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ICJ orders Uganda to pay DRC UGX 1 Trillion in War Reparations

The Congo demanded 11 billion dollars in damages from a war that left hundreds of thousands of her people dead and millions...

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Newly discovered HIV variant highly infectious and severe – Scientists

The new strain, called the VB variant, damages the immune system, weakening people’s ability to fight everyday infections and diseases much faster...

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Makerere suspends 12 students over strike against online lectures

According to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, the students are accused of vandalizing university property, disrupting teaching and learning, inciting violence and physical...

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Masindi DHO arrested over gross misuse of office

In a letter dated 31st January 2022 by the Masindi District CAO, Mrs. Phiona Ssanyu, the DHO is accused of failing to...

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Parliament paid Shs 1.7bn for Oulanyah’s chartered flight to USA

According to sources attached to aviation security, Oulanyah was flown out in the early hours of Thursday, February 3, after discharge/referral from...

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Over 30,000 Kassanda residents face eviction from land

The residents on plots 76, 75, 84, and 86; Block 440 in the villages Kitaama, Kiryanongo, Nakasagazi, Kabubbu, and Lugoba claim that...

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Fresh ADF Attack in DR Congo Leaves Six Dead

Georges Kivaya, president of the Beni-Mbau sector says that the rebels shot randomly at people while hacking others. In the process, six...

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Give UNOC Sh914 billion, Auditor General

According to Muwanga’s new audit report for financial year 2020/2021, a total of 914.1 billion Shillings comprising Capital expenditure (304.08 billion) and...

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Former Minister Rev. Fr. Lokodo’s remains returned

UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya led a delegation of staff, Agnes Nandutu, the minister of State for Karamoja affairs, led legislators from Karamoja...

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Fuel prices to normalise next week – Energy Minister

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development (Minerals), Hon Peter Lokeris, has reassured lawmakers that petroleum fuel prices...

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Court dismisses Mabirizi’s application to overturn Pastor Bugingo’s bail

On January 24, lawyer Male Mabirizi asked Entebbe Magistrate Juliet Nakitende to review Paculal’s decision and thereafter cancel Bujjingo’s bail.

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Bizarre as husband sets 23 tough conditions to reunite with wife

Some of the 23 conditions in the draft agreement are: the husband is always right, and if there is a quarrel with...

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Minister orders cancellation of six freehold land titles in Luwero over fraud

The land in question was sold to several people among them former Vice President Edward Ssekandi who acquired one and half square...

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NRM Leaders in Jinja demand autopsy report of fallen party SG before burial

Kato’s remains were rushed for postmortem procedures at Jinja regional referral hospital’s mortuary, however, undisclosed individuals are reported to have lured the...

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BIG STORY: Gov’t Proposes Shs4m fine for unvaccinated persons

A proposed amendment to section 47 of the Act seeks to penalise parents by way of six months in jail and Shs...

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Grief as another Ugandan woman mysteriously dies in Saudi

Zawedde was announced dead two hours after she spoke to her sister in Uganda. This left the family in utter shock!

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Education Ministry takes over disbursement of private school teachers’ cash relief

Recently, GiveDirectly, a Non-Governmental Organization donated Shs30 billion cash relief to government to enable private school teachers recover from the effects of...

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Bank of Uganda Clarifies on Legality of Bank Notes bearing Mutebile’s signature

The clarification by the central bank follows public speculation and misinformation circulating on social media claiming that the banknotes bearing the late...