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1.7KUganda Receives Shs640b from World Bank for Covid-19 response
The World Bank last week announced that it will give an additional $180.3 million (Shs640b) to Uganda to fight Covid-19. Of this...
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1.2KWHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’
The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year, WHO chief...
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1.2KUmeme extends year long payment holiday to education institutions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Schools and other learning institutions have a one-year grace period to clear their outstanding bills, thanks to a decision by...
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1.1KEthiopia detains three journalists for interviewing terror group
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: A freelance video journalist accredited to the Associated Press and two other local journalists have been detained in Ethiopia, according...
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1.7KBIG STORY: PPDA boss Turamye in trouble over corruption, fake academic papers
Whereas it is no secret government has invested heavily in the fight against corruption, some senior government officials who are supposed to...
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1.3KDPP orders immediate trial of Basajjabalaba over tax evasion
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo has directed for the immediate trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and...
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3.1KVictoria University granted Charter status to run Doctorate Programs
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) has granted Victoria University a Charter Status that allows it to offer and...
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1.8KMuseveni stole our victory in Kayunga LC5 By-election – Bobi Wine
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Unity Platform – NUP leader, Mr. Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has refused to accept the declared results...
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1.0KOver 150 EACOP beneficiaries likely to remain uncompensated due to lack of National IDs
Over 150 people who were affected by the EACOP(East African Crude Oil Pipeline) Project who did not receive their National IDs are...
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1.6KVoting halted at 3 polling stations in Kayunga over pre-ticked ballots
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: Voting at three polling stations in Kayunga district has been halted after residents protested the exercise over alleged ballot stuffing....
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1.4KFarmers petition EAC ministry over Kenya’s ban on Ugandan poultry products
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in...
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1.4KParliament passes Income Tax Amendment Bill 2021
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 which provides for windfall tax and limitations of deductions...
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Victoria University ranked among Top-100 Achievements Register in 2021 Best Innovative Institutions
According to the OAU letter the goal of the Register is to compile a list of promising regional educational institutions with Victoria...
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1.1KAtiak sugarcane fire destroys UPDF detach in Amuru
AMURU, UGANDA; Over a dozen Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers under the 71st Battalion in Okidi detach, Atiak sub county, Amuru district...
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1.7KJoin hands to fight hatred against Buganda Kingdom: Kabaka
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has tasked the Lukiiko and subjects to strongly speak out against...
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1.4KNDA closes 178 drug shops, medical boxes worth Sh57m impounded in Bunyoro region
BUNYORO, UGANDA: The National Drug Authority – NDA has closed over 178 drug shops that were found not matching with the set...
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1.4KExperts warn Africans to brace for more COVID-19 variants
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Experts have warned that Africa will continue seeing a cycle of new COVID-19 variants if more people are not...
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2.0KMuseveni warns IGG Kamya to go slow on lifestyle audit of govt officials
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has cautioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Ms Beti Kamya, to go slow on the planned lifestyle...
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1.0KNabbanja rallies residents to vote for NRM in Kayunga LC5 By-Elections
KAMYUNGA, UGANDA: Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has rallied Kayunga residents to vote for the National Resistance Movement candidate Andrew Muwonge for the...
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1.2KEducation ministry to release school reopening calendar next week
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Education and Sports will release the new school calendar on December 14th, 2021. But as the government...
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1.7KPius Bigirimana wins defamation case against Monitor Publications
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Pius Bigirimana, the Permanent Secretary of the Judiciary has won the defamation case against Monitor Publications Limited and the latter...
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1.1KByabashaija promotes 2,700 prisons officers
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services-UPS has promoted 2,755 junior officers. They include 106 Chief Warder...
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1.4KLegal Brains Trust petitions DPP over tax evasion trial against Basajjabalaba
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo demanding explanations why the tax evasion case...
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2.6KUNEB to register learners in lower classes for national exams
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Examinations Board is taking a bold step to register multiple years for the next national examinations, URN...