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Burundi President Pardons Over 5000 Prisoners To Curb Overcrowding

By Our Reporter Burundi is set to release thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding in the east African nation’s prisons. Some 5,255 prisoners or roughly...

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Bobi Wine Demands Immediate Release Of Political Prisoners

By Our Reporter Opposition leader Bobi Wine on Tuesday called on Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President...

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Business At Peak! Uganda Airlines Given Morning Landing Slot At London Heathrow

By Our Reporter Uganda Airlines has secured an early morning landing slot at London Heathrow Airport. The flight from Entebbe will land...

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Police Deny Asking Protesters To Prepare Coffins And Wills Before Rioting

By Our Reporter Uganda police have denied reports they cautioned protesters to first buy coffins and write their wills before going to...

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MPS urge Gov’t to ban Kenyan goods in Retaliation

PARLIAMENT of UGANDA: Members of Parliament have called upon the Ugandan Government to impose a ban on Kenyan goods as the discussion...

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Stecia Mayanja Reveals Why Her Music Career Is Down

By Our Reporter Singer Stecia Mayanja whose music career is on an edge is sharpening her tools to return to class. The...

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Museveni’s Endorses NUP’s Rubongoya, DP’s Mao for EALA Slots to stun Bobi Wine

THE BIG STORY: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, DP president general Norbert...

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Supreme Court Okays Bobi Wine to Withdraw Election Petition

BOBI WINE ELECTION PETITION: The Supreme Court of Uganda has granted request by Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to withdraw his...

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David Sigano Named East Africa Law Society Acting CEO

“The East Africa Law Society (EALS) informs its members, partners, and other stakeholders of the immediate appointment of Mr. David Sigano as...

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NGOs’ Pressure On Banks Threatens $3.5bn Pipeline Project Financing

By Our Reporter The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project took a new twist on Monday when 263 non-governmental organisations sought...

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U20 AFCON: Uganda Hippos to Face Former Champions Ghana In Final

By Our Reporter This year’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations final will be a David vs Goliath affair as three-time champions Ghana...

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Uganda Targets Doubling Palm Oil Production With Second Estate

By Our Reporter Wilmar International Ltd.’s Ugandan unit is establishing the East African country’s second palm oil project, which is expected to...

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Northern Uganda To Soon Receive Reliable Electricity Supply

By Our Reporter Over the past few years, Uganda’s demand for electricity has grown steadily with Umeme, the country’s largest power distributor,...

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AFCON U20: Uganda Hippos Make Historical Triumphant Into Finals

By Our Reporter Debutants Uganda U20 Team- the Hippos are in the final of the Total AFCON U20 after a well drilled...

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Uganda Airlines To Fly The Rare Airbus A330-800 To London Heathrow

By Our Reporter The shorter variant of the A330neo, the A330-800, will be heading to London Heathrow among a number of other...

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IGG petitioned over corruption woes at Kyambogo University

KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY: A whistleblower has petitioned the Inspectorate of Government to report corruption tendencies and causing of financial loss to government by...

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