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Museveni appoints Norbert Mao Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs

Mao's appointment comes exactly a day after the opposition party brokered a juicy deal with ruling National Resistance Movement party (NRM) national...

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BIG STORY: Inside Mao’s DP cooperation agreement with Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni, also the National chairman of NRM signed on behalf of the party, while Nobert Mao, signed on behalf of...

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LDC restricts physical attendance for its 49th graduation to only first-class students

The LDC Public Relations office defended decision to hold the ceremony virtually saying the uncertainty and the unpredictable Covid-19 situation in the...

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BIG STORY: Museveni denies ever saying Uganda attained ‘middle-income status’

"I didn’t say we have already become but I said we are entering middle-income status,” Mr. Museveni said in a recent interview...

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Acholi chiefs resort to traditional rituals to get rainfall

Odong says that whereas the new western religion is good, cultural leaders shouldn’t forget their tradition of seeking the root course of...

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Mbarara city council commits UGX 100M to host East Africa Trade show

The trade fair is expected to attract exhibitors from the seven East African Community member states

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Four arrested over murder of three year old child in Natete

The deceased identified as Nangobi Leticia is said to have first disappeared about two months ago but was later discovered dead.

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Escalating drought affects water supply in Kasese

Currently, a 20-liter jerrican of water costs between Shillings 500 and 1000 from between Shillings 100-300 previously.

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Ministry driver, civilian arrested over armed robbery roadblocks

Security arrested the MIA driver basing on the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and secretly recorded video by one of the victims...

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Uganda Baati holds annual dealers’ conference

Speaking to the media on 15th July, the Company’s Business Head, George Arodi, said Uganda Baati’s journey over the years has been...

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Education Ministry orders cancellation of contracts for stalled seed schools

In the financial year 2018/19, the World Bank partnered with the education ministry to construct and fully equip secondary schools in sub-counties

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NRM intensifies vote hunt ahead of Soroti East nominations

A group of NRM ministers and legislators traversed Soroti City wards on Sunday and delivered an assortment of medical supplies to Moru...

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PDM implementation hangs in balance over biting hunger, insecurity in Karamoja

Early this year, the government launched the Shillings 490 billion program, just about a year after the marketing of Emyooga, another initiative...

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Road safety experts, police explain causes of rampant road crashes

For instance, in the last six weeks, people dying in motor vehicle and motorcycle carnages have constantly stood between 12 to 14...

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Vehicle rams into vendors injuring 13 people in Kitgum road crash

The Sunday evening accident involved a Toyota Premio vehicle registration number UAM 825S that reportedly lost control, swerved off the road and...

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Lawyer wants Nkumba, IUIU represented on law profession bodies

According to the suit filed before Mbarara High Court, the applicant wants the universities to have representation

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VP Alupo warns students on dangers of strike

She says that it is high time students embrace dialogue with the school administrators to iron out their grievances in an amicable...

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Development of Kampala storage terminal hangs in balance

“We are in the process of getting a joint venture partner to develop the 320 million litre capacity storage,” says Muliisa.

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Kotido speaker, wife shot dead by suspected rustlers

Kotido LCV chairperson Joseph Komol, says that the decision of the rustlers to target elected leaders is unfortunate.

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Open Budget Survey shows Uganda is yet to fully avail budget information to the public

The survey carried out by Uganda Debt Network in partnership with the US-based International Budget Partnership shows the country scored an average...

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REVEALED: How much Cheptegei, Kiplimo will earn in prize money after 10,000m victory

According to the organizers of the Oregon World Atheltic Championships 2022, a total of 2,000 competitors from 192 countries are taking part...

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Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel in terror attack

The blast injured 14 others and destroyed not just the hotel but adjacent buildings in Jowhar about 90 kilometres (56 miles) north...