Ugandan October 8 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

Sources: Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's Information Minister, Mary Karooro Okurut, has issued an urgent, Saturday morning, statement denying all recent rumours that Monday, October 8, 2012, had been declared a one-off public holiday to link the October 9th public holiday with the previous weekend. [full story]