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1.2KKatakwi district officer in trouble over OPM cash
KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Katakwi district community development officer, Catherine Tino is under investigation over accusations of soliciting bribes from the beneficiaries of...
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734Two teachers arrested for conducting lessons in Arua
ARUA, UGANDA: Two teachers including a head teacher in Arua city have been arrested for conducting lessons against the presidential directive on...
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1.3KKiira Motors to deliver 10 buses in 2021
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kiira Motors Corporation says it will deliver 10 buses by end of this year, a paltry one percent of the...
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1.1KHeadteacher arrested for embezzling examination fees, issuing fake results
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Denis Obal, the header teacher of Sr. Gabriella Memorial Comprehensive Secondary School in Kole district is in police custody for...
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1.1KFDC calls for separation of ministry of sports from education
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The opposition political party, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has called upon government to create a separate ministry of sports...
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1.4KMinistry of Health asks for Shs 1 trillion to purchase covid jabs for children
The Ministry of Health has said it needs an additional Shs1.1 trillion to procure Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate an estimated number of...
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993Uganda Police: Lumbuye is not in our custody but 15 charges await him
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Police has said Turkey-based Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye alias ‘Chemical Ali’ is not in their custody but a...
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1.8KGovt moves to seize 100 properties of Departed Asians, 600 titles canceled
Government of Uganda has finalized plans to recover up to 100 Departed Asian properties formerly reclaimed by the Asians despite having received...
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1.2KUganda Railway to resume Passenger services resume in Kampala
Uganda Railways Cooperation (URC) has resumed passenger train services after closing them during the recent 42-day lockdown. While announcing the lockdown in...
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1.1KCourt reduces jail sentence of convicted murderer from 61 to 21 years
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Court of Appeal has reduced the jail term of convicted murderer Peter Bagatenda from 61 to 21 years. The...
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3.1KNansambu Sandra wins shs60m in POA Star Search, named new Tourism Ambassador
KAMPALA: Sandra Nansambu has been crowned the winner of the Pearl of Africa (POA) Star Search competition walking away with shs 60...
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1.7KUPDF Boss Maj Gen Stephen Rwabantu is dead
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) reserve force deputy commander Maj Gen Stephen Tumusiime Rwabantu alias Gonya has died. Maj. Gen Rwabantu’s...
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1.7KAll eyes on Kiprotich ahead of Sunday’s Olympic Men’s Marathon Final
SUNDAY, August 8: Men’s Marathon Final – 1:00 am The final race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is just hours away...
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1.4KKasaija tells schools owners to sell off assets and pay bank loans, says govt is broke
Uganda’s Finance minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija has advised private school proprietors to sell school assets and repay bank loans saying the government...
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1.1KKenyan govt repatriates 32 Karamojong girls
BUSIA DISTRICT: Thirty-two Karamojong girls and three of their infants have returned to Uganda through Busia one-stop border post following their repatriation...
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2.0KDeputy IGP appoints new ICT Commanders
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, has overhauled commanders in the directorate of Information Communication and Technology-ICT. This is...
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1.2KGov’t yet to disburse UGX 1.4Bn relief cash
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government has said up to Shs 1.4 Billion Covid-19 relief cash is yet to be disbursed to vulnerable people as...
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2.5KJUST IN: Medical schools to re-open on 13th August
The Ministry of Education and Sports has okayed the reopening of medical and health training institutions effective Friday, 13th August 2021. According...
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1.5KGov’t to pay Bunyoro tobacco farmers
HOIMA DISTRICT: Government has said that compensation of the more than 1,000 tobacco farmers in Bunyoro sub-region who had been denied payment...
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1.1KCheptegei: My dream was to become Olympic champion
Joshua Cheptegei made up for his silver in the 10,000 metres to win the 5,000m Olympic title on Friday, succeeding two-time champion...
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1.8KBlogger Fred Lumbuye to be deported tomorrow
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Okello Oryem has Friday said controversial social media blogger Fred Lumbuye will be deported to...
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1.5KSix Igara Tea employees suspended over corruption
BUSHENYI DISTRICT: Six employees of Igara growers Tea factory LTD have been suspended by the board over massive corruption and embezzlement of...
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2.3KFormer Kayunga Woman MP, Victoria Kakooko dies
Former Kayunga District woman Member of Parliament (MP), Mrs. Victoria Kakooko Ssebagereka, has passed on, the DailyExpress has learnt. The former legislator...
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2.1KJUST IN: Minister Diana Mutasingwa involved in motor accident, admitted
The State Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Hon Diana Mutasingwa has been involved in a motor accident, the Daily...