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1.4KAmb 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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1.3KLocally 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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2.5KAmongi 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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1.3KPolice 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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1.2KNandala 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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1.5KBuganda 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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1.1KSecurity 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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1.7KFULL 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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1.2KMuseveni 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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1.2KMuseveni 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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1.4KMan, 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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1.5KMan 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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2.1KWhy 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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1.4KANT 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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1.2KMan, 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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2.0KAmong 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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1.3KPupil, 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...
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2.3KUganda Airlines unveils Mobile App designed to ease flight booking
KAMPALA, (UG): Uganda Airlines, the National Flag Carrier has launched a Mobile App which among others provides a convenient way for travellers...
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968Lamwo flags off construction of sh750m irrigation project
LAMWO, (UG): Leaders in Lamwo District on Monday broke ground for the construction of a Shillings 750 million Irrigation scheme in Madi...
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1.9KPresident Museveni meets Nexus Green Officials, discuss solar projects
ENTEBBE, (UG): President Museveni yesterday (August 15th, 2023), met and held discussions with a delegation from Nexus Green led by their chairperson,...
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2.2KCompany loses appeal to block URA from accessing its financial records
KAMPALA, (UG): The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal in which YO! Uganda Limited was seeking a temporary injunction restraining...
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2.6KBank of Uganda lowers CB rate for first time in 2 years
Kampala, (UG): The Bank of Uganda has lowered the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 9.5 per cent, an indicator of its intention...
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2.3KJINJA: Court remands notorious fraudster for impersonating as State House official
JINJA, (UG): The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Jinja District today charged and remanded a 39-year-old Nuwagaba Abdul Haman Ssempijja, on charges of...
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2.7KStrange disease that leaves ‘numbers’ on people’s skin worries Mubende residents
MUBENDE, (UG): A strange disease that leaves marks and numbers on people’s skin has sent residents of Kisombwa village in Kibaliinga Sub...