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1.6K‘Fog of war’ is the best law teacher – Ssemakadde counsels Makerere law students
Celebrated human rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has observed that the best lawyering tutor is during the energy-sapping fog of war that exposes...
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790NDA expresses fear over high rate of unqualified drug shops staff in Western region
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has expressed it’s concern over the increased rate of unqualified drug shop staff in the Western region....
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881Five injured as building collapses in Bweyogerere
KAMPALA, UGANDA: A three-storied building under construction has collapsed in Bweyogerere along the Kampala Jinja highway, injuring five people. According to eyewitnesses,...
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1.4KMinister Magyezi interdicts Bukwo CAO, four district officials over shoddy projects
BUKWO, UGANDA: The Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi, relieved the Bukwo Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Swaib Balaba of his duties and asked...
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1.3KParliament passes NSSF Bill to allow Midterm Access
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which will among others provide midterm access to the...
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835DP fronts candidate for Kayunga LC5 by-election
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The opposition Democratic Party-DP has fronted Anthony Waddimba as its candidate for the Kayunga LCV by-election. Last month, the Electoral...
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1.4KNCHE directs closure of Great Lakes Regional University in Kanungu
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has directed a temporary closure of Great Lakes Regional University in Kanungu District...
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575Heavy rains leave trails of destruction in Kakumiro
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Residents of Mwitanzige Sub county in Kakumiro district are calling for the government intervention following the heavy rains that devastated...
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635Civil Societies decry increased corruption in Bunyoro Region
HOIMA, UGANDA: Civil society organizations in Bunyoro have expressed concern over increased corruption tendencies in the region among government institutions. This was...
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1.1KKAGADI: Livestock transporters urged to acquire travel permits to curb theft of cattle
KAGADI, UGANDA: Police in Kagadi has directed Livestock transporters to acquire travel permits in a move to curb livestock theft that has...
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1.1KMedical workers in Hoima join National Medical workers’ protest
HOIMA, UGANDA: Hoima District medical professionals have joined the rest of the Medical workers national wide to protest the government’s failure to...
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2.0KSheikh Muhammad Galabuzi appointed new Uganda’s Supreme Mufti
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The leadership of the Kibuli Muslim faction has appointed Sheikh Muhammad Galabuzi as the new Supreme Mufti of Uganda replacing...
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1.3KBusitema University Releases Official Private Admission List for 2021/22 Academic Year
TORORO, UGANDA: Busitema University management through the Academic registrar’s department has released the official private admission list for the 2021/2022 academic year....
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743University Students protest ban on carrying bags at campus
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Several students all over the country are protesting a move that stops them from carrying bags into universities. Following the...
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1.1KParliament approves UGX 3.8 trillion supplementary budget
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related...
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639Death Toll in Kampala Twin Bombings rises to Seven
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The death toll from the Tuesday morning Kampala double bombings has risen to seven after another victim succumbed to injuries...
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1.3KMuseveni’s National Address pushed to Saturday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni will on Saturday this week address Ugandans in yet another Presidential address on Covid-19 and other matters...
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1.1KAgago district registers over 3,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
AGAGO, UGANDA: At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from...
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1.3KSuspected M23 rebel arrested with two guns in Kisoro
Security officials in Kisoro District in western Uganda have recovered two SMG rifles from a suspected M23 rebel who claimed to be...
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814Parliament plenary sittings to resume on Thursday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament is set to resume its business on Thursday, two days after it was suspended following explosions at the IPS...
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Death Toll in Kampala Twin Bomb Attacks Rises to Four, Security Tightened in the city
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The death toll from the Kampala twin suicide bombings has risen to four by Wednesday, November 17, 2021, as armed...
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1.0KNUP Endorses Harriet Nakwedde for Kayunga LC5 by-election
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has endorsed Ms. Harriet Nakwedde as its flag bearer for the much-anticipated LCV by-elections...
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905UPDF soldiers convicted in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of victims
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF...
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1.1KKAMPALA BOMBING: Museveni names Suspected Suicide Bombers
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has revealed the names of the suspected terrorist attackers who blew themselves up in Kampala on Tuesday...