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590KIKUUBE: LC1 chairperson murdered over land dispute
According to Kikuube RDC Mr. Amlan Tumusiime, a day before Irumba was killed, he led a group of people from Musaijamukuru village...
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526Gov’t bans Ebola contacts from local & international travel for 21 Days
Dr Olaro noted that the contact list will be regularly shared with the immigration and border control authorities, in compliance with IHR...
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444Makerere students lose court bid to block suspension of Guild elections
On July 15th, Makerere University Council suspended the students’ guild and indefinitely deferred elections for the university’s 88th Guild President after Betungura...
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647Mbale woman arrested over torture of 5-year-old boy
Namboze, a resident of the mission cell, in Mbale Northern City Division is accused of denying the 5-year-old minor food and often...
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678Teso Cooperative Union denies Knowledge of Mercury in Serere
In a statement, John Bosco Otim, the Manager of TCU explains that the cooperative had hired a contractor to carry out a...
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635Policeman arrested after shooting dead Indian businessman in Kisoro
Upon interrogation, Gumizamu told police detectives that he was hired by a businessman he only identified as Commando 8 to commit the...
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1.2KGen Muhoozi: “I’ll become Uganda’s President to repay my great mother”
Gen Muhoozi who is now the Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations made the announcement in a brief Tweet on Thursday afternoon...
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838Five dead, scores injured after truck crashes along Soroti-Mbale highway
The accident happened at around 9:30 pm yesterday night (Wednesday) when the truck with 18 people on board veered off the main...
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1.4KBukwo LC5 chairperson resigns, says he’s being witch-hunted by ‘Mafias’
Chelimo cried out against intentionally targeted allegations by various forces to undermine and frustrate his term of office.
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542Govt following up on 300 Ebola contacts in Kampala
Dr Mwebesa in a Tuesday press briefing further revealed that said the ministry is considering opening up more isolation centres in Kampala...
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1.8KSebei College suspends 800 students for striking over Chelsea vs Man United match
It is alleged that the strike erupted after the school administration failed to show the English Premier League match between Chelsea and...
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521Nabbanja orders special audit on roads in Greater Luwero districts
The Prime Minister made the directive over the weekend while motoring the progress of government projects in Luwero district.
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706Alupo urges farmers to tap into the Sh48bn Soroti Fruit Factory expansion
Soroti Fruit factory was commissioned in 2019 and has recently started on expansion plans undertaken by the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and...
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1.4KMuseveni commissions Dei Biopharma’s sh1.8 trillion Pharmaceuticals plant in Matugga
The Shs1.8 trillion (USD500 million) facility in Kigogwa sits on 150 acres of land and it is set to benefit Ugandans and...
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Father lynched by mob after beating 7-year-old son to death
It is alleged that Wotala assaulted his son over issues yet to be established and that it was after the beating that...
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1.1K14 S.4 candidates miss UNEB after headteacher fails to remit shs2.5m registration fees
NAMUTUMBA, UGANDA: At least 14 senior four students of Mugobi Secondary School in Bugobi Town Council, Namutumba District, are staring at a...
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881Kotido elders seek ban on miniskirts
Elders in Kotido district have called for a ban on short skirts, tight clothing and trousers among women employed in the public...
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1.2KAnti-Corruption Unit arrests five Bunyangabu district officials arrested over corruption
The former Kabonero Sub-county Chief, Elon Rugumba, was also arrested for the shoddy construction of the Kabonero police offices/cells. The right procurement...
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865Bodaboda rider killed in accident along Kabale-Mbarara highway
According to the Kigezi Region police spokesperson Mr Elly Maate, the accident involved motor vehicle registration No. UBL 340N Isuzu Elf truck...
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784TotalEnergies rejects EU Parliament invitation over Uganda-Tanzania oil project
CEO Pouyanńe argued that the EU inviting him to defend TotalEnergies after a decision had already been made, and for only eight...
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1.1KGov’t resumes passports production at full capacity
Mr Mundeyi explained that the ministry had in May this year scaled down the production of passports to about 1,000 per day...
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587Farmers on alert as new banana virus hits Western Uganda
The Banana Bunchy Top Virus was first observed in the western Uganda districts in late 2020. In July this year, the ministry...
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1.5KAIM Global Operations Shutdown Over Fraud, Trafficking
The company largely recruits unemployed youth who are promised to earn an average commission of 130,000 Shillings per week after gaining points...
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915Over 20,000 residents hit by water scarcity in Amudat
Despite the establishment of a sh1.9bn water system, the district is hit by a water crises forcing people to depend on the...
