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702Ministry of Health proposes 21 as legal drinking age in Uganda
Kampala, (UG): The Ministry of Health has proposed to have the minimum age, for people allowed to drink alcohol in Uganda raised...
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607Study shows money poured into preventing HIV infection in girls not working
Kampala, (UG): All the money injected into social interventions to help protect girls and young women from contracting HIV has not yielded much,...
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1.8KSOBI: A police informer who turned notorious city robber, his rise, fall and death
On Monday, December 18, 2023, at around 12:30 pm, Paddy Sserunjogi alias Sobi, a popular and notorious leader of the criminal city...
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1.1KHow Notorious Kifeesi leader Sobi died in fierce land dispute in Gomba
Gomba, (UG): The Territorial Police in Gomba District are investigating circumstances under which Sobi, a notorious criminal and city robber was killed...
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1.3KParliament okays borrowing of another Shs 1.2tn for roads
Kampala, (UG): Parliament has okayed a request by the government to borrow Shs 1.22 trillion to upgrade national roads across the country....
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1.4KInside Museveni’s letter to CJ Dollo halting sale of Muslim properties
Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Chief Justice of Uganda, Mr Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo to intervene and stop the auctioning of...
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1.2KGovt eyes reduced power tariffs through regional energy body EREA
Kampala, (UG): Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development says the establishment of the East African Energy Union...
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1.2KCapital Chicken Scam: Police warns public against similar Ponzi schemes
Kampala, (UG): Police on Monday provided an update on the investigations into the Capital Chicken scam that left Ugandans counting losses when...
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992ERA, Stakeholders discuss shs1.7tn budget for 2024 power tariffs
Kampala, (UG): Ugandan power regulator; ERA (Electricity Regulatory Authority) Friday, December 08, received respective budgets from electricity companies to help determine the...
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2.4KInside the Absa, Bitature legal dispute over shs50b loan
City Businessman Patrick Bitature and Absa Bank Uganda have been drawn into a legal dispute over a Shs50 billion loan that the...
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1.7KInside Museveni’s directive to give Metu Katabazi monopoly over bus transportation in Kampala
President Museveni has directed that Metu Katabazi, the proprietor of Metu Buses under Metu ZhongTong Bus Industries, be given monopoly as the...
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1.5KOPM stuck with over 1500 Sudanese refugees in Adjumani
Adjumani, (UG): The Office of the Prime Minister is stuck with over 1.500 Sudanese refugees who have been confined at Nyumanzi refugees’...
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1.1KCabinet approves sh985b to revamp UPDF’s Air Cargo
Kampala, (UG): Cabinet has approved US $266million (Approximately 984.2billion Uganda Shillings) to revamp the now dormant Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC) Limited,...
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1.4KUS slaps new Visa ban on Ugandan officials over human rights violation
Washington, (DC): The United States (US) Government has imposed fresh visa restrictions on Ugandans, particularly government officials who are believed to be...
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1.2KHow dubious Nigerian dealing in fake cosmetics, URA big shots cost Uganda sh15bn in tax revenue
Kampala, (UG): What started as a whistleblowers’ action, ended two operatives in Luzira Prison. This, all commenced when the two whistleblowers; Ms....
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2.4KKATANGA MURDER: Molly Katanga fails to appear in court, criminal summons extended
Kampala, (UG): The Magistrates Court in Nakawa Division on Monday witnessed a surprising turn of events when Molly Bunanukye Katanga, the central...
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1.0KReport shows rampant HIV in Jinja fuelled by sugarcane cutters
A report released by the Jinja district health department indicates that the Buwenge town council has led in new HIV infections in...
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1.8KParish chief among six killed in fierce Apaa land dispute
Adjumani, (UG): At least six individuals including an LCII Chairperson are reported to have been killed with 11 others sustaining severe injuries...
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4.3KHow nasty road crash ended life of young NWSC Engineer just days to his wedding
Rukungiri, (UG): Kenneth Twesigye, an Engineer of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) was among the three people who perished in...
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1.2KGovt seeks sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons
Kampala, (UG): Government through the Justice Law and Order Sector is seeking sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons in various parts of...
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1.4KSenior police commander charged with attempted murder
Kampala, (UG): A senior Police officer at the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) has been charged with attempted murder along...
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2.7KWATCH: Bobi Wine opens up on Anti-Gay Law, Homophobic song, & NUP MPs working with Museveni
Kampala, (UG): IN a controversial BBC interview clip that has already gone viral, the National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi...
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9.4KDaily Express journalist wins 2023 National Population Media Award
Kampala, (UG): The prestigious annual National Population Media Awards 2023 Thursday awarded five journalists including our very own David Okema for their...
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2.1KMukono Diocese seeks shs10bn for construction of 2500-seater cathedral
Mukono, (UG): Church leaders in Mukono District have launched a fundraising aiming to raise Shs10 billion for the reconstruction of St. Phillips...