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Accident is a leading cause of death in Adjumani district – Report

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The office of the Adjumani district traffic police in an exclusive interview with journalists said that many death that occurs...

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Former Minister Kabafunzaki pays Shs 10m fine to evade prison sentence

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Herbert Kabafunzaki, the former junior minister for Labour has cleared a fine of Ten (10) million Shillings imposed on him...

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Three arrested for raping 40 year old woman in Adjumani

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: Three men in Adjumani district are in police custody for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman and leaving her unconscious on...

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Busia CAO, RDC, other senior officials admitted after food poisoning

It’s alleged that they fed on suspected poisonous food during the independence prayer breakfast held on Friday at the district headquarters. The...

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Unknown assailants kill Alebtong town clerk at his residence

LIRA, UGANDA: Unknown assailants have killed Denis Ogwang Adar, the town clerk of Alebtong town council in Alebtong district. The assailants hit...

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Traffic paralyzed as a fuel truck catches fire in Bugweri district

BUGWERI, UGANDA: Traffic has paralyzed along Iganga-Busia highway when a fuel trailer overturned and reduced to ashes by fire at Busesa village,...

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Ugandan Young Farmers tipped to embrace Precision Agriculture

New 11-Country Report Reveals African Farmers Missing out on AgriTech Innovations that Could Supercharge the Sector with Opportunities for Youth. The report...

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Police upgrades Digital Crime Records System

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Information and Communication Technology Directorate of the Uganda Police Force, has finalized the upgrade of the Digital Crime Record...

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‘Emulate President Museveni’ – NRM’s Sewava urges Ugandans

On this auspicious occasion of the 59th independence of our country Uganda, on which we transferred from a protectorate to a republic,...

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Former Premier Amama Mbabazi appointed Special Envoy to the President

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Prime Minister John Patrick Mr Amama Mbabazi as a Special Envoy to South Sudan...

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Born again pastor sentenced to life imprisonment for sodomising pupils

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A born again pastor in Wakiso has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of six counts of...

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17-year-old electrocuted to death as he starts work at a kiosk

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Iganga has started investigations into the death of a 17-year-old boy who was electrocuted early morning on Friday....

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Former Madi Okollo MP John Arumadri Drazu is dead

ARUA, UGANDA: John Arumadri Drazu, the former Madi Okollo Member of Parliament and Forum for Democratic Change-FDC stalwart is dead. He breathed...

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Africell Customers advised on claiming mobile money funds

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Central Bank of Uganda (BoU) has advised Africell customers with pending mobile money balances on how they can claim...

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Security guard killed, another injured as assailants raid a fueling station in Jinja

JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira region police together with her sister security forces have commenced investigations into the murder and attempted murder of private...

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Opposition launches new front against President Museveni, Bobi Wine’s NUP dissed

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Opposition political parties and activist groups in the country have today formed a new pressure group named the “People’s Front...

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Man Divorces Wife for Making Tasteless Pilau

A man in Tana River County has divorced his wife after she bungled his favourite Swahili dish pilau. The one-and-a-half-year marriage came...

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JUST IN: NBS TV Presenters Kayz, Makko and Wakko Finally Granted Bail

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Three Next Media Services employees who were arrested and remanded to Kitalya prison last week, have finally been released on...

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Uganda starts manufacturing surgical gloves

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda is on track to become the first African country to produce surgical gloves and other medical equipment. East African...

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Justice Gaswaga, Kabanda transferred as Judiciary deploys new judges

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Judiciary has made new deployments with a total of 13 judges of the High Court affected by the reshuffles....

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Jinja Pastor arrested over sexual harassment, child trafficking

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja district have arrested a Pastor identified as Robert Masiga over allegations of defilement, sexual harassment, authorities have...