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2.3KGovt Chief Whip defends proposed bill that allows only MPs elect President
"We must appreciate that the proposed system is one of the known political systems practised by successful democracies like Great Britain, Italy,...
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1.4K59 terror suspects detained without trial for 70 days
Some of the suspects were arrested during the hunt for alleged terror suspects who planned to bomb mourners at the funeral of...
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2.1KEXCLUSIVE: How MP Kawalya flopped in own blackmail move against NUP Councillor Mubiru
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The bitter fall-out between Rubaga North MP Hon. Abubaker Kawalya and KCCA Lord Councillor for Rubaga Hon. James Mubiru has...
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1.2KPresident Museveni signs NSSF Bill into law to allow Midterm Access
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has finally assented to the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill 2021 into law which okays midterm...
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1.8KEXCLUSIVE: Ailing BoU Governor Reportedly Admitted at Aga Khan Hospital
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU) Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has been admitted to Aga Khan Hospital, the DailyExpress...
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1.4KShs200,000 fine await parents whose children won’t return to school next week
In a comprehensive school reopening plan revealed by the First Lady and education minister Janet Kataha Museveni, all learning institutions will reopen...
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1.1KADF Militia kills 3 civilians in Beni suspected terror attack
BENI, DR CONGO: At least three (3) civilians are reported to have been killed, with several others taken hostage in a suspected...
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2.2KCORRUPTION WAR: PPDA boss Turamye brands IGG Kamya inexperienced, compromised
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of assets Authority (PPDA), Canon Benson Turamye has branded the Inspector General...
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1.5KNRM didn’t cheat Kayunga by-election: Museveni
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has said the NRM party candidate in the Kayunga LC5 by-election, Andrew Muwonge won genuinely. In his...
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1.3KMabirizi files for arrest warrant of Pastor Bujjingo
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed for a warrant of arrest for Pastor Aloysious Bujjingo and his recently introduced wife, Suzan...
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997Uncertainty shrouds special needs school in Bukomansimbi ahead of reopening
BUKOMANSIMBI, UGANDA: Misanvu Special Needs School in Bukomansimbi district may fail to reopen next month due to lack of instructional materials. Anne...
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1.2KMuseveni expected to announce full reopening of economy in End of year address
KAMPALA, UGANDA; President Yoweri Museveni is expected to announce the reopening of schools and bars while delivering his end-of-year address today at...
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1.4KUganda sees end of 2021 amid tense election, pandemic, and war against terrorism
Uganda has had a frantic 2021 as it experienced one of the most contested presidential elections, a devastating pandemic and a new...
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1.1KMabirizi challenges URA’s decision requiring land buyers to have TIN
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to quash the directive by the Uganda Revenue Authority-URA,...
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1.8KFight erupts in parliament over coalition bill
The speaker suspended the session briefly after the chaotic scenes, which saw at least two rival MPs exchange blows, according to images...
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PPDA-NWSC SAGA: More Woes for Turamye as IGG vows to reopen probe into Sh17BN fake prepaid meter scandal
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Ms. Beti Kamya has vowed to reopen investigations into a stalled probe into National...
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1.7KNUP leaders clash on best approach to challenging Museveni’s rule
MASAKA, UGANDA; The National Unity Platform-NUP leadership is split over the approach that can appropriately be used to dislodge President Yoweri Museveni...
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1.2KDPP team ready for start of Basajjabalaba forgery, tax evasion case
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has instituted a team of prosecutors to try businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and...
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9.8KBIG STORY: How PPDA boss Turamye blocked 17Bn investigation into NWSC dubious procurement deal in exchange for wife’s job
According to the whistleblower’s report submitted to IGG last year, the deal would now have Eng. Dr. Mugisha promote Turamye’s wife at...
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1.4KDeadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DRC
At least six people have died and several others injured in an explosion in Beni in eastern regions of the Democratic Republic...
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1.6KFEATURED: How Tycoon Sudhir’s Meera Investments is giving other construction firms sleepless nights
If you thought there is any sphere of influence in this town into which Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia (arguably the richest man in Uganda) doesn’t...
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2.2KMiddle East Consultants, Eagles Supervision, 13 other labour firms suspended over forgery
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has suspended at least 20 external labour recruitment companies citing...
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2.1KHawkers, Street Vendors banned from Kampala starting next year
KAMPALA, UGANDA: All vendors and street hawkers will not be allowed in Kampala City starting next year (2022), Government has announced. While...
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1.6KKenyan Gov’t Lifts Ban on Ugandan Poultry Products after Nairobi Talks
NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government of Kenya has agreed to lift the ban on Ugandan goods allowing traders to resume exportation of poultry...