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The International Crimes Division of the High Court Judge Elizabeth Kabanda has remanded to Luzira Prison nine Rwandan nationals arrested on terrorism charges.

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has cautioned legislators against discussing information being disclosed or unearthed during committee investigations before the final report is presented and adopted by the House.

The deceased has been identified as Franco Kiseka a resident of Namalele-Kabaganda village, in Buwenge sub-county, in Jinja district.

The committee chairperson, Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi, was compelled to issue the summon after Bamuturaki failed to appear for a grilling session on Tuesday morning citing overriding priorities.

National Unity Platform-NUP party leaders in Kasese District have called for unity following the loss in the just concluded Busongora South by election.

Division has developed among Muslim leaders in the Luwero district over the meeting that has been called to sensitize them on radicalism, extremism, and promote social-economic transformation.

Detectives at Arua CPS have arrested four suspects in connection to the death of 12 people who consumed a suspected poisonous local brew known as City5 gin.

Over 200 children who were recently rescued from streets of Kampala by the government have been reunited with their families in Napak District.

Nambooze had previously been admitted for three weeks to Lubaga hospital after falling several times at her home. The MP was granted a sick leave of three months by her bosses in Parliament.

The police divers have recovered the body of Robert Kaweesi, a Briton of Ugandan origin who drowned in River Nil at Pakwach on Wednesday.

The police in Bulambuli district has in custody Cincente Wamimbi the officer in charge of Bumageni health centre for allegedly swindling 2.7 million shillings. 

This development comes as the recently constructed Isimba hydro-power dam was shut down due to over flooding of generators and turbines.