Uganda Radio Network

Traffic paralyzed as fuel tank explodes along Katuna border

Kabale, (UG): Transport was Saturday morning paralyzed along Kabale-Katuna border road after a fuel tanker exploded in an accident at Nyakasharara village...

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Court

Attorney General seeks time to respond after UNBS’ Ebiru challenges trial

Kampala, (UG): The Attorney General has requested the Anti-Corruption Court for more time to respond to an application by former Executive Director...

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Computer illiteracy delays disbursement of PDM funds in Nakapiripirit

Nakapiririt, (UG): Nakapiripirit district is grappling with the challenge of disbursing funds allocated for the Parish Development Model (PDM) due to a...

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Over 600 boda boda riders arrested for not wearing helmets

Kampala, (UG): At least 675 motorcyclists mostly boda boda riders have been arrested in less than two weeks for not wearing crash...

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Court

High Court quashes two-year-jail term for Kenyan national jailed for stalking DPP

Kampala, (UG): The High Court in Kampala has set aside the two-year jail term handed to a Kenyan National who was accused...

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New insurance policy cover for Boda boda passengers, riders unveiled

Kampala, (UG): A specialized insurance policy tailored to cover both Boda boda riders and their passengers has been introduced to provide coverage...

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Court

Katusabe murder: Ssebuwufu handed ‘final blow’ as Supreme Court upholds 18-year-jail sentence

Kampala, (UG): The Supreme Court of Uganda has upheld an 18-year jail term for Muhammed Ssebuwufu, the proprietor of Pine Car Bond...

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Private sector pushes for Uganda-South Africa visa deal

Kampala, (UG): The private sector leaders in Uganda and South Africa have called on the two governments to work towards the removal...

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How 17-year-old S.3 student conned Shs13m from 179 youths in fake job scam

Kampala, (UG): Security agencies last week said they had rescued at least 179 youths from the home of a 38-year-old woman, Harriet...

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Over 14,000 goats killed by contagious livestock disease in Nebbi

Nebbi, (UG): The Nebbi district veterinary department is struggling to contain an outbreak of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), a disease that is...

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Museveni says Commission of Inquiry will unearth perpetrators in Apaa conflicts

Gulu, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated that the Judicial Commission of Inquiry is the best solution and medicine to the decade-long...

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IGG concerned over slow works at Kabalega International Airport

Hoima, (UG): The Inspector General of Government Betty Olive Kamya is concerned about the slow works at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima...

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Experts warn of dangers of Air Pollution Levels to unborn babies

Kampala, (UG): Experts at Makerere University Lung Institute have warned that exposure to air pollution by pregnant women is catastrophic to their...

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Church leaders detained for starving followers, prohibiting them from treatment

Amuria, (UG): Three members of the new Christian sect in Wera Sub-County, Amuria district spent the night in police cells for allegedly...

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Public Service Minister halts NEMA restructuring after complaints

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of Public Service, Hon Wilson Muluri Mukasa has suspended the ongoing restructuring and termination of contracts at the...

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Speeding truck kills two in Bugiri mosque crash

Bugiri, (UG): A speeding truck on Sunday knocked two people dead before ramming into a mosque in Busowa town council, Bugiri district,...

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Study shows a third of Gulu City commercial sex workers married

Gulu, (UG): Over a third of commercial sex workers in Gulu City are married and staying with their partners, a study conducted...

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LIST: Traffic police names top Kampala drink-driving hotspots

Kampala, (UG): The Police in Kampala Metropolitan has named roads where you have a high chance of being crushed by a drunk-...

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Lightening strikes teenager dead in Bugweri

Bugweri, (UG): Farouk Magumba, a resident of Idudi A cell, in Idudi town council, in Bugweri district, was on Thursday night killed...

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Sports

Cheptegei out of 5000m race as attention turns to Chelimo

Budapest, (HUN): Uganda’s campaign at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary has suffered a setback following the withdrawal of long-distance...

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