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1.2KUWEC plans four new zoos to promote eco-tourism, wildlife research
ENTEBBE, UG: Uganda will soon have four new Wildlife Education Centres thanks to an initiative by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and...
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1.7KHow Cheptegei won third successive gold in 10,000m World Champs
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: Uganda’s long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei on Sunday delivered a devastating last lap to win a third successive gold in the...
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1.3K20 survive drowning in boat collision on Lake Victoria
UGANDA: 20 passengers sailing on Lake Victoria survived drowning on Saturday after two boats collided at a place called Lineila between Buvuma...
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1.3KTRIDI shifts blame to Ministry of Science & Technology over losses in Sericulture project
The Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), one of the most practical Agriculture institutions in Uganda has blamed the Ministry of Science,...
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1.9KOver 400 pupils fail P.7 mock exams in Lira
UGANDA: At least 460 Primary Seven candidates in Lira City, Northern Uganda failed the 2023 Primary Leaving Mock Examinations set by the...
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1.7KMbarara Hospital levels ground for maiden heart surgery
Whereas most of you are acquainted with Uganda Heart Institute for heart surgeries, soon or later your focus will be turned to...
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1.3KFootball fraternity mourns veteran coach Sam Timbe
UGANDA: The Football fraternity in Uganda is mourning the death of Uganda Revenue Authority -URA FC Head Coach Sam Timbe who was...
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1.3KAmb Walusimbi concludes official Canada visit, hails bilateral ties between the two countries
OTTAWA, CA: The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi, has concluded his working visit to Canada, with a courtesy...
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1.2KLocally distilled alcohol kills 10 people in Kyotera
UGANDA: Kyotera District Health authorities have imposed a ban on the production and sale of locally distilled alcohol commonly known as Waragi...
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2.3KAmongi appoints Ayota as new NSSF Managing Director
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon Betty Amongi has appointed Patrick Ayota as the new Managing Director...
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1.2KPolice report says Nakanyonyi food was contaminated, not poisoned
UGANDA: An investigative police report on the suspected food poisoning that left hundreds of students at Nakanyonyi Senior Secondary School in Mukono...
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1.1KNandala insists on replacing Ssemujju as party whip
UGANDA: The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has reiterated its decision to replace Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda as the party chief whip in...
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1.3KBuganda Land Board blocks eviction of over 4000 residents in Buikwe
BUIKWE, UGANDA: The Buganda Land Board (BLB) together with the RDC of Buikwe District Hajjat Hawa Ndege has blocked a planned eviction...
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977Security guard robs sh13m from Pepsi depot in Kabale
UGANDA: A security guard attached to Centurion Security Company in Kabale is currently on the run after allegedly stealing Shs 12.5 million...
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1.5KFULL STATEMENT: Museveni slams World Bank in lengthy letter on Foreign Aid and Loans
UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has for the second time responded to the World Bank in which he slammed the arrogance and provoking...
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1.1KMuseveni cautions new high court judges against temptations
UGANDA: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday (Thursday) presided over the swearing-in of 11 newly appointed High Court Judges and advised them to...
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1.0KMuseveni cautions youths against taking leadership as a profession
UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned the youth leaders against being taken up by leadership, sectarianism, and politics of identity. Mr Museveni...
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1.3KMan, 20, arrested over sodomizing disabled man at MK Movement fete
UGANDA: The Police in Soroti City are investigating circumstances under which a 20-year-old man was allegedly sodomised by a 20-year-old man only...
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1.3KMan arrested with over 145 bullets on Robolyn bus
UGANDA: Police in Karenga district in Northern Uganda have arrested a passenger with a bag containing over 145 bullets on Robolyn Bus...
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1.9KWhy World Bank funding freeze on Uganda is a mistake
As first published on The Independent In a surprising twist, some members of the gay community in Uganda have revealed that they...
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1.3KANT political party writes to World Bank over suspended funding to Uganda
KAMPALA, (UG): The Opposition Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) political party has written to the World Bank after the latter’s decision to...
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1.0KMan, 21, swallows sim card to hide evidence from police
KAMPALA, (UG): Detectives at Kalerwe Police Station in Kawempe division were on Wednesday treated to unpaid drama after a suspect attempted to...
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1.9KAmong declines Nandala’s letter sacking Ssemujju as FDC party whip
KAMPALA, (UG): The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among has declined a letter from Nandala Mafabi, the FDC Secretary General in...
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1.2KPupil, 13, punches colleague to death for abusing him
Police in Adjumani District have arrested a 13-year-old pupil for punching a classmate to death for allegedly abusing that he is stupid...