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1.5KLt. Gen Pecos Kutesa dead in India
Lt. Gen Pecos Kutesa, one of the longest-serving generals in the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) is dead. The UPDF spokesperson, Brig....
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971FDC challenges govt to erect statue in honor of Cheptegei
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has urged Government to declare Joshua Cheptegei a national hero and erect...
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1.1KPSFU, Mukwano partner to create 50,000 jobs for Ugandan youths
The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) supported by the Mastercard Foundation, has partnered with Mukwano Industries Limited to support youth and create...
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1.4KFormer Crane Bank Shareholders Drag Embattled DFCU Bank to High Court
DFCU bank has announced that shareholders of former Crane Bank Limited have filed a claim in the English High Court over its...
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1.4KBIG STORY: How Shs 90M Emyooga Funds Were Allocated to Wrong Beneficiaries
SERERE, DISTRICT: At least Uganda shillings 90 Million meant for Emyooga Program in Serere District has gone to the Hands of the wrong...
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1.4KZambia opposition leader Hichilema wins landslide in presidential election
LUSAKA, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema secured a stunning landslide victory over incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia’s presidential election,...
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1.7KSolomon Muyita leaves Judiciary after six years
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Solomon Muyita has resigned as the Judiciary communications officer, the Daily Express has learnt. This website has established that Muyita’s...
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933COVID-19: Adjumani Samples to be transported by Medical Drones
WEST NILE REGION, UGANDA: The Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) College of Health Services Makerere University has today launched The West Nile Medical...
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1.3KDo Not Believe in the Lies Of Acholi Politicians Over Apaa, Adjumani Leaders Advice President Museveni
ADJUMANI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Leaders in Adjumani are protesting the directives of President Yoweri Tibahahura Museveni on Appa land following a meeting with...
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1.4KLawyers petition high court over Lumbuye
KAMPALA, UGANDA: A team of lawyers have petitioned the High Court in Kampala demanding the production in court of Ugandan blogger Fred...
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727MPs without Covid-19 Vaccination Barred from Attending Parliament Sessions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Members of Parliament who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be allowed to attend parliament sessions next...
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1.3KGovt okays UPDF to take over all local construction projects
The state minister for investment and privatization, Ms. Evelyn Anite has revealed that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)’s engineering brigade will...
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1.7KFear grips Masaka residents as panga wielding thugs hack 15 dead
MASAKA SUB REGION: At least fifteen people have been hacked to death in Districts of Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, and Masaka as machete-wielding men...
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1.4KSouth Sudanese Bishop succumbs to Covid-19 at Arua hospital
Rt. Rev. Stanley Nelson Dada, the Bishop of Pentecostal Church under Yei Diocese in South Sudan has succumbed to COVID-19 at Arua...
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1.5KMuseveni to address the country this Saturday
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will on Saturday night address the nation on matters of security importance, the Minister For Kampala Capital City...
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1.0KRev. Godfrey Loum elected Bishop of Northern Uganda Diocese
Rev. Godfrey Loum has been elected the 8th Bishop of Northern Uganda Diocese replacing Rt. Rev. Johnson Gakumba who has held the...
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1.3KMuseveni: Olympic gold medalists to earn Shs5m monthly salary
President Museveni has directed payment of a monthly salary for all Ugandan sportsmen and women who bring home a gold, silver, and...
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1.3KZambia votes in closely contested polls
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA | AFP NEWS: Zambians were voting in nationwide elections on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes and...
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1.2KSudan ‘to hand over’ Bashir for international war crimes trial
KHARTOUM, SUDAN | AFP: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with two other officials wanted...
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1.5KUPDF on high alert over fresh South Sudan war
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been placed on high alert to defend the country from possible conflict spill-over following...
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1.5KJudiciary gets Shs1.2bn to handle election petitions
The Ugandan Judiciary has received a total of shs1.2 billion to help dispose of a total of 155 parliamentary and local council...
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1.3KShock of more than a hundred children killed at IDP camp in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA | AFP: Hundreds of people were killed after a relief camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia’s Afar region was...
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1.2KKatakwi district officer in trouble over OPM cash
KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Katakwi district community development officer, Catherine Tino is under investigation over accusations of soliciting bribes from the beneficiaries of...
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1.2KKiira Motors to deliver 10 buses in 2021
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kiira Motors Corporation says it will deliver 10 buses by end of this year, a paltry one percent of the...