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2.0KFULL LIST: Gen Museveni transfers UPDF commanders in latest army reshuffles
The development was Thursday afternoon confirmed in a tweet by Defence Spokesperson Gen. Felix Kulayigye where a total of 35 officers in...
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1.3KReligious Leaders Seek Divine Intervention for Teso Cultural Woes
A cross-section of religious leaders drawn from Uganda and Kenya are leading the new drive which will start with an interdenominational prayer...
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1.6KMubende- Kakumiro Road PAPs Protest Compensation Rates
The residents of East Division and Kiyuuni Sub-county in Mubende District claim that some of their properties were undervalued during the construction...
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986MPs Task Gov’t Over Inadequate Power Supply in West Nile
Tayebwa issued a seven-day ultimatum during plenary on Thursday requiring the Committee to report back their findings to the House
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1.3KBusiro North MP freed of phone theft charges, agrees to pay Owner sh30M
The Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Siena Owomugisha on Friday discharged and set Nsubuga free upon reconciliation between him and the...
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1.2KProf Nawangwe Re-appointed Makerere University Vice Chancellor
Makerere University Chancellor Professor Ezra Suruma has reappointed Professor Barnabas Nawangwe as the vice-chancellor of Makerere University.
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781Minister directed on body organ theft, labour export firms
According to Akol, the minister, while addressing the media recently, said every labour export company in Uganda should ensure that Ugandans seeking...
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868MPs demand seedlings to ward off famine
Kilak North County MP, Anthony Akol, said that the long dry spell has left Ugandan farmers without seeds, despite the current rainy...
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1.2KStanbic Bank bids farewell to Head of Consumer & Affluent Banking, Sam Mwogeza
Mwogeza who joined Stanbic Bank—a member of the Standard Bank Group, in 2010, served in different senior managerial roles before being appointed...
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880Man arrested for assaulting traffic officer on duty174
Orec, a resident of Lela village, Awila Parish, Akokoro sub-county in Apac district was arrested on Thursday after he assaulted John Tenywa,...
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890Mabirizi asks court to halt trial of MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana
Mabirizi wants the pretrial hearing halted until the determination of his constitutional petition challenging the legality of the charges against the legislators...
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1.0KFormer Minister Kibanzanga Criticizes NRM for Neglect
Christopher Kibazanga, a former minister and Member of Parliament for Bughendera County in Bundibugyo District has criticized the National Resistance Movement-NRM party...
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846Parliament Directs IGG to Probe Minister Ntabazi Over Abuse of Office, Corruption
This was revealed by Mwine Mpaka, the Committee Chairperson while presenting its investigation report during plenary sitting on Wednesday.
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896Panic as Suspected Raiders Resort to Petty Theft in Karamoja
Lucy Nakori, a resident of Loputuk sub-county in Moroto district, says that the warriors who were passing by her home carried away...
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771Seven Nominated For Busongora South By-election
The Kasese District Returning Officer Ismael Atwijukire Takih, five aspirants who had picked forms, did not turn up for nominations.
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902FINCA Uganda, NFA start 60-hectare forest restoration initiative
This corporate social responsibility program to commemorate FINCA’s 30th anniversary in Uganda will involve restoration planting in 10 central forest reserves across...
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796Districts advised to integrate nodding syndrome care in existing programs
Recently, there has been a renewed call by leaders in the Acholi sub-region to the government, to remember the plight of families...
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953MPs urge gov’t to prioritize youth interests
Ahead of the National Youth Day celebrations in Gulu on Friday, 12 August 2022, Okot said there is need to fundamentally address...
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990EC blacklists presiding officers implicated in malpractices in Busongora South
The presiding officers were from four polling stations of Busunga, Hamukungu, Katunguru Primary School, and Quran primary school where irregularities were reported.
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813Businessman appeals against dismissal of torture case
In his appeal filed on Thursday in the Court of Appeal in Kampala, Butto is appealing against the July 27th, 2022 decision...
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813Bureau of Statistics tasked to explain middle income status
UBOS led by James Muwonge, the Director of Methodology and Statistics was on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 appearing before the committee
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662Seven arrested over gun trafficking in Karamoja
The chairpersons are Ngorok Eluktopere, Lonya Akol, the LCII chairperson of Lopethakori parish and Lodukali Lokol, the LCII chairperson Kalapa trading center...
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917Gov’t revokes mandatory organ testing for migrants workers
Otafiire’s directive triggered an uproar among labor exporters, saying that Victoria hospital is not among those accredited by the GCC.
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1.1KElephants destroy 50 acres of crops in Agago district
The group of more than 10 elephants invaded the area last week and destroyed acres of crop gardens in the villages of...