Uganda Radio Network

Excel Construction to reap US$23.2m from oil deal

Excel Construction Ltd Director, Jimmy Kabeho, said the firm is currently engaged in the construction of the staff camp as most of...

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Lawyer sues gov’t over Bamasaba Cultural Institution succession wrangles

According to the suit, Nabutele faults the Attorney General for declaring that is no rightfully elected Umukuka to replace the late Mushikor,...

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Karamojongs threatens to attack Chinese camp over poisoned goats

Karamojong is high between the employees of China Railway No3, which is constructing Moroto-Lokitelenyala road in Moroto district and the local community....

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Mbarara city starts property valuation to boost local revenue

Nelson Muhangi, the acting city clerk says the valuation will be done for two months starting this month and will be followed...

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Police arrest three suspected terrorists in Kyotera

Gunfire rocked Kyotera town council as detectives pursued the suspects who attempted to escape prompting security to shoot the tyres of their...

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Former Red Cross boss jailed 7 years over Ugx 1.2bn embezzlement

The Court heard that Nataka embezzled more than sh1.2 billion between February 1st, 2013 and September 30th, 2013 in Kampala.

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Petrol bomb trial of 32 NUP supporters flops

The group on Monday appeared before the court presided over by Lt General Andrew Gutti at Makindye, where the trial was expected...

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News

KCCA loses UGX 1Bn in overpayments, unjustified expenditures

KCCA also spent 80.85 million Shillings for relocation of NITA utilities which were not verified, overpaid 215.9 million Shillings while another 503.7...

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Family of Kyengera gunshot victim pleads for justice

Denzilanta Nabasirye died on Tuesday last week after she was shot in the chest during a scuffle, as security teams arrested a...

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Education

Parents keeping school-going children at home to be arrested – Muyingo

The concern comes almost two months after the reopening of schools following two years of a lockdown occasioned by an outbreak of...

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Terego district moves to ban daytime consumption of alcohol

The move seeks to prohibit the operation of bars before 5 pm and bans the sale of alcohol in bars, joints and...

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State Attorney accused of bias in assault trial against Bunyaruguru County MP

It is alleged that during the NRM party primaries held at Ryemondo village on September 4, 2020, Ntamuhira assaulted Amina Tushemerirwe for...

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Kalangala on heightened security alert over terror threats

Apollo Mugume, the RDC Kalangala reveals that the deployment was necessitated by high-level intelligence about the terror threats that the area is...

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NDA stuck with impounded drugs worth UGX 53million

At least 649 boxes worth 300 million Shillings were impounded from 282 drug outlets and their owners were asked to collect them...

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Big Story

Tourism ministry seeks UGX 130Bn for human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies

The ministry says UWA has been overwhelmed with numerous cases of human-wildlife conflict from problem animals such as elephants, baboons, buffalos, hippopotamuses...

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Teenager kidnaps 5 year old, asks for UGX 12m ransom

Andrew Bugembe, a top-class pupil at Leos Junior Primary School-Nyendo, mysteriously disappeared from his parents’ home in Kayirikiti village in Nyendo-Mukungwe division...

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President Museveni launches long-awaited parish development model

The Shs490 bn PDM replaces Emyooga, a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation which was rolled out in October 2020 to...

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Big Story

President Museveni calls for cooperation to defeat insecurity in the Great Lakes region

According to President Museveni, the groups causing insecurity in the region can all be defeated from what he said he has observed...

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Kyengera councilors arrested for inciting violence

It is alleged that the councilors of Kyengera town council walked out of the council meeting protesting what they described as the...

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Bunyoro prince petitions Lands Minister to halt Bugoma forest boundary reopening

Last week, the National Forestry Authority together with the Ministry of Lands, and Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom embarked on the boundary reopening of...

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Africa

UPDF raids ADF camp, recovers 148 rounds of ammunition

Operation Shujaa spokesperson Maj. Peter Mugisa said the bombs were recovered by the UPDF soldiers following a tip-off by area residents.

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Kisoro magistrates court staff arrested over bribery

In his defense, Ngororano argued that the money was not a bribe but meant to be given to the suspect’s lawyer Ramathan...

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