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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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Two Accused of Killing Kabale Police Officer face 100 Years in jail

KABALE DISTRICT, UGANDA: The UPDF Court Martial has sentenced two men accused of killing a police officer to 100 years in prison...

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CONFIRMED: UPDF Captain dead following Entebbe Chopper Crash

ENTEBBE CHOPPER CRASH: Capt. Caroline Busingye, one of the two pilots who sustained injuries following an helicopter crash on Wednesday afternoon in...

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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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Government eyes tax on ATM, bank cash withdrawals

The government is considering taxing cash withdrawals from commercial banks as it is with mobile money in a radical move to increase...

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‘Buy your coffin as you go to demonstrate’, Jinja RCC tells protesters

JINJA, UGANDA: Rtd. Maj. David Matovu, the newly-appointed Jinja Resident City Commissioner (RCC) has asked whoever is planning protests to do so...

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Shs2.8Bn Makerere Research Complex nears completion

EDUCATION: Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) will soon unveil its Shs2.8 billion facility at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute...

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DPP drops corruption charges against EOC’s Sylvia Ntambi

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Directorate of Public Prosecution Justice Jane Francis Abodo has dropped all corruption charges against Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Chairperson,...

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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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KAMPALA: Man Shot Dead at Arua Park After Stabbing Police Officer

ARUA PARK, KAMPALA: A man only identified as “TOWA” has been shot dead on Wednesday morning after he reportedly attacked and stabbed...

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BIG STORY: Chief justice Owiny Dollo was Museveni’s lawyer in Besigye’s 2006 Election petition

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: The supreme court presided over by the Chief justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo on Tuesday evening dismissed a request for an...

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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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Nambooze to push for the Anti-alcohol Bill again

PARLIAMENT: Mukono municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke is to resume plans to push for her Anti-alcohol Bill. The vocal legislator...

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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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Mastercard Foundation announces 220 new scholarships for 2021

The Mastercard Foundation has announced 220 scholarship opportunities for students from marginalised communities. The scholarship programme is a result of a partnership...

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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...