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WHO says clinical trials soon for Ebola virus in Uganda

Kampala last month announced Uganda's first fatality from the highly contagious disease since 2019, with a statement issued by the WHO saying...

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TOP STORY: 25-year-old man sues Old Kampala hospital for removing his kidney

However, an official from the hospital administration that sounded unbothered about the allegations said they could not comment on the case citing...

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Ugandan MP who went missing in Nairobi resurfaces in Kampala

Mr Wakikona, a former minister of state for Trade and industry went missing on Tuesday morning after he boarded an Uber taxi...

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Ugandan MP David Wakikona goes missing in Nairobi

Police say Mr Wakikona, an aviator and a former Director of Soroti Flying School went missing after boarding taxi registration number KCS...

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Gulu University shines at Kigali Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health

The theme of the 2nd international conference was centred on Sexual and Reproductive Health: ‘Informing Policy and Practice through Research and Preservice...

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Over 20,000 residents hit by water scarcity in Amudat

Despite the establishment of a sh1.9bn water system, the district is hit by a water crises forcing people to depend on the...

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Grief as Ugandan man dies after falling off Qatar building

A Ugandan man has died in Qatar after falling off a building leaving mixed reactions as to whether his death was out...

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Game Store closes shop in Uganda after failing to find local buyer

Massmart operates one Game store in Uganda which has been operating for close to 20 years, employing more than 300 Ugandans. The...

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UPDF breaks silence on armed men who kidnapped, robbed Pakistan national

Rafik Khan, who was dumped in Kasangalabi along Kayunga-Mukono road, opened a case of abduction and robbery at Kireka police station which...

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MPs reject Museveni’s proposal to include UPDF in preventing illegal fishing

Parliament had initially passed the Bill in May 2022 but the President did not give it his assent returning it to Parliament...

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Panic as four Ebola suspects escape from Mubende health workers

The four are contacts of the 24-year-old man who succumbed to haemorrhagic fever on Tuesday, September 20 at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.

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UBC to be switched off over Ugx3.7bn debt

According to Intelsat, the satellite service provider, UBC’s arrears have accumulated for more than a year now and therefore, they should be...

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Uganda earns sh262b from coffee exports in August

According to the monthly coffee report issued by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), this was a drastic fall in earnings and...

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Museveni scoffs at EU’s move to block Oil Pipeline, assures Uganda to have its own oil by 2025

Museveni's remarks came shortly after the Ugandan parliament in a Friday sitting scoffed back at the EU parliament with the Deputy Speaker...

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BBS TV Journalist Kenneth Kavulu reportedly ‘abducted’ by armed gunmen

In an announcement published by the Bulange-based station, It is alleged that Kavulu was bundled and thrown into a Mark II vehicle...

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Tondeka buses start operations in Kampala, taxi operators cry foul

The new buses were on Tuesday morning seen packed at City Square in Kampala (initially a stage for the now defunct Pioneer...

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Wanyange Girls School Suspends 17 students for sneaking phones into dormitory

Each of the suspended students has also been ordered to clear any outstanding fees balances despite being away from school for the...

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UAE to repatriate over 400 Ugandans stranded in Dubai

Minister Amongi says an August 2022 report by the Ugandan Mission in Abu Dhabi indicates that many Ugandans illegally staying in UAE...

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PM Nabbanja says Nyege Nyege festival will go ahead next week

The four-day festival on the banks of the Nile in the southern town of Jinja brings together artists from across Africa to...

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Bobi Wine, Besigye congratulate Ruto after Supreme Court Ruling

Bobi Wine through a tweet congratulated Ruto for the victory saluting his indisputable role in advancing the democratic governance in the East...

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Kenya Supreme Court sets date for final verdict in Odinga’s election petition

Chief Justice Martha Koome said the court would give its verdict on the disputed presidential election after the judges of the court have deliberated...