Uganda Radio Network, Author at Daily Express

VIDEO: CCTV captures panga-wielding thugs in Nansana

NANSANA, KAMPALA: Four machete-wielding thugs stormed private homes in Wakiso District Saturday morning but back off when an electric alarm went off....

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Editorial

Parents welcome proposed reopening of schools

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parents are excited at the news that the government is considering reopening schools in the near future. Initial reports indicated...

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Big Story

UMRA announces crackdown on unscrupulous micro lenders

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority-UMRA is launching what they have called impromptu operations against Tier4 microfinance institutions and moneylenders that...

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Big Story

Court convicts Makerere University deputy academic registrar for abuse of office

She, therefore, sentenced Etuusa to two years in jail or a fine of Shillings 4 million on all four counts for abuse...

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Crime

Robberies orchestrated by private security guards on the rise – Police

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police have expressed concern over the systematic increase of robberies and thefts perpetrated by private security guards. According to Police...

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Court

Court annuls Moses Attan’s victory in Soroti East polls, orders fresh elections

The High Court in Soroti has nullified the election of Moses Okia Attan as the Soroti City East Member of Parliament. In...

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National

Two children drown in abandoned mines in Rubirizi

RUBIRIZI, UGANDA: Two children have drowned in abandoned mines in Rubirizi district. They are 15-year-old Agnes Tumukunde and 14-year-old Gift Kyoshabire, both...

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Crime

Police names 15 prime suspects in greater Masaka murders

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested...

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Crime

Woman shot dead for ‘giving intelligence’ to UPDF’

MOROTO, UGANDA: Karimojong warriors have shot and killed a woman who is suspected to have given intelligence information to Uganda Peoples Defence...

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Sports

David Emong wins Bronze for Uganda in Tokyo Paralympic games

TOKYO, JAPAN: Uganda’s most decorated Para-athlete David Emong has once again lifted Uganda’s flag high by winning a bronze medal in men’s...

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Crime

Death toll in Masaka raises to nineteen as 60-year-old woman is butchered

MASAKA, UGANDA: Sixty-year-old Anent Nampijja Muwangaza, a resident of Kasaali village, Bisanje Parish, Kabonera division in Masaka is the latest victim of...

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Big Story

New UHRC chairperson, commissioners pledge swift investigations

PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The newly appointed Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson, Mariam Wangadya has committed to ensuring quick investigations for cases of...

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National

Kalungu district gets UGX2Bn piped water project

KALUNGU, UGANDA: There is excitement in Kalungu district following the commissioning of a piped water supply project. Many residents have been trekking...

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Transport paralyzed as Kazinga channel ferry breaks down

KASESE, UGANDA: Transport between Mbarara and Kasese district is paralyzed following the breakdown of the ferry operating at Kazinga Channel bridge. The...

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Truckers suspend travel to South Sudan after two drivers shot dead en-route Juba

NOTHERN, UGANDA: Truckers have suspended travels to South Sudan following the shooting of two Kenyan truck drivers. Haron Abdulahi Ore and Issa...

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National

Parliamentary Committee approves seven new judges

PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Parliament Appointments Committee has approved seven judges recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni. Of these approved, the Court of...

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Court

Court rejects eight witnesses in petition against Nantaba

MUKONO, UGANDA: The High Court in Mukono on Monday rejected eight witnesses and four additional affidavits in the second election petition filed...

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Analysis

Shoprite exit: Can foreign retailers survive in Uganda?

EXCLUSIVE: The confirmation on Monday by the South African based retailer Shoprite, that it was quitting Uganda and Madagascar, raises more questions...

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Crime

Unknown assailants kill catechist in Lwengo

MASAKA SUB-REGION: Police in Masaka Region are investigating circumstances under which a 60-year-old catechist was gruesomely murdered in Lwengo district. Richard Mbaziira,...