Uganda Radio Network, Author at Daily Express

15,809 candidates to sit UBTEB examinations next week

"According to the examination body, examinations will start on January 24, 2022, and end on February 2. 7,991 candidates are females while...

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Crime

Five arrested for smuggling fuel from South Sudan

An official of the Uganda Revenue Authority who preferred anonymity says that they also seized 750litres of fuel and motorcycles used for...

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National

Mpuuga seeks urgent parliamentary sitting on fuel crisis

According to Mpuuga, fuel prices are linked directly to consumer prices and immediate action by the government is important for the situation...

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Three family members electrocuted in Nsanji

It is reported that the incident happened when Anet was hanging clothes on one of the wires that had a link to...

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National

Gov’t halts eviction of pastoralists in Nwoya over FMD outbreak

Nwoya is among the four districts in Acholi and Lango sub-regions that was supposed to start evicting pastoralists who were illegally occupying...

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Court

MP Wakayima petitions court to dismiss appeal against his election victory

Wakayima through his lawyers of Lex Uganda Advocates and Solicitors wants the appeal in which his rival, Musoke Hamisi Walusimbi wants him...

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National

Pray for me to overcome temptations from politicians: Archbishop Ssemogerere

On Tuesday, January 25, Ssemogerere will be installed as Archbishop of Kampala to take over the most influential Archdiocese in the country.

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Big Story

50 percent of P3 learners can’t identify alphabets – Report

According to the report, a staggering 50.7 percent of children who were in primary three could not identify letters of the alphabet...

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African swine fever kills 300 pigs in West Nile

In Invepi refugee settlement in Odupi sub county, Terego district, more than 60 pigs died last month while in Arivu sub county...

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National

Fire guts furniture workshop in Mityana town

The fire that broke out at Kibibi garage in Mityana district on Tuesday morning destroyed chairs, beds, machines, and hand tool equipment...

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National

Mukono residents protest land allocation to American rapper Akon

Margret Nabbanja, a resident at Bulebi village says that although she has not received any official communication to vacate the land, she...

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Big Story

Data for Over 6M Ugandans Missing on E- COVID-19 Vaccination Portal

An investigative study check by this website revealed that the date of some people vaccinated between March and October is still missing...

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Current Affairs

KCCA Removes Mobile Money Kiosks off Kampala Streets

Ssekamanya, who looked puzzled when interviewed, said that he has six other kiosks in Ndeeba and two in Katwe and didn’t know...

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National

Gulu University boosts science lab with UGX 197M equipment

The new equipment includes 10 dual power suppliers, four signal generators, 10 multi-meters, two desktop computers, four cathode oscilloscopes, 50 analog meters...

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Crime

UPDF officer, 3 others to be charged for shooting traffic officer

It is alleged that Okua shot inside the towing truck and injured Mukebezi who was in the co-drivers seat. Mukebezi has since...

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Big Story

LOP Mpuuga denies existence of divisions in NUP

Mpuuga said those claiming that there is a split in the one-year-old party are nothing but enemies who wish to see them...

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Business

Bars spend heavily on renovations ahead of reopening

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni closed bars and all places of social gatherings when he announced the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, as...

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News

SPECIAL REPORT: Parenting styles, media content could trigger suicide amongst children

The other push factors include depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-PTSD, high levels of stress, physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.