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Bunyoro Kingdom marks 100 years of Omukama Kabalega’s death

Museveni noted that cultural institutions should embrace unity for prosperity and development warning that no development can be ushered in without peace...

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Karamoja Iron Sheets: DPP says more suspects to be charged

Sources privy to the investigations say more suspects including ministers and MPs will be arraigned in court next week after being summoned...

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Archbishop Kaziimba asks Museveni to ‘save Uganda’ by signing Anti-gay Bill

The Archbishop made the call in his Easter message delivered at the Church of Uganda Provincial Offices at Namirembe.

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Deputy IG pledges cordial but robust measures in fighting graft

The Deputy IG Ms Patricia Achan Okiria has said her office will have to pacify the elected leaders who interfere in the...

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How passenger abandoned iPhones worth shs220m at Entebbe airport

According to URA spokesperson Mr Bbossa, the tax body now uses X-ray scanners at the different border points to safeguard revenue and...

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dfcu Bank, Marie Stopes to offer specialised healthcare services to female customers

All women who bank with dfcu are encouraged to visit any nearby Marie Stopes Centre and hospital with their National ID and...

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Cohabiting couples advised to sign contracts on property ownership

Ssekaana said relationships that are not recognized under the law, the rights of those concerned are hard to enforce when they break...

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Tayebwa directs Foreign Affairs Minister on Post-Cotonou Agreement

The Post-Cotonou Agreement is preceded by the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the 27 states of the European Union and 78 member states...

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Minister Kitutu remanded to Luzira Prison over Karamoja Irons Sheets

The duo today appeared before Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate, Joan Aciro but pleaded not guilty to all charges to do with loss...

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Army, police leading water payment defaulters – Report

Mugisha said that government entities were accustomed to budgeting less for water bills and asked MPs to ensure that the next budget...

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Minister Kitutu’s brother re-arrested as Karamoja Iron Sheets scandal takes shape

Wabwoya is expected to be charged along with her sister Kitutu on two counts of corruption before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala...

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Trump attacks judge and ‘criminal’ prosecutor despite court warning

Defiant despite his arrest and court appearance, Trump criticised “failed” New York County district attorney Alvin Bragg and lamented the United States...

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Minister Kitutu charged with corruption over Karamoja Iron Sheets, sent to court

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has sanctioned charges of corruption and conspiracy to commit a felony against Minister...

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Hoima International Airport to be renamed Kabalega Airport

The renaming of the airport comes at a time when the Bunyoro kingdom is celebrating 100 years of Omukama Kabalega and the...

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Student, 19, student arrested for sodomizing 8-yr-old pupil

The incident which sparked public outrage is said to have happened on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Bunyangira Village in Kawolo Sub...

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NEMA exempts private vehicles from mandatory car dustbins

The development comes barely two weeks after the Uganda Law Society (ULS) challenged the regulator saying it cannot enforce the mandate for...

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UNEB starts registering candidates for 2023 National Examinations

S.4 Candidates sitting for UCE (which is usually the first set of examinations in the calendar year) are expected to sit for...

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Terrestrial Kaunda grounds declaration on Apaa land haunting President Museveni – Adjumani Elders

On the contrary leaders in Madi have rejected the call of the president for the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the obvious...

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Gov’t to support Muslim programs as UMSC chairman gets new car

UMSC Chairman Prof Dr Muhamadi Lubega Kisambira told the vice president that the majority of Muslim leaders in the various structures of...

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Minister Kitutu arrested after refusing to take oath over Karamoja iron sheets

By 7:00 pm yesterday, the minister had not yet been released from CID where she was still recording her statement. It was...

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Assessing NAGRC & DB’s one-year journey of Animal Genetics Transformation

Farming households now receive artificial insemination services from NAGRC&DB technicians all the time and this has increased the productivity of livestock thus...