, has seen Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) register a drop in its total turnover of Shs201 billion in the third quarter of 2014. ELSEWHERE; Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the immigration system.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:57:34 +0000
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