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Museveni re-echoes ban on Timber export, waives tax on imported raw materials

By Nakamya Shamim JINJA (UG): The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned taxes on timber imported into the country...

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IOM Regional forum on labour explores inclusive development of diaspora women

The recently concluded Regional Ministerial Focus Conference in Entebbe, Uganda, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), saw a unified delegation...

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Dr Mwebesa speaks tough on indiscipline, extortion at Mbarara Hospital

By Halson Kagure Despite the fact that the government enhanced the salaries of health workers to improve their productivity and efficiency, some...

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Six arrested over criminal trespass on Lugazi sugarcane plantation

LUGAZI, (UG): Police in Lugazi have arrested six suspects over the alleged criminal trespass on a sugarcane plantation at Kataka stage in...

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ONC Boss Hajjat Namyalo takes ‘Jajja TovaKuMain’ gospel to Greater Bushenyi

The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) Manager, Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo will this month head to the Greater Bushenyi Subregion for...

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Kamwenge DEO Apollo Mulinde dies in fatal car crash

KAMWENGE, UGANDA: Kamwenge District Education Officer, Apollo Mulinde has perished in road crash after the car in which he was travelling was...

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Museveni woos Japanese companies to support Uganda on value addition

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has urged Japanese companies to consider supporting Uganda when it comes to value addition to see the...

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18-year-old arrested over murder of Kole businesswoman

KOLE, UGANDA: The Territorial Police in Kole District have arrested one Odongo Jasper aged 18- years- old on allegations of killing a...

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UPDF soldier shoots wife dead, kills self in Kitgum

KITGUM, UGANDA: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in Kitgum are actively investigating circumstances under which one of the army officers shot...

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20 confirmed dead after boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

KALANGALA, UGANDA: At least twenty (20) people have been confirmed dead in a marine accident on Lake Victoria after a passenger boat...

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Man, 18, arrested for defiling three-year-old girl

NAPAK, UGANDA: Police in Napak District in northern Uganda have arrested an 18-year-old male adult on allegations of defiling a three-year-old girl....

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Hundreds stranded after heavy rains ravage homes, schools in Kikuube

KIKUUBE, UGANDA: More than 100 people in various parts of Kikuube District are out in the cold following the Tuesday evening downpour...

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Teacher impregnates, steals sh10m from UPDF soldier’s widow

OBONGI, UGANDA: Police in Obongi District are hunting for a primary school teacher on allegations of impregnating a widow of a deceased...

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LIST: Kabaka reshuffles Buganda cabinet, Ssekabembe, Kyewalabye and Nankindu dropped

MENGO, BUGANDA: The Kabaka of Buganda, Ssaabasajja Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has dropped Ministers; Owek Henry Moses Ssekabembe Kiberu (Youth Affairs), Dr...

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Cholera claims 8 in Kayunga, several admitted

KAYUNGA, UGANDA: At least eight people have so far died and several others are currently admitted to various health facilities following the...

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Nansana man who burnt himself over married woman to face suicidal charges

WAKISO, UGANDA: The Police at Nansana Division are holding ta hospital bay a bricklayer on charges of a suicidal attempt by burning...

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Amb. Walusimbi reiterates commitment to improve welfare of Ugandans in Qatar

The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Ambassador Hajji Abbey Walusimbi has assured the Ugandan Community in Qatar (UGACOQ) that as the...

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Two suspected traffickers arrested in Nansana, 131 victims rescued

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan North and Nansana Division raided a home that was harbouring 131 persons, under the...

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15-year-old pupil gang-raped at Kibuku disco hall

KIBUKU, UGANDA: The Police in North Bukedi Region are investigating a disturbing case in which a 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped...

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Two Luwero pupils drown in dam

LUWERo, UGANDA: The Police in Savannah Region are actively investigating how two pupils drowned in a dam at Kikoko village, Makulubita sub-county...

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Kiryandongo commissions sh6.43b capital projects

KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA: Kiryandongo District local government has commissioned capital projects worth shs6.43 billion implemented during the Fiscal year 2022/2023. The projects commissioned...