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1.6KGarang’s son Mabior meets President Salva Kiir
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: The son of late South Sudanese revolution leader John Garang met President Salva Kiir on Monday, in what was...
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1.4KWe shall not allow laziness- Nabbanja fires back at Onek as tension grows
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has said she will not sit and look on as ministers who she termed “lazy” fail...
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1.8KMP Ssegirinya’s health deteriorates, bedridden at Mulago
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North MP Muhammad Segirinya’s health is reportedly in a deteriorating condition after being rapidly admission at Mulago National Referral...
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1.2KEthiopia declares nationwide emergency as rebels advance
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia’s cabinet on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency after Tigrayan rebels seized two crucial towns in an apparent...
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1.6KEritrean female footballers go missing as their tournament enters high gear
JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira region police in conjunction with the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), Eritrea’s CECAFA (Under- 20) U-20 Women’s football...
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1.8KRoad users to pay sh5000 per trip on Entebbe expressway
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The minister for works and transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has announced that all motorists and road users shall pay...
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1.2KGovt releases grant ahead of schools reopening
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Education and Sports has bowed to pressure and released part of the capitation grant for all government-aided...
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1.3KBIG STORY: What really made Matovu a suicide bomber?
Days after he reportedly blew himself up on a bus full of passengers headed to western Uganda from Kampala city, little is...
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1.4KUniversities, institutions brace for reopening as physical classes resume
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Universities and other tertiary institutions all over Uganda are today’s et to finally reopen four months after closure by the...
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1.0KParliament to limit access to only Vaccinated MPs, Staff starting November
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda has announced that effective Monday, November 1, only MPs, staff and visitors vaccinated against COVID-19 will gain...
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2.3KVictoria University Extends 5290 Bursaries to Members of Parliament
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Victoria University Kampala has announced that it has extended 10 bursaries to each of the 529 members of the 11th...
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1.4KGov’t to rehabilitate public secondary schools
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Second Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali, has announced government’s plan to rehabilitate and expand public secondary schools across...
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1.1KJustice Bart Katureebe installed as UMI Chancellor
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The former Chief Justice of Uganda, Mr. Bart Magunda Katureebe was on Friday installed as the new Chancellor at Uganda...
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1.3KALICE LUBEGA: Uganda’s first female legislator dies at 103
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda’s First Female Member of Parliament, Hon. Florence Alice Lubega has died at 103 years, the Daily Express reports. Lubega’s...
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882Health ministry secures UGX94Bn additional funding to install oxygen plants
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has secured an additional of 94 billion Shillings for the procurement and installation of oxygen plants...
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1.2KParliament stops UGX3Bn stimulus package to Kampala Serena Hotel
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Trade Committee of Parliament has stopped the payment of a stimulus package of 3 billion Shillings to Serena Hotel...
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1.8KUgandan economy, schools to fully reopen in January 2022
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni Thursday announced that schools and the rest of the Ugandan economy will fully reopen in January 2022...
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2.3KFacebook changes company name to ‘Meta’ in major rebrand
Facebook has changed its name to “Meta” in a shift away from social media and towards developing “the metaverse,” a digital world...
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1.2KNRM boss in Kayunga quits party ahead of LC5 by-election
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leaders in Kayunga have been thrown in great panic after the untimely resignation of...
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1.1KCounter-Terrorism police detonate bomb in Sembabule forest
SEMBABAULE, UGANDA: Counter-Terrorism Police and the Bomb squad personnel on Wednesday rushed to Nakasagazi village, Kasongi parish in Kawanda sub-county, to retrieve a...
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1.2KMPs, gov’t agencies top list of tax defaulters
The former MPs include Odonga Otto (111 million Shillings), Julie Mukoda Zabwe (15 million Shillings), Sam Engola (32 million Shillings), Fred Angella...
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1.1KSecurity heightened in bus terminals after recent terrorist attacks
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Security has been heightened in all bus parks in Kampala in the wake of Monday’s explosion on a bus. The...
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828Tanzania – Uganda oil and gas symposium set for November in Dar-es-Salaam
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with Tanzania Private Sector Foundation in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs through its Uganda...
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2.0KRev Pons Ozelle elected 3rd Nebbi Diocese Bishop
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The College of Bishops in the Church of Uganda have elected Rev Pons Ozelle, as the new and 3rd bishop...