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Parliament tasks gov’t on rising fuel prices, school fees

Kampala, (UG): Parliament has asked the Government to present efforts to combat the rising prices of fuel that have rocked the country...

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Vets face seven-year jail term for causing death to animals in new Bill

Kampala, (UG): Veterinary practitioners whose licences are revoked but continue to practice and in the process cause death to animals or humans...

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Education Ministry halts transfer of Mbale School head

Kampala, (UG): The Ministry of Education and Sports has stopped the controversial transfer of the head teacher of the Mbale School for...

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179 victims rescued as police bust Wakiso human trafficking racket

Wakiso, (UG): The Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested a 38-year-old Harriet Nasuuna on human trafficking-related charges after 179 victims were rescued...

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Parliament recommends sacking Trade Ministry PS Ssali over funds misuse

Kampala, (UG): Parliament has recommended the sacking of Ms Geraldine Ssali, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives...

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Cracks emerge in nomination process for new Bishop at Namirembe Diocese

Kampala, (UG): As Namirembe Diocese Bishop, Rt Rev Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira prepares to hand back the crosier to Archbishop Dr. Kazimba, a...

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Court Martial drops charges against Ex-police boss Kale Kayihura

Kampala, (UG): Uganda’s former Inspector General of Police, Gen (Rtd) Kale Kayihura has finally been set free after the Court Martial on...

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Interfaith prayers held for Mbarara Hospital Director Dr Celestine Barigye

By Halson Kagure Mbarara, (UG): Wednesday, August 23, 2023, was a ‘D-Day’ at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital as a Thanksgiving Mass was...

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Who is James Ereemye, the new Judiciary spokesperson

Kampala, (UG): The Chief Justice of Uganda, HW Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has appointed Mr James Jumire Ereemye Mawanda as the new Judiciary spokesperson...

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Sir Simon Muyanga Lutaaya named Baba Media Group General Manager

Kampala, (UG): Veteran TV show host, Sir Simon Muyanga Lutaaya has been appointed the new General Manager of Jinja-based Baba Media Group...

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Church leaders detained for starving followers, prohibiting them from treatment

Amuria, (UG): Three members of the new Christian sect in Wera Sub-County, Amuria district spent the night in police cells for allegedly...

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Why ONC is celebrating Jajja Museveni and the Katonga Spirit 2023

Kampala, (UG): The Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC) has highlighted the importance of the upcoming Katonga Spirit Celebrations at Kololo...

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Public Service Minister halts NEMA restructuring after complaints

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of Public Service, Hon Wilson Muluri Mukasa has suspended the ongoing restructuring and termination of contracts at the...

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Traditional healer, wife arrested after patient dies at their shrine

Bugweri, (UG): Police in Bugweri district are holding a traditional healer and his wife after a woman who had been brought into...

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Several injured as bus overturns along Kampala-Mbarara Highway

Lwengo, (UG): At least one person sustained critical injuries and several others were left with minor injuries after a bus belonging to...

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FULL LIST: Museveni pardons former PS Lwamafa, 199 other prisoners

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned 200 prisoners including former Permanent Secretary at Public Service, Jimmy Lwamafa one of the accused...

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Uganda Airlines launches direct flights to Lagos

Entebbe, (UG): Uganda’s National Flagship Carrier, Uganda Airlines has announced it will start direct flights to Lagos, Nigeria, effective October 19th, 2023....

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WAKISO: Man beaten to death for rejecting traditional worship

The Police in Wakiso have arrested four suspects on allegations of murder after they beat one of their relatives for rejecting the...

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20 Eritrean nationals rescued from suspected traffickers in Jinja

Jinja, (UG): The Police in Jinja District have rescued at least 20 Eritrean nationals from suspected traffickers who were transporting them in...

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Speeding truck kills two in Bugiri mosque crash

Bugiri, (UG): A speeding truck on Sunday knocked two people dead before ramming into a mosque in Busowa town council, Bugiri district,...

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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: President Mnangagwa Wins Reelection

Harare, (VOA): Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission has declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner of Wednesday’s general election with Nelson Chamisa, the leader of...