{"id":49250,"date":"2014-09-19T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T11:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49250"},"modified":"2014-09-19T11:33:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T11:33:35","slug":"ugandas-prime-minister-sacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/ugandas-prime-minister-sacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda&#8217;s Prime Minister sacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda&#8217;s president has sacked his prime minister, a former close ally now seen as a potential rival in 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Amama Mbabazi was also recently removed as secretary general of the governing National Resistance Movement.<\/p>\n<p>President Yoweri Museveni has been president since 1986 and is expected to seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, millions of dollars of public money went missing from the prime minister&#8217;s office but Mr Mbabazi denied any involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal led several donor countries to cut aid to Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The presidential statement did not mention the missing money and instead thanked Mr Mbabazi for his contribution to the country.<\/p>\n<p>He has been prime minister since 2011 &#8211; and before that had held the portfolios of security and defence.<\/p>\n<p>Health Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has been named as the new prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda&#8217;s president has sacked his prime minister, a former close ally now seen as a potential rival in 2016 elections. 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