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2.6KKayunga LC5 Boss Ffeffeka Sserubogo found dead, suicide suspected
KAYUNGA DISTRICT | HOMICIDE: The newly elected and sworn-in Kayunga District Local Council Five (LC5) Chairperson, Mr. Ffeffeka Sserubogo Muhammad is dead....
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1.7KParliament approves appointment of seven new ministers
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has on Tuesday vetted and cleared seven new ministers who were recently appointed by President Museveni to his...
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3.2KGen. Museveni promotes 5 UPDF Generals to Higher Ranks
President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni, also the Commander-In-Chief has on Tuesday, June 15, promoted five officers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces...
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902Man who burnt wife, three children in house fire arrested
Police in Rubanda district have arrested a 45-year-old man who allegedly set his house on fire, killing his wife and three children...
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734Uganda to Receive 175,200 More Covid-19 Vaccine Doses This Week
The Ministry of Health will this week receive more 175,200 doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, a donation from Italy. According to the...
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1.2KMinistry of Internal Affairs shifts passport picking centre to Kyambogo
BY URN | KAMPALA: The passport picking center has been shifted from the Ministry of Internal Affairs headquarters to Kyambogo where Face...
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821COVID-19 GUIDELINES: 1,429 arrested for defying inter-district travel ban
KAMPALA: At least 1,429 people spent the weekend in various police cells across the country on an accusation of defying the ban...
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2.4KCOVID-19: Boda Boda Rider Shot Dead For Defying Inter-District Travel Ban
KABAROLE DISTRICT: A bodaboda man in Nyansozi village Kabarole district has been shot dead by a UPDF Private soldier at the Bunyangabu-Kabarole...
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865Reverend arrested for holding illegal church service against Covid-19 SOPs
KANUNGU:– Police in Kanungu District on Sunday, June 13, 2021, arrested Rev. Sunday Kanyankore 50 and a Lay reader Nabimanya Christopher 42...
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1.5KKanungu DHO Dr. Sebudde Succumbs to Covid-19
The Kanungu District Health Officer, Dr Stephen Ssebudde has become the latest victim to succumb to Covid-19. Dr Ssebudde was pronounced dead...
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1.7KParliament to Vet Alupo, Nabbanja today
Parliament will today sit to vet the Vice President-elect, Ms Jessica Alupo, and Ms. Robinah Nabbanja the Prime Minister nominee after their...
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2.0KUPDF Soldier Abducted By Rwandan Soldiers at Cyanika Border
Rwandan soldiers on Saturday evening crossed into Uganda’s territory abducted a UPDF soldier attached to 35th Battalion based in Kisoro. The abducted...
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1.1KFive teachers arrested for conducting lessons amid schools closure
HOIMA DISTRICT: A total of five teachers of Yanah Primary School in Hoima East Division Hoima City have been arrested for conducting...
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1.5KThree buried alive in Kiryandongo stone quarry
KIRYANDONGO DISTRICT: Three people were pronounced dead instantly after being buried alive at a stone quarry in Kiryandongo District. The unfortunate incident...
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10.4KTraffic officer knocked dead patrolling district boundary
KAMULI: A traffic police officer has been knocked dead along the Kamuli-Buyende road. Enoch Ndingidyeye, 30 was knocked on Friday by a...
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2.0KKabale’s former LC5 boss to be buried today
Patrick Besigye Keihwa the former Kabale District LCV chairman who passed away yesterday will be laid to rest today on Saturday, June...
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1.0KTaxi Operators Create Illegal Stages Near District Boundaries
BY URN: Taxi operators along the Kampala-Jinja highway and Gayaza-Bugerere road have shifted their operations to areas near the district boundaries. This...
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999Uganda, Czech Republic ink deal to strengthen defence ties
KAMPALA – Uganda has signed a defense cooperation agreement with the Czech Republic aimed at establishing and enhancing bilateral defence cooperation between...
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1.5KMasaka Regional Referral Hospital closed for inpatients over spike in Covid-19 cases
Government has with immediate effect closed down Masaka Regional Referral Hospital for inpatients over surging cases of Covid-19 disease. Uganda has 55511...
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1.1KGovt launches national e-waste management centre
The national steering committee on e-waste management has launched a national e-waste management centre. The stakeholders comprise National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA),...
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2.0KUganda registers highest COVID-19 cases in a day, deaths surpass 400
The Ministry of Health has reported that 1,438 new Coronavirus cases were confirmed on Thursday posting a highest number of Covid-19 infections...
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1.5KI don’t need help choosing cabinet ministers – Museveni fires back at critics
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni told parliament that choosing members of the cabinet is one of the areas where he doesn’t need help....
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1.2KMBALE: Doctor arrested for stealing 40 oxygen cylinders from govt hospital
Police in Mbale City have arrested a doctor attached to Mbale regional referral hospital on allegations of stealing 40 oxygen cylinders from...
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1.5KGovt replaces OTT with 12% tax on data, airtime
The Ministry of Finance has slapped a harmonized excise duty rate of 12% on airtime, value-added services, and internet data as substitutes for Uganda’s...