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Uganda starts manufacturing surgical gloves

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda is on track to become the first African country to produce surgical gloves and other medical equipment. East African...

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Court

BIG STORY: Six OPM Officials charged with corruption over substandard relief items

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has charged six top officials working in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) over...

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Justice Gaswaga, Kabanda transferred as Judiciary deploys new judges

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Judiciary has made new deployments with a total of 13 judges of the High Court affected by the reshuffles....

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Breaking

Suspected terrorist shot dead in Kyebando

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police has confirmed that a suspected terrorist was on Monday evening shot dead in Kyebando, Kampala during a counter-terrorism operation....

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Breaking

WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram globally down in major outage

AGENCIES: WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook all owned by technology giants Facebook Inc. have all globally gone down in a major outage. The...

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National

Archbishop Kaziimba urges Gov’t to revise number of congregants

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, has asked Government to consider allowing more faithful to...

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Uganda Airlines to launch its inaugural flights to Dubai today

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: The National flag carrier, “Uganda Airlines” is set to launch its inaugural international flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

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Big Story

13-yr-old Ugandan wins 2021 Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition

MUKONO, UGANDA: A 13-year-old pupil has won the 2021 Junior Queen’s Commonwealth essay writing competition (QCEC). Ethan Charles Mufuma, a pupil at...

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New pests invade Kasese tomato farmers

KASESE, UGANDA: Farmers in the Mubuku irrigation scheme in Kasese district are counting losses after a strange pest attacked their tomato gardens....

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Big Story

BIG STORY: How gov’t officials spent Shs 9bn on two closed institutions

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A recent investigative story run by the Daily Monitor publication has revealed how unnamed government officials wired about Shs 9...

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National

Nabbanja to ministers: Use social media to publicize gov’t achievements

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has directed his cabinet ministers to use social media and other forms of...

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Africa

Former deputy speaker shoots himself dead in parliament

A source at parliament said Chiwaya shot himself in the head inside the office of the clerk of parliament, Fiona Kalembera.

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Court

Court dismisses Lydia Wanyoto’s Petition against Connie Galiwango

MBALE, UGANDA: Mbale High Court has dismissed with costs Lydia Wanyoto’s election petition challenging the victory of Connie Nakayenze Galiwango as duly...

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Breaking

President Museveni to address the nation today

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni is set to address the nation on Friday 1 October 2021, the Senior Presidential Press Secretary Lindah...

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Big Story

Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana remanded with fresh murder charges

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North Member of Parliament, hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya and his colleague Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West have been remanded to...

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Court

Judge condemns Shumuk lawyers for wasting time in Nakawa West petition

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Justice Isaac Muwata has lashed out at the lawyers representing Shukla Mukesh alias Shumuk, the former Nakawa West parliament candidate...

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Crime

Eleven arrested over death of Kamuli police constable

KAMULI, UGANDA: Kamuli police have rounded up eleven suspects believed to have actively participated in lynching Police constable Francis Kasolo on Sunday...

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Nakalema orders Mukono diocese, BLB to do verification of tenants on contested land

MUKONO, UGANDA: Col. Edith Nakalema, the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit has ordered Mukono diocese and Buganda Land Board-BLB to...

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Big Story

Katikkiro Mayiga calls for maintaining of court bail

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has called for the maintenance of court bail as a way of ensuring...

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Big Story

Victoria University clarifies on Bad Black’s Ambassadorial appointment

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kampala’s leading private higher institution, Victoria University has come out and clarified on the appointment of socialite Shanita Namuyimbwa alias...

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1,000 teens impregnated by road workers in Soroti

SOROTI, UGANDA: Road constructors who recently worked on infrastructure projects in Soroti, Kumi and Pallisa districts have been accused of impregnating at...