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897UCC grants Mabirizi key evidence in Bugingo marriage case
On Friday, the acting UCC Executive Director Susan Weyoye handed over the video footage to private prosecution headed by lawyer Male Mabirizi...
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1.4KMatters Escalate: PPDA Board abandons Embattled Turamye to ‘Die in Own Movie’ as IGG closes down on him in Sh17bn NWSC Scandal
The Board of Directors of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets (PPDA), led by the Board Chairman Julius K. Ishungisa, has...
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770Gov’t urged to meet 50 percent of HIV/AIDS funding
UAC Director General Dr. Nelson Musoba said govt currently, contributes only 12 per cent towards HIV/AIDS programmes leaving the rest to donors...
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1.3KVictoria University Conducts Successful Online Guild Elections, Urges EC to borrow a leaf
The e-voting application “VU Elections” allows students to vote by logging onto the system, locate the Elections module, and cast their vote...
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981Novelist Kakwenza charged, remanded to Kitalya
Kakwenza was arrested last year on December 28, for allegedly making abusive, derogatory, and belittling tweets against President Museveni and his son,...
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1.0K12 newly arrested ADF terror suppects identified
According to Enanga, the suspects were picked up from Ntoroko and Kyenjojo districts following heightened security surveillance...
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1.3KBushenyi Municipality locals, leaders eulogize Former MP Arinda ‘Cowboy’
Sources close to the deceased's family say Arinda contracted Covid-19 during Christmas holidays and was admitted to different hospitals for treatment the...
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1.3KEnforcement of Covid-19 vaccination mandate to start in April
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The public will be required to present proof of full vaccination to access transport services effective 1st April 2022. Addressing...
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1.9KGovt Chief Whip defends proposed bill that allows only MPs elect President
"We must appreciate that the proposed system is one of the known political systems practised by successful democracies like Great Britain, Italy,...
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735UPDF to conduct nationwide verification of veterans
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF is to conduct a nationwide verification exercise of 68,000 army veterans. The Minister of State...
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868President Museveni signs NSSF Bill into law to allow Midterm Access
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has finally assented to the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill 2021 into law which okays midterm...
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Court Orders Release of Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Court in Makindye has today (Tuesday) ordered for the unconditional release of Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija who was facing charges of...
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1.2KSix people killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kenya
LAMU, KENYA: Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenya’s coastal...
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828Sudan’s Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister amid mass protests
Abdalla Hamdok steps down as mass protests continue against a deal he signed with the military following a coup on October 25.
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1.5KJUST IN: Bars, Concerts allowed to operate, Curfew lifted in phased reopening of economy
RWAKITURA, UGANDA: President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as...
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1.1KMabirizi files for arrest warrant of Pastor Bujjingo
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed for a warrant of arrest for Pastor Aloysious Bujjingo and his recently introduced wife, Suzan...
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994Museveni expected to announce full reopening of economy in End of year address
KAMPALA, UGANDA; President Yoweri Museveni is expected to announce the reopening of schools and bars while delivering his end-of-year address today at...
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966Uganda sees end of 2021 amid tense election, pandemic, and war against terrorism
Uganda has had a frantic 2021 as it experienced one of the most contested presidential elections, a devastating pandemic and a new...
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1.2KGulu district returns 100,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
GULU, UGANDA: Gulu district health officials have returned a total of 108,220 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Health....
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1.7KFULL LIST: Top 10 Notable Africans we lost in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the pioneering, inspiring and controversial figures on the African...
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1.4KFight erupts in parliament over coalition bill
The speaker suspended the session briefly after the chaotic scenes, which saw at least two rival MPs exchange blows, according to images...
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749FPU distributes 1000 kgs of impounded fish to Hoima police, prisons and army
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Fisheries Protection Unit FPU has distributed 1000 kilograms of impounded premature fish to Uganda Police, Prison, and the army...
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1.3KNUP leaders clash on best approach to challenging Museveni’s rule
MASAKA, UGANDA; The National Unity Platform-NUP leadership is split over the approach that can appropriately be used to dislodge President Yoweri Museveni...
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1.5KPrime Minister assures country of full reopening in January amidst high spread of Omicron variant
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda has assured Ugandans that government will fully reopen...