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84350-year-old man commits suicide in Iganga
The deceased was identified as 50-year-old Magumba Eria was the owner of the land where Iganga municipal council primary school is seated.
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918Ethics Minister, Lubiri High School Officials meet over bus incident
The minister while meeting with the school officials in Mengo today said the purpose of her visit was to hear “their side...
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951Four district officials detained over sh1.9bn seed school cash
West Nile Police spokesperson Josephine Angucia said on Wednesday (June 15) that the bonds were cancelled because of the gravity of the...
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751NUP petitions EC over intimidation, manipulation of voters register
The NUP leadership has asked the Electoral Commission to reign over what they describe as disruptive conduct of the National Resistance Movement-NRM...
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689CSOs say UHRC Report weak on political and civil rights violations
The Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Chairperson Mariam Wangadya submitted the report to parliament Tuesday before it was launched at the Sheraton...
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925BUDGET: Construction of Mbarara, Gulu regional courts postponed
He explains that key among the affected projects is the proposed construction of two regional courts of appeal in Mbarara and Gulu...
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645Gutti’s Court Martial contract expires
The court-martial registrar, Lt. Col John Bizimana told URN that they handling administrative work as they wait for the new instruments authorizing...
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665Education minister to meet UNATU officials over strike
UNATU declared a nationwide strike at all levels starting Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of salary enhancement among teachers
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1.0KGovt agrees to meet teachers as strike paralyses learning
While addressing the media on Wednesday, Public Service minister Muruli Mukasa said Minister Janet Museveni will meet UNATU officials on Friday, June...
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850WHO calls for “genuine, unselfish” collaboration against monkeypox
According to Kluge, monkeypox has been endemic in parts of western and central Africa for decades and has been neglected by the...
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606Besigye, Mukaku remanded for inciting violence
Besigye together with former Rubaga South Constituency Parliamentary candidate, Samuel Lubega Mukaku, were remanded by court presided over by Grade One Magistrate...
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1.7KCourt dismisses Bitature’s application seeking to block SA Firm from auctioning his properties
Justice Mubiru also blamed fellow judge Musa Ssekaana for not having informed his earlier ruling based on evidence on whether Vantage, a...
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1.1KThree dead, over 30 critically injured after two buses collide in Bukedea
Preliminary findings indicate that the cause of the accident was by the Gateway Bus driver who tried to overtake in the corner...
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1.1KGovt to increase elderly citizen’s grant to Sh35,000 monthly
SAGE was introduced as a pilot project in 2010, specifically targeting labour-constrained older persons. Each beneficiary receives a monthly stipend of Shs25,...
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1.1KFormer MP Gordon Bafaki dies in nasty road crush along Northern Bypass
Having represented Kazo county for years, MP Bafaki last year lost to now area legislator Hon. Dan Kimosho and has since been...
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754Museveni pushes for compulsory primary education in next financial year
President Museveni has urged lawmakers to budget for compulsory primary school education in the next financial year as a move to improve...
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926Arts vs science salaries: Teachers union declares indefinite strike
The strike, which is scheduled to start a day after the budget speech, is premised on the fact that the government has...
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1.4KCongolese soldiers flee to Uganda as M23 rebels capture Bunagana border
A Ugandan security source at the border, says that the soldiers fled into Uganda following non-stop fighting on Sunday throughout the day...
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787Mbarara prison warder shoots dead girlfriend, commits suicide
Aloysious Chemutai, 27, who is attached to Kakiika prison commonly known as Kyamugorani in Mbarara, shot and killed on Monday night
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698Fake Kamwokya wedding raises Shs 10m for children suffering from cancer
It was a celebration and the climax of the mock-up wedding that had raised Shs 10 million to support children suffering from...
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564Besigye resumes protests, detained at Nagalama police station
According to Onyango, police were forced to tow Besigye’s vehicle registration number, UAK 773K to the Central police station (CPS).
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763MPs secretly paid Shs 40m each, Kyagulanyi orders NUP members to return it
MPs, the majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak freely on the issue, said that the money was dished out over...
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1.0KHoima Catholic Diocese seeks UGX 40Bn for construction of specialized hospital
Upon completion, the facility will comprise specialized pediatric, antenatal, gynecology, emergency, radiology, physiotherapy, and theater wings.
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875BUDGET SPEECH: Financial Year 2022/2023
In an insight view of the budget, Uganda’s GDP per capita increased to USD 1,046 (Shs3.7 million) per person per year, while...