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VP Alupo receives Honorary Doctorate as 2,484 graduate at IUIU

Mbale City, Uganda: The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) on Jessica Alupo Rose...

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VP Alupo commissions Tororo skilling Hub, urges wealth Creation

Tororo, Uganda: Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged households across Uganda to deliberately engage in income-generating activities within the four key economic...

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Archbishop Kaziimba installs Rev Grace Lubaale as 4th Bishop of Busoga Diocese

Jinja, Uganda: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, on Sunday consecrated...

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GBV, teenage pregnancy cast shadow over Katakwi’s 16 days of activism

Katakwi, Uganda: Katakwi District has marked the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) amid alarming statistics showing rising cases of...

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Science and innovation key to Uganda’s transformation, Kyambogo graduates told

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has urged universities across Uganda to prioritise science, research and innovation as the country’s most critical pillars...

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Soroti University to graduate first cohort since opening six years ago

Soroti District, Uganda: Soroti University is in its final preparations for a historic milestone as the institution readies to hold its first...

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Ngora to host 2026 Ateker Cup of Nations

Ngora District earned the hosting rights as defending champions, and we are excited to see the community rally behind this historic event...

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Museveni hails historic Kagame-Tshisekedi peace accord, calls for broader regional stability

Washington, D.C., USA: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised the landmark peace accord signed at the White House between Rwanda and the...

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Soroti woman MP aspirant survives horrifying road crash

Soroti, Uganda: Soroti District Woman MP aspirant Egabu Joan is recovering after surviving a frightening road crash on Wednesday evening along the...

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Katakwi leaders alarmed after six girls get pregnant in one school

Katakwi, Uganda: The administration of Mangoro Comprehensive Secondary School has confirmed that six female students became pregnant during the third term, raising...

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Gov’t allocates Shs108b for Soroti Fruit Factory expansion

Soroti City, Uganda: Government has allocated USD30 million (about Shs108 billion) for the expansion and full modernization of Soroti Fruit Processing Factory,...

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Ecweru honoured with visionary award for outstanding service in works ministry

Ecweru earned the accolade under the Personality Category for his exemplary leadership, selfless service, and lasting contributions to Uganda’s Works and Transport...

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Be job creators not seekers, Museveni tells graduates

Kumi, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged university students across the country to shift from the mindset of job-seeking to job...

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Business

Housing Finance Bank expands to Soroti, targets greater financial inclusion in Teso

Soroti, Uganda: Housing Finance Bank has expanded its footprint to eastern Uganda with the opening of a new branch in Soroti District,...

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Katakwi kicks off construction of Shs500m modern theatre, UPDF pledges quality, timely delivery

Katakwi, Uganda: Katakwi District has launched the construction of a Shs500 million modern surgical theatre at Toroma Health Centre IV, a project...

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Crime

Katakwi DJ brutally hacked to death, body dumped in swamp

Katakwi, Uganda: Police in Katakwi District have launched investigations into the gruesome killing of a 27-year-old DJ whose body was discovered with...

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Lango bids farewell to Mzee Odur as VP Alupo delivers Museveni’s tribute

Apac, Uganda: Vice President Jessica Alupo on Saturday led thousands of mourners at Tenoke Primary School in Apac District as the Lango...

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Iteso in Busia seek cultural independence, push for new constituency in Busia

Busia, Uganda: The Iteso community in Busia District has issued a sweeping petition to the Emorimor, HRH Papa Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng,...

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Big Story

Teso Progressive SS pays over UGX 10m for burial of student shot dead by runaway soldier

Ngora, Uganda: The management of Teso Progressive Secondary School has paid UGX 10.5 million toward the burial of Senior Three student Gabriel...

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VP Alupo calls for skills-based training as Lira University passes out 454 at 7th graduation

Lira, Uganda: Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged universities and tertiary institutions across Uganda to prioritise practical skills training and science-based learning,...

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Kapelebyong, UBOS begin parish economy data exercise to boost local gov’t planning

Kapelebyong, Uganda: Kapelebyong District, in partnership with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), has launched a district-wide data collection exercise under the...

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VP Alupo hails farmers for steering Uganda’s economy amid market instability

Katakwi, Uganda: The Vice President of Uganda, H.E. Maj (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, has commended farmers across the country for their...

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