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850COVID-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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2.5KCOVID-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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896Reverend 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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2.1KUPDF 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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1.6KThree 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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1.1KTaxi 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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1.0KUganda, 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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1.2KGovt 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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1.6KGovt 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...
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1.1KNational Budget: Gov’t Unveils New Tax on Data, Airtime, Plastics and Minerals Exports
Government has announced a new excise duty tax on airtime and mobile data, as part of the new measures to broaden the...
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1.9KKatakwi Residents Celebrate Alupo’s appointment as Vice President
KATAKWI DISTRICT: Residents of Katakwi District on Wednesday hit the streets of Katakwi Town to celebrate the appointment of Hon. Jessica Alupo...
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1.8KFresh outbreak of foot and mouth disease reported in Nakasongola
Nakasongola district has registered a fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. The outbreak has been reported in two farms in Kakooge...
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2.4KParliament to vet new Vice President, Prime Minister on Thursday
Parliament is set to convene on Thursday morning, June 10 to vet the newly appointed Vice-President and Prime Minister ahead of the...
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2.0KGen Katumba shooting: IGP Lokech lists 5 mistakes made by police officers on duty
INVESTIGATIONS | CRIME: The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech has listed five mistakes that were made by police...
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4.7KGen. Kayihura: Former IGP named new Commander of Defence Forces
EXCLUSIVE: H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed Ex-police chief Gen...