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Tooro kingdom deputy prime minister resigns

Tooro Kingdom 3rd Deputy Prime Minister who also doubled as Security Minister, Patrick Muganzi has resigned. In his April 20 letter to...

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Parliament approves Govt request to borrow Shs 200bn for ‘Strategic Development’

Parliament of Uganda has approve Government request to borrow sh234.78bn through Uganda Development Bank (UDB) from various international financial entities. The breakdown...

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Lord Mayor Lukwago returns from Nairobi in good health

JUST IN: Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has returned to the country after undergoing treatment in Nairobi. Lukwago was rushed to...

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Nyanzi ordered to pay Nsereko sh38.5m election costs

Mengo Magistrate Court has ordered Fred Nyanzi Sentamu, elder brother of National Unity Platform (NUP) president and former Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi...

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Former MP Aspirant Commits Suicide by hanging

SIRONKO DISTRICT: Shock and grief engulfed residents of Bubalinga village in Sironko district after Former Budadiri West parliamentary candidate, Amani Magombe, committed...

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Former US Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the...

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Gov’t moves to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory

This comes at a time when the country is struggling with vaccine hesitancy, a situation being worsened by increasing cases of adverse...

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FUFA confirms sacking of McKinstry as Uganda Cranes Head Coach

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), has ultimately confirmed the sacking of Jonathan McKinstry as Uganda Cranes head coach. The Daily...

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Govt embarks on freeing inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in prisons

Those to be released had been convicted of non-violent crimes. Those convicted of crimes such as murder, treason, human trafficking, and sexual...

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IGP Ochola promotes over 3000 officers to end five years of waiting

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Martins Okoth Ochola, has promoted a total of 3097 police officers to different new ranks in...

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‘Don’t accept Museveni’s cash handouts’, Bobi Wine tells NUP MPs

The National Unity Platform(NUP) party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has told newly elected party MPs not to fall prey...

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Taxpayers body rejects new taxes, plans demo

Taxpayers under an umbrella body, National Taxpayers Protection Organisation, have planned a demonstration to express their dissatisfaction with proposed taxes. The body wants...

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King Oyo postpones 29th birthday celebrations

Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV on his visit to Fins Medical University(FMU) - Photo / Courtesy

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New Nebbi Diocese Bishop, Rev. Fr. Wokorach to be consecrated in June

By Francis Thomara | Nebbi Rev Fr Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, the newly appointed Bishop of Nebbi Catholic diocese will be consecrated to...

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KABALE: Woman arrested for hacking husband to death

Police in Kabale are holding a 45-year-old woman suspected to have cooperated with her children to kill the husband by hacking him...

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Museveni declines to open bars, maintains curfew hours

President Museveni has said it is not yet time to lift or even relax the curfew restrictions imposed to help curb the...

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JUST IN: Muhammad Ssegirinya rushed to hospital in critical condition

Kawempe North MP-elect, Muhammad Ssegirinya has on Friday evening been rushed to hospital in critical condition just a day after being released...

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Second wave of COVID-19 begins in Uganda -Scientists

The second wave of COVID-19 has begun in Uganda, according to scientists.

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Kabaka Mutebi receives Covid-19 vaccine jab

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and the Nnabagereka (queen) Sylvia Nagginda on Friday received their first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19...

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Thugs break into Late Archbishop Lwanga’s home, Phones and Sh250k stolen

Police in Nagalama have arrested one suspect while over 15 others are on the run after unknown thugs broke into the Late...

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Lord Mayor Lukwago Speaks on his health condition, to return from Nairobi soon.

Lukwago who was recently flown to Nairobi Hospital in Kenya for treatment is said to be battling recurring dizziness, persistent abdominal discomfort...