Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships Target Group:

• Overseas students receive support in Europe
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific research

Academic Requirements: Diploma or a comparable degree

Number of Scholarships: 45

Duration: Two years, in individual cases sponsorship can be extended by a further twelve months

Scholarship Value:

• 1550 euros
• 150 euros for smaller purchases for research
• Immaterial assistance
• Invitation to the annual scholarship holders’ meeting in Hirschegg in the Kleinwalsertal, Austria
• Seminar on forms of presentation in scientific work

Application Requirements:

• No older than 27 years
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific work
• No other sponsorships
• During the sponsorship all publications must be submitted, as must a report at the end of the research project.

Application Deadline: 1st February, 1st June and 1st October of every year.

For more information and scholarship application see; Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships

Boehringer Ingelheim Fund for  PhD Scholarships

Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships Target Group:

• Overseas students receive support in Europe
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific research

Academic Requirements: Diploma or a comparable degree

Number of Scholarships: 45

Duration: Two years, in individual cases sponsorship can be extended by a further twelve months

Scholarship Value:

• 1550 euros
• 150 euros for smaller purchases for research
• Immaterial assistance
• Invitation to the annual scholarship holders’ meeting in Hirschegg in the Kleinwalsertal, Austria
• Seminar on forms of presentation in scientific work

Application Requirements:

• No older than 27 years
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific work
• No other sponsorships
• During the sponsorship all publications must be submitted, as must a report at the end of the research project.

Application Deadline: 1st February, 1st June and 1st October of every year.

For more information and scholarship application see; Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships

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“Get on the Bus” Scholarships: The Get on the Bus scholarship programme sponsors 25 students each from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania through an initiative supported by the Nation Media Group (NMG) company staff.

The scheme takes on a school bus icon to signify transition to excellence.

The programme enables top performers from primary schools who cannot pay the requisite school fees an opportunity to further their education by offering them a full scholarship that caters for their four years of secondary school education.

A large number of the scholarship beneficiaries are orphans and vulnerable children who have excelled, and are nationally in the top tire.

The project seeks to improve the quality of future leaders and scholars by encouraging excellent performance.

The programme provides both scholarships for secondary education as well as a formal mentorship opportunity by experts and NMG staff.

Identified as part of the scholarship scheme, the mentorship includes career guidance, imparting life skills and job placement for students during the holidays, equipping them with exposure to the work environment.

Additionally, it also provides opportunities for staff members to be part and parcel of the excellence programme by ‘adopting’ a student. For more scholarship information and application: “Get on the Bus” Scholarships

“Get on the Bus” Scholarships: The Get on the Bus scholarship programme sponsors 25 students each from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania through an initiative supported by the Nation Media Group (NMG) company staff.

The scheme takes on a school bus icon to signify transition to excellence.

The programme enables top performers from primary schools who cannot pay the requisite school fees an opportunity to further their education by offering them a full scholarship that caters for their four years of secondary school education.

A large number of the scholarship beneficiaries are orphans and vulnerable children who have excelled, and are nationally in the top tire.

The project seeks to improve the quality of future leaders and scholars by encouraging excellent performance.

The programme provides both scholarships for secondary education as well as a formal mentorship opportunity by experts and NMG staff.

Identified as part of the scholarship scheme, the mentorship includes career guidance, imparting life skills and job placement for students during the holidays, equipping them with exposure to the work environment.

Additionally, it also provides opportunities for staff members to be part and parcel of the excellence programme by ‘adopting’ a student. For more scholarship information and application: “Get on the Bus” Scholarships

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Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners: The Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts sponsors students from abroad who would like to study at a Bavarian higher education institution.

However, the Ministry sees itself purely as a provider of funds.

The formal requirements, deadlines and levels of sponsorship are determined independently by each individual higher education institution.

Applicants should therefore first determine at which Bavarian higher education institution they want to study, and then find out about the sponsorship criteria there.

Target Group: Students who want to complete a part of their academic studies at a Bavarian higher education institution.

Number of Scholarships: Varies

Duration: Maximum sponsorship period is 3 years.

Scholarship Value:

• Sponsorship payment: 100.00 to 615.00 EUR per month
• Sponsorship duration: Annual sponsorship or semester sponsorships
• Extension up to 1 year on application subject to successful study during the sponsorship period
• One-off subsidies for special cases of hardship (minimum 250.00 EUR).

Application Requirements:

• Academic suitability
• Personal qualification
• Registration at a Bavarian higher education institution
• Need

Application Papers:

Application is via the appropriate bodies at the higher education institutions (the international office or ‘Akademisches Auslandsamt’).

Submission of a written application according to the invitation by the particular higher education institution is required.

Application Deadline: The application deadlines are set by each individual Bavarian higher education institution.

For more information and application, visit: Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners

Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners

Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners: The Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts sponsors students from abroad who would like to study at a Bavarian higher education institution.

However, the Ministry sees itself purely as a provider of funds.

The formal requirements, deadlines and levels of sponsorship are determined independently by each individual higher education institution.

Applicants should therefore first determine at which Bavarian higher education institution they want to study, and then find out about the sponsorship criteria there.

Target Group: Students who want to complete a part of their academic studies at a Bavarian higher education institution.

Number of Scholarships: Varies

Duration: Maximum sponsorship period is 3 years.

Scholarship Value:

• Sponsorship payment: 100.00 to 615.00 EUR per month
• Sponsorship duration: Annual sponsorship or semester sponsorships
• Extension up to 1 year on application subject to successful study during the sponsorship period
• One-off subsidies for special cases of hardship (minimum 250.00 EUR).

Application Requirements:

• Academic suitability
• Personal qualification
• Registration at a Bavarian higher education institution
• Need

Application Papers:

Application is via the appropriate bodies at the higher education institutions (the international office or ‘Akademisches Auslandsamt’).

Submission of a written application according to the invitation by the particular higher education institution is required.

Application Deadline: The application deadlines are set by each individual Bavarian higher education institution.

For more information and application, visit: Bavarian Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreigners

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Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship: The Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship is a three-month scholarship offered annually by The Cochrane Collaboration to health workers, consumers and researchers living in developing countries.

The aim of the Scholarship is to enable the development of skills in preparing systematic reviews of healthcare interventions within The Cochrane Collaboration.

The Scholarship is awarded annually for work on a topic related to public health or primary health care.

The Aubrey Sheiham Scholar spends the three-month Scholarship period in Oxford.

The Scholar is based at the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford for the duration of the Scholarship, and resides in free accommodation provided by The Cochrane Collaboration.

The Scholar is expected to prepare a Cochrane Review during the tenure of the Scholarship and, upon returning home, to maintain the review and undertake to train other prospective review authors in Cochrane methods.

Preferred recipients will have:

• A good understanding of the English language.
• Limited access to relevant training where they live.
• A review topic that is of significant importance to people living in middle- or low-income countries (Rwanda, Kenya, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Liberia, Somalia, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Sudan, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania, Congo, Mauritania, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Eritrea, Mozambique, Uganda, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Guinea, Nigeria, Zambia, Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe, New Guinea)

The Scholarship recipient will be expected to:

• Be previously registered as a review author with the Cochrane Review Group relevant to the proposed research area.
• Have agreed a review topic with the relevant Cochrane Review Group before submitting an application.
• Work primarily from the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford, but also work closely with one or more UK-based members of a Cochrane Review Group;
• Prepare a Cochrane review during the tenure of the Scholarship.
• Maintain the Cochrane review on returning home.
• Teach others how to do systematic reviews on returning home.

The Scholarship will cover:

• Travel costs including the cost of ordinary fare travel to and from the UK, as well as reasonable travel within the UK to work on the review topic; and the cost of a visa.
• Funds to cover reasonable travel expenses within the UK to visit a relevant Review Group or Co-ordinator.
• A monthly stipend of GBP £500 to cover living costs (free accommodation will be provided in Oxford).
• The cost of a personal laptop computer, both to facilitate carrying out the Scholar’s review, and for loading Cochrane software to take home.

Deadline: 29 October.

For more information and application, visit: Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

 Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship: The Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship is a three-month scholarship offered annually by The Cochrane Collaboration to health workers, consumers and researchers living in developing countries.

The aim of the Scholarship is to enable the development of skills in preparing systematic reviews of healthcare interventions within The Cochrane Collaboration.

The Scholarship is awarded annually for work on a topic related to public health or primary health care.

The Aubrey Sheiham Scholar spends the three-month Scholarship period in Oxford.

The Scholar is based at the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford for the duration of the Scholarship, and resides in free accommodation provided by The Cochrane Collaboration.

The Scholar is expected to prepare a Cochrane Review during the tenure of the Scholarship and, upon returning home, to maintain the review and undertake to train other prospective review authors in Cochrane methods.

Preferred recipients will have:

• A good understanding of the English language.
• Limited access to relevant training where they live.
• A review topic that is of significant importance to people living in middle- or low-income countries (Rwanda, Kenya, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Liberia, Somalia, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Sudan, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania, Congo, Mauritania, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Eritrea, Mozambique, Uganda, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Guinea, Nigeria, Zambia, Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe, New Guinea)

The Scholarship recipient will be expected to:

• Be previously registered as a review author with the Cochrane Review Group relevant to the proposed research area.
• Have agreed a review topic with the relevant Cochrane Review Group before submitting an application.
• Work primarily from the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford, but also work closely with one or more UK-based members of a Cochrane Review Group;
• Prepare a Cochrane review during the tenure of the Scholarship.
• Maintain the Cochrane review on returning home.
• Teach others how to do systematic reviews on returning home.

The Scholarship will cover:

• Travel costs including the cost of ordinary fare travel to and from the UK, as well as reasonable travel within the UK to work on the review topic; and the cost of a visa.
• Funds to cover reasonable travel expenses within the UK to visit a relevant Review Group or Co-ordinator.
• A monthly stipend of GBP £500 to cover living costs (free accommodation will be provided in Oxford).
• The cost of a personal laptop computer, both to facilitate carrying out the Scholar’s review, and for loading Cochrane software to take home.

Deadline: 29 October.

For more information and application, visit: Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

 Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship: The Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship is a three-month scholarship offered annually by The Cochrane Collaboration to health workers, consumers and researchers living in developing countries.

The aim of the Scholarship is to enable the development of skills in preparing systematic reviews of healthcare interventions within The Cochrane Collaboration.

The Scholarship is awarded annually for work on a topic related to public health or primary health care.

The Aubrey Sheiham Scholar spends the three-month Scholarship period in Oxford.

The Scholar is based at the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford for the duration of the Scholarship, and resides in free accommodation provided by The Cochrane Collaboration.

The Scholar is expected to prepare a Cochrane Review during the tenure of the Scholarship and, upon returning home, to maintain the review and undertake to train other prospective review authors in Cochrane methods.

Preferred recipients will have:

• A good understanding of the English language.
• Limited access to relevant training where they live.
• A review topic that is of significant importance to people living in middle- or low-income countries (Rwanda, Kenya, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Liberia, Somalia, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Sudan, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania, Congo, Mauritania, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Eritrea, Mozambique, Uganda, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Guinea, Nigeria, Zambia, Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe, New Guinea)

The Scholarship recipient will be expected to:

• Be previously registered as a review author with the Cochrane Review Group relevant to the proposed research area.
• Have agreed a review topic with the relevant Cochrane Review Group before submitting an application.
• Work primarily from the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford, but also work closely with one or more UK-based members of a Cochrane Review Group;
• Prepare a Cochrane review during the tenure of the Scholarship.
• Maintain the Cochrane review on returning home.
• Teach others how to do systematic reviews on returning home.

The Scholarship will cover:

• Travel costs including the cost of ordinary fare travel to and from the UK, as well as reasonable travel within the UK to work on the review topic; and the cost of a visa.
• Funds to cover reasonable travel expenses within the UK to visit a relevant Review Group or Co-ordinator.
• A monthly stipend of GBP £500 to cover living costs (free accommodation will be provided in Oxford).
• The cost of a personal laptop computer, both to facilitate carrying out the Scholar’s review, and for loading Cochrane software to take home.

Deadline: 29 October.

For more information and application, visit: Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

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Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships Target Group:

• Overseas students receive support in Europe
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific research

Academic Requirements: Diploma or a comparable degree

Number of Scholarships: 45

Duration: Two years, in individual cases sponsorship can be extended by a further twelve months

Scholarship Value:

• 1550 euros
• 150 euros for smaller purchases for research
• Immaterial assistance
• Invitation to the annual scholarship holders’ meeting in Hirschegg in the Kleinwalsertal, Austria
• Seminar on forms of presentation in scientific work

Application Requirements:

• No older than 27 years
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific work
• No other sponsorships
• During the sponsorship all publications must be submitted, as must a report at the end of the research project.

Application Deadline: 1st February, 1st June and 1st October of every year.

For more information and scholarship application see; Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships

The University of Boehringer Ingelheim offers PhD Scholarships

Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships Target Group:

• Overseas students receive support in Europe
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific research

Academic Requirements: Diploma or a comparable degree

Number of Scholarships: 45

Duration: Two years, in individual cases sponsorship can be extended by a further twelve months

Scholarship Value:

• 1550 euros
• 150 euros for smaller purchases for research
• Immaterial assistance
• Invitation to the annual scholarship holders’ meeting in Hirschegg in the Kleinwalsertal, Austria
• Seminar on forms of presentation in scientific work

Application Requirements:

• No older than 27 years
• Outstanding scientific abilities
• The dissertation should decisively advance scientific work
• No other sponsorships
• During the sponsorship all publications must be submitted, as must a report at the end of the research project.

Application Deadline: 1st February, 1st June and 1st October of every year.

For more information and scholarship application see; Boehringer Ingelheim Fund PhD Scholarships

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Of the 64, only two come from north (includingWest Nile), three from the east and four from central region. The other 55 all come from westernUganda. The SFG is mainly responsible for the protection of the President. The Constitution requires the UPDF to be national in character, meaning recruitment; training, promotion and placement should reflect diversity ofUganda’s tribes.

Although recruitment is done openly countrywide, analysis shows the need for reforms and deliberate efforts to ensure that the army’s top positions reflect a national character. In an e-mail response on regional imbalance in SFG, Capt. Edson Kwesiga, the spokesperson, said: “UPDF recruits into the army basing on set standards such as age, level of education, fitness, among others.” But his explanation left many people wondering whether the people from westernUganda are fitter than those from Northern, Eastern or centralUganda. To be sincere, the people from northern and EasternUganda are more energetic than any other people inUganda.

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The business city of Tanzania was chosen by Bank of Africa to host meetings for the Bank of Africa Group countries in East and central Africa. The meetings will run this week.

Other countries scheduled to attend the meeting are Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Madagascar and Djibouti. The meetings will be presided over by the President of the Bank of Africa Group, Mohamed Bennani and the managing director of Bank of Africa Tanzania, Ammish Owusu-Amoah.

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1.       The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met in extraordinary session in London today to consider its response to the situation in Maldives.

 2.       The meeting was chaired by Hon Dr Surujrattan Rambachan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Communications of Trinidad and Tobago. Other members of the Group who participated in the meeting were Hon Dr Dipu Moni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh; Hon John Baird, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada; Senator Hon Arnold J Nicholson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica (by teleconference); Hon Joseph B Dauda, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of Sierra Leone, Hon Bernard K Membe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of Tanzania, Mr Dennis Richardson, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia, and H E Roy Mickey Joy, High Commissioner of Vanuatu to the UK.

3.       CMAG received a report from the three-member ministerial mission that visited Maldives from 17-19 February 2012, to ascertain the facts surrounding the transfer of power and to promote adherence to Commonwealth values and principles. The mission was led by Foreign Minister Rambachan and also comprised Foreign Minister Moni and Mr Richardson. It met with a wide range of interlocutors during the visit.

 4.       In keeping with the Commonwealth’s well-established principles of inclusiveness and equity, the Group heard a statement from Dr Hassan Saeed, Adviser to the new President of Maldives, as well as from Dr Farahanaz Faizal, who represented the former President.

5.       CMAG thanked the members of the ministerial mission for their valuable work, which had greatly enhanced the Group’s understanding of the circumstances surrounding the transfer of power.

6       Having considered the report of the mission and reviewed all the information made available to it, CMAG agreed that it was not possible, in the allotted time, to determine

conclusively the constitutionality of the resignation of President Nasheed on 7 February 2012 The Group therefore agreed that an independent and impartial investigation of the events of 6-7 February should be completed in a transparent manner within a reasonable timeframe. It noted, in this context, the announcement by President Waheed, on 21 February, of a three-member commission of inquiry for this purpose. It strongly felt that there should be international participation in any investigative mechanism, as may be mutually agreed by political parties in Maldives.

7.       CMAG recognised the need for healing in Maldives. It called on all concerned to show restraint and mutual respect in their statements and actions, and to take immediate steps in the national interest to seek an inclusive agreement on the way forward. To this end, the Group urged President Waheed and former President Nasheed to commence an immediate dialogue, without preconditions, to agree on a date for early elections, which should take place within this calendar year.

8.       The Group was furthermore of the view that such a dialogue should facilitate the opening of the Majlis session as scheduled on 1 March 2012. This dialogue should lead to collaboration on the passage of the necessary constitutional amendment for the holding of early elections, as well as such legislation that needs to be passed to ensure peaceful, inclusive and credible elections.

9.       It also requested the Secretary-General to continue to deploy his good offices in Maldives. It also welcomed his intent to appoint a Special Envoy.

10.     CMAG noted the assurance by the new government that former President Nasheed would continue to receive the protection and privileges provided for under the Constitution. In this context, the Group expressed strong concern at the continuing impact of the warrant of arrest against him, and urged that this issue be addressed in order that his ability to participate fully in the electoral process is not prejudiced.

11.     The Group further agreed that, in line with the agreed parliamentary agenda and matters emerging from the dialogue, the Commonwealth should enhance its technical assistance to Maldives to help build capacity in such areas as the Judiciary and the Parliament, and that of the Elections Commission, as well as to promote adherence to democratic values and principles. In particular, it urged the Commonwealth to support the Elections Commission as well as to engage with all stakeholders towards ensuring the credibility and peaceful conduct of the next elections. It recommended the expeditious development of a code of conduct for political parties in the lead-up to the elections.

12.     Given the questions that remain about the precise circumstances of the change of government, as well as the fragility of the situation in Maldives, CMAG decided that Maldives should be placed on its formal agenda.

13.     The Group further agreed that, in situations where a member of CMAG was under scrutiny by the Group itself, its CMAG membership should be placed in abeyance as long as it remained on the formal agenda of CMAG. It decided, accordingly, that Maldives should not participate in CMAG during this time.

14.     CMAG decided to convene again via teleconference in March 2012 to review progress in Maldives, and to consider at its next scheduled meeting in April 2012 any further measures that may be warranted.

Cathy Price 
Administrative Assistant
Communications & Public Affairs Division

Commonwealth Secretariat • Marlborough House • Pall Mall • London SW1Y 5HX • United Kingdom
Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7747 6386    • Fax: Direct  +44 (0) 20 7004 3771  General: +44 (0) 20 7839 9081 • www.thecommonwealth.org

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Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Barclays Capital and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as joint corporate brokers with immediate effect.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tullow Oil plc
(+44 20 3249 9000)
Chris Perry – Investor Relations
James Arnold – Investor Relations
George Cazenove – Media Relations

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
(+44 207 638 9571)
Martin Jackson
Kate Lehane

Murray Consultants
(+353 1 498 0300)
Joe Murray
Ed Micheau

Tullow Group Overview
Tullow is a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and production group, quoted on the London, Irish and Ghanaian (symbol: TLW) stock exchanges and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The Group has interests in over 90 exploration and production licences across 22 countries and focuses on four core areas: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America.

In Africa, Tullow has production in Ghana, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Congo (Brazzaville) and Equatorial Guinea with two large appraisal and development programmes in Ghana and Uganda. Tullow also has exploration interests in Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Senegal, Tanzania, Madagascar, Namibia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Tullow’s European interests are focused on gas in the UK Southern North Sea where it has significant interests in the Caister-Murdoch System and the Thames area and in the Netherlands where it has offshore gas production, development and exploration opportunities.

In South Asia, Tullow has exploration and production in Bangladesh and exploration interests in Pakistan. In South America, Tullow has exploration interests in Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname.

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Following the publication of a photograph of a woman who the editorial team of the New Vision Group believed at the time to be the mother of the new born Buganda prince, Richard Semakookiro, the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has asked all people in Uganda and across the world to stop the talk on the new born prince.

Speaking through his Katikkiro (prime minister), Eng. John Baptist Walusimbi, the Kabaka said that the full details about the new born prince and its mother would be revealed at the right time.

The Kabaka says that since the Katikkiro announced the birth of the new prince, several media houses, radio panelists and people on social networks like facebook have written literature and uttered statements that belittle the traditions, norms and virtues ofBugandakingdom. The Kabaka says that although he is a king a remains an individual who has a right to privacy. He says that it is improper for news publications like the New Vision, Bukedde Newspaper, Bukedde TV and all their sister organisations to write lies and belittling stories about the Kingdom of Buganda and the royal family in Buganda.

On January 24, 2012 the Chief Executive Officer of the New Vision Group, Robert Kabushenga authorised the publication of a photograph of a woman, and stated that she was the mother of Prince Richard Ssemakookiro.

Kabushenga apologised to the audiences across the country and the world at large for the mistake and regreted any inconveniences caused to the woman in the picture.

He stated that this was an error of judgment for which he took full responsibility. The Kabaka through his Katikkiro has said that all the information the New Vision and her sister media houses have been publishing concerning the looks of the mother of prince Semakookiro are false.

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