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Rwanda Finally re-open Gatuna border after Muhoozi-Kagame talks

Rwanda however stressed that it remains committed to ongoing efforts to resolve pending issues between the two countries and believes that this...

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UWOPA urges govt for more funds towards maternal health

Citing the Uganda Bureau of Statistics report 2021, which puts maternal deaths at 338 per 10,000 live births, MPs said government needed...

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Museveni to engage religious leaders, cabinet on pregnant girls in schools

In his address, Museveni noted the ongoing debate is whether pregnant learners should be allowed to report back to school or not.

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Dominic Ongwen’s appeal hearing scheduled for next month

The ICC on May 6, 2021, sentenced Ongwen to 25 years in jail after convicting him on 61 counts of war crimes...

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Uganda declines in corruption ranking – Global report

According to Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021, Uganda scored 27 out of 100, which is below the Sub-Saharan average of...

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MPs halt financing UPDF operations in Congo

The Ministry of Defense had asked for Shs89.7 billion to finance the operations but MPs said briefing of Parliament should precede committing...

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Who will be the next BOU Governor? – Here are Potential Candidates to replace Mutebile

Some names of prominent economists and financial experts have been mentioned though as the public starts to speculate the next Bank of...

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BIG STORY: UPDF contingent in Somalia not paid allowances for 10 months

But in response, Edith Butuuro, the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Defence dismissed the reports that the troops had not been...

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NUP renews call for release of detained supporters

Kyagulanyi says government should either produce them before the court all those it is illegally holding because of their political views or...

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Rwanda releases SFC soldier after Muhoozi-Kagame talks

Muhoozi confirmed that the SFC soldier who had been earlier captured by Rwanda's security operative has been fired to return home after...

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Mpuuga seeks urgent parliamentary sitting on fuel crisis

According to Mpuuga, fuel prices are linked directly to consumer prices and immediate action by the government is important for the situation...

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Uganda urges Africa to unite in UN Security Council reform negotiations

“As such, Africa should remain cohesive and to continue to speak with one voice in unity of purpose on all aspects of...

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50 percent of P3 learners can’t identify alphabets – Report

According to the report, a staggering 50.7 percent of children who were in primary three could not identify letters of the alphabet...

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Court sets date to hear Mabirizi’s application challenging DPP in Bugingo Bigamy Case

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The High Court in Kampala has set Friday, 28 January 2022 to hear an application in which city Lawyer Male...

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Museveni appoints Muruli Mukasa Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister

In a letter dated January 13, Mr. Museveni assigned Minister Muruli to fill the position last occupied by Ephraim Kamuntu in the...

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Body of Ugandan maid who died in Egypt missing kidneys & genital organs, says Family

"The family believes that there is enough evidence to prove that Namazzi was murdered and would like the government to intervene in...

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Refill oil reserves to curb fuel prices, MPs urge Gov’t

The MPs on the Committee of Finance believe that the ongoing fuel crisis would have been averted if the county’s oil reserves...

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Gulu University boosts science lab with UGX 197M equipment

The new equipment includes 10 dual power suppliers, four signal generators, 10 multi-meters, two desktop computers, four cathode oscilloscopes, 50 analog meters...