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5903,000 households connected to new solar grid in Namayingo
Launched on Fridaythis week, the Lolwe Island mini-grid project that started in 2017 is now delivering reliable and renewable electricity to 3,026...
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981Novelist Kakwenza charged, remanded to Kitalya
Kakwenza was arrested last year on December 28, for allegedly making abusive, derogatory, and belittling tweets against President Museveni and his son,...
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1.2KKenya suspends all passenger flights from Dubai
The ban comes barely a few days after UAE extended Kenya flight ban after it established that travellers from Nairobi were testing...
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1.2KMUBENDE: Mother, 3-year-old baby perish in nasty accident
The Police said a 34-year-old mother only identified as Harriet and her daughter Prisca Namatovu died on the spot when a trailer...
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2.1KGov’t withdraws vaccination card requirement for passengers
Passengers were originally required to carry vaccination cards, a measure which however has been found to be difficult to enforce, according to...
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1.3KSuspected girlfriend arrested over death of UNRA’s HR Manager
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police are holding one suspect in connection to the death of Hajj Rashid Kamoga Kulima, a senior human resource manager...
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680Kikuube district leaders criticize boundary opening exercise of Bugoma Forest
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Kikuube district leaders led by the LC5 vice-chairperson have criticized the boundary opening exercise of Bugoma Forest. Vincent Alpha Opio...
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1.2KGov’t to launch Covid 19 vaccination verification app for taxi drivers and traffic police
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government through the ministry of works and transport is in the final stages of launching an application that will be...
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948Road users to start paying Entebbe Expressway toll this week
KAPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has announced that tolling operations at the Entebbe Expressway will start this week on...
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1.1KHIV-Positive Teacher defiles 16-year old boy, arrested
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala are investigating circumstances under which an HIV-positive female teacher sexually assaulted a 16-year-old male juvenile. The suspect...
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1.2KHospital staff arrested for selling covid 19 vaccination cards
HOIMA, UGANDA: Police in Hoima has arrested a health worker attached to Butema Health Centre III in Buhanika Sub county for allegedly...
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962KAKUMIRO: 27-year-old man commits suicide by hanging
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: A 27-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging himself in Kakumiro District. The deceased has been identified as Robert Asaba...
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1.1KShs200,000 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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720Key murder suspect commits suicide in Bukedea police cells
BUKEDEA, UGANDA: A murder suspect has allegedly committed suicide inside Bukedea police cells and the other died under mysterious circumstances in a...
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1.5KJUST IN: Bars, Concerts allowed to operate, Curfew lifted in phased reopening of economy
RWAKITURA, UGANDA: President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as...
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645Security tightened along Uganda-DRC border ahead of new year celebration
HOIMA, UGANDA: The police and army have been deployed in various landing sites on Lake Albert in Bunyoro Region more especially in...
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818Shock as man collapses dead in taxi
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala is investigating circumstances under which a passenger was discovered dead in a moving taxi in Kampala city....
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677BUGWERI: Residents hand Imam to police over defilement of 15-yr-old granddaughter
BUGWERI, UGANDA: Residents of Ibaako village, Ibulanku Sub-county in Bugweri district on Wednesday handed over the Imam of Namadi Masjid to police...
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1.3KTwo dead, scores injured in Kampala-Jinja highway accident
BUIKWE, UGANDA; At least two people were reported dead on spot and six others injured after a speeding taxi rammed into a...
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71511 injured in Bududa road accident
BUDUDA, UGANDA: At least 11 people have been critically injured following an accident in Bududa district. The accident involving a Fuso truck,...
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1.4KFight 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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593Lwengo resident arrested for starving, torturing own children
LWENGO, UGANDA: The police in Lwengo district is holding a 37-year-old man for allegedly torturing and starving his children. Ivan Kisekka, a...
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1.5KPrime Minister assures country of full reopening in January amidst high spread of Omicron variant
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda has assured Ugandans that government will fully reopen...
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Expectant Mother killed in Sembabule accident on Christmas
SEMBABULE, UGANDA: Residents of Bulakati-Nyangi in Sembabule were on Christmas engulfed in tears after a speeding truck rammed into a happy crowd...