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646Soroti by-election: 42 arrested as opposition accuses NRM of ballot stuffing
Also arrested are the Soroti City East Division mayor, Paul Omer, and the former Kasese Municipality MP, Robert Centenary, Kampala deputy lord...
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1.1KKitgum registers over 1,000 teenage pregnancies in six months
When schools reopened, many thought the girls would concentrate on their studies, which would automatically lead to a reduction in teenage pregnancies.
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980Ntungamo district partially lifts livestock quarantine
The government imposed total livestock quarantine on the sub counties of Rubaare and Ngoma in February following the outbreak of the Foot...
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785Journalists arrested over alleged murder of Jinja businessman released on bail
The journalists were arrested after electronic evidence linked them to the individuals who communicated to Malore prior to his shooting.
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751Private schools prematurely end term due to soaring food prices
According to the national school and institution calendar, the second term was supposed to start on May 9th, 2022, and run for...
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797Luwero maize farmers counting losses over drought
Most of the maize plants have withered because of the scorching sunshine.
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687MPs want inmates who offer labour paid better
The legislators raised the concerns while meeting officials from the Uganda Prison Service.
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717Mother, Son arrested over murder of her husband
Upon a search with help of the police K9 Unit, a phone belonging to the deceased was recovered with blood stains from...
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816Suspected robber arrested in Jinja, toy pistol recovered
Emmanuel Mukisa was arrested on Tuesday July 26, and upon searching his bag, a toy pistol, pliers and other house breaking items...
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819Female security guard arrested for robbing UCU students
It is alleged that Agudo was caught red-handed by students at JK hostel where she was deployed as a guard.
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880Three prime suspects reconstruct UCU student murder scene at Makerere
During the scene reconstruction, the three suspects were handcuffed separately and were each being guided by detectives and operatives.
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53919 arrested as police whips crackdown on electricity vandalism
According to Enanga, the 19 suspects are being processed on charges of interfering with electrical installation and for being in possession of...
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965OREGON: Injury cost Cheptegei 5000m title defense
Prior to going into the men’s 5000m finals, Uganda placed its hope in Cheptegei who is the world record holder of the...
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775Over 40 detained in Jinja for protesting skyrocketing prices
The suspects are currently detained at different gazetted police stations within the Kiira policing area.
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455Moroto elders concerned over delayed SAGE payments
The SAGE is a social transformation program in which the government hands out cash to old persons aged 80 years and above.
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520Banking industry to develop long term export credit facility
At the beginning of July, the industry regulator raised the Central Bank Rate (CBR), a rate that signals the movement of the...
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843Business owners seek judicial review on eviction notice from Makerere
The evidence before court shows that on June 30th 2022, Makerere University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda wrote to the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor...
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1.1KProperty worth millions destroyed in Iganga high school dormitory fire
The school which is found in the northern division has faced two fire outbreaks in a period of less than six weeks....
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1.0KYumbe regional referral hospital grappling with staff shortage
According to the locals who seek services at the facility, the hospital continues referring patients to Arua regional referral hospital
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553Natural resources committee of Parliament divided on Mining Bill
On June 18, 2022, President Yoweri Museveni returned the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021 to parliament for reconsideration.
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956Japan donates $1 million towards food aid for Karamoja
Speaking to journalists at the World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Kampala, Japanese ambassador Fukzawa Hidemoto said they had signed off the...
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932Ugandans heading to Middle East paying sh100,000 for COVID-19 certificates
Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to travel to mainly the United Arab...
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622UPPC to Digitize National Archive, Revive Printing School as it marks 120 years
Mr. Oluka also revealed UPPC’s plans to revive a printing school are in the advanced stage—revealing that it would reopen its doors...
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1.4KPublic warned as police vows to crush planned protests over skyrocketing prices
The Uganda Police have warned the public to ignore threats and calls from scaremongers to protest over skyrocketing food and fuel prices...