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Thugs gun down husband, beat wife into coma

ISINGIRO DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police are hunting for three armed thugs that shot dead one Lawrence Sebusande at his Rwakinono home, in Isingiro...

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“I am hearing this for the first time” Minister Kasaija dismisses plan to tax bank withdrawals

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, has refuted reports of a plan by government to...

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Bobi Wine petitions court over security siege at NUP offices

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Unity Platform party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi WIne has petitioned the High Court seeking orders to...

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“We Need Your Prayers” Nubian Li goes emotional in letter to NUP supporters

KAMPALA, UGANDA: National Unity Platform’s Ali Bukeni aka Nubian Li popularly known as an aide to former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu...

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Two injured in UPDF Helicopter Crash in Entebbe

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Following another UPDF Helicopter clash in Entebbe, Army Spokesperson Brig. Gen Flavia Byekwaso has issued a statement concerning the incident....

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Gov’t Fully Restores Internet and Social Media Services in Uganda

BREAKING! The Government has fully restored internet and social media services in Uganda after nearly a month-long ban, the Daily Express reports....

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Joshua Cheptegei appointed Uganda’s new tourism ambassador

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Tourism Board have officially unveiled long Long-distance runner and world champion Joshua Cheptegei as Uganda’s new tourism ambassador...

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NRM tables bill to gift Museveni 7 year term as president

PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The ruling National Resistance Movement party is set to table a motion extend the President’s term to 7 years from...

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15 Dead Bodies dumped in Mpigi by unknown persons

MPIGI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Mpigi are investigating circumstances under which dead bodies of 15 persons were dumped in the area by...

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BUYENDE: Son cuts off father’s head for refusing him to beat stepmother

BUYENDE DISTRICT, UGANDA: A shocked resident of Kinawankembo village in Kidera sub-county in Buyende a 32-year old son cut off the head...

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From Infrastructure To Health, What Next? China Takes Lead In Fighting Cancer In Uganda

By Our Reporter In Uganda, the month of February is used to create awareness against cancer, a non-communicable disease that is causing...

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Uganda,Kenya To End Cross Border FGM

By Our Reporter Kenya and Uganda have signed a landmark agreement to end cross border female genital mutilation (FGM) between the two...

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Former LRA leader/child Soldier Dominic Ongwen Found Guilty By ICC

By Our Repoter The International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered its verdict on the former Ugandan child soldier who became one of...

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From Fighting, Floods, Famine & Now COVID; Inside South Sudan’s Crisis Stockpile

By Our Reporter Tucked away behind the bend of a swollen river, an hour and a half by motorboat from the region’s...

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Speaker Kadaga launches Institute of Parliamentary Studies to train MPs

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has launched an institute of Parliamentary studies to orient and train new...

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Myanmar Military Warns Of ‘action’ As protests Row

By Our Repoter Thousands take to streets across Myanmar for third day as activists urge workers to stage a general strike and...

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Internet Services Thrilled As MTN Uganda Launches Home Fibre Access

By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has launched its first fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services for home users, adding to its existing range of business...

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Byabashaija reshuffles top prisons officers in new appointments

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner-General of Prisons has made new prison appointments, reshuffled and sent some senior prisons officers on...

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Police Report Exclude Arson In Makerere University Fire

By Our Reporter Investigations into the fire that gutted Makerere University’s iconic 76-year-old Main building has excluded a possibility of arson. The...