Uganda Radio Network

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...

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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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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Court

Man Released after spending 22 years on remand for murder

Twinomujuni had been convicted to suffer death together with the former Tooro Premier John Katuramu on September 12 2001 for the murder...

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Boda boda riders in Kigezi conned millions of shillings in motorcycle loan scam

Each rider was expected to make an initial deposit of Shs 680,000 out of the required 6 million to access a motorcycle....

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Kyambogo University lecturers accuse Prof. Katunguka of irregular appointments

In the dossier, lecturers accuse Katunguka of trying to put people in positions that will help him secure his reappointment when his...

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Uganda deploys new police contingent in Somalia

Uganda is one of the police contributing countries (PCCs) to AMISOM. Others include Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zambia.

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Budaka prioritizes family planning to counter high teenage pregnancies

Statistics from the district shows that 25.8percent of the teenage girls in Budaka get pregnant before making 18 years of age.

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IG moots law to confiscate property from illicit financing

Kamya says during verification, the Inspectorate uses the information declared and puts it on a measuring scale to determine if indeed what...

Gov’t terminates Muleya’s contract as Uganda Airlines CEO

After nine months on suspension, the interim board at the Uganda Airlines decided to terminate the CEO’s contract with immediate effect

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NFA resumes demarcation of Bugoma forest reserve boundary

Acording to officials, the boundary reopening will take two weeks and calls on area leaders and residents to cooperate with the team...

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Burglars using chloroform to rob UCU students, Mukono residents

Statistics indicate that out of every ten cases reported at police and local council offices, five involve theft by use of chloroform.

ICO exit has no consequence on Uganda’s coffee trade: Experts

Coffee exports from Uganda for 2021 grew to 6.7 million bags valued at 718 million dollars, the highest in more than three...

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Mityana municipality councilors shun meeting over detention of NUP supporters

The angry councilors, the majority from NUP note that a number of people were arrested and imprisoned during the 2021 campaigns and...

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Court

MUKONO: Four charged over fraudulent sale of land

The four were on Monday arrested for allegedly procuring a certificate of title and forging documents for the purchase of a 28-acre...

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COVID-19

Ministry of health to investigate low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines

The COVID-19 vaccination incidence commander, Dr Daniel Kyabayinze says the survey needs to take place to find out why some people in...

Court

Court grants bail to British National charged with offensive communication

In one of the posts, Monk alleged that Brass for Africa received more than one billion Shillings for a period of six...

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