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Otafiire wants Khat removed from list of prohibited narcotic drugs

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has asked government to remove khat (miraa) from the list of prohibited narcotic drugs...

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Businessman Aponye dies in Ntungamo car crash

Popular Ugandan Businessman Apollo Nyegamehe alias Aponye died in a Thursday evening fatal car accident at Itojo along the Mbarara-Kabale Highway

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UPC’s Dr Apio Otuko wins Oyam North By-Election

Dr Apio Eunice Otuko, the opposition Uganda People's Congress (UPC) candidate has been declared the winner of the Oyam North County By-election,...

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Kayunga couple caught having sex on church altar

A section of Christians at Bugonya Church of Uganda in Kayunga District have vowed never to pray from the church again after...

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State House clarifies on Ossiya’s appointment to Bank of Uganda Board

The Deputy Presidential Press Secretary Mr Faruk Kirunda has dismissed as fake reports that President Museveni has appointed Ms Josephine Okui Okwakol...

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AG Kiwanuka asks court to dismiss petitions against Anti-Homosexuality Law

Uganda's Attorney General has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss three petitions challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 on grounds that they...

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Museveni appoints CPA Josephine Ossiya to Bank of Uganda Board

President Museveni has reappointed experienced accountant CPA Josephine Okui Okwakol Ossiya to the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Board of Directors, DailyExpress has...

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Two arrested over alleged voter bribery in Oyam North By-Election

The Oyam Central Police Station has today apprehended two individuals on suspicion of engaging in voter bribery as the By-election for the...

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Condoms too small for us – MP Kayemba Solo tells NMS

Bukomansibi South Member of Parliament (MP), Geofrey Kayemba Solo has decried the small-sized condoms distributed by the National Medical Stores (NMS) saying...

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Oyam journalist demands sh20million compensation over assault

Simon Peter Oceng, a journalist based at Shine FM radio in Oyam Town Council has filed a legal suit demanding shs 20...

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Police probe assault of journalist by NRM activists in Oyam

Police in North Kyoga Region are investigating circumstances under which Simon Peter Oceng Amwolo, a journalist based at Shine FM radio in...

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KAMULI: Suspect dies after getting police bond

Police in Kamuli are investigating circumstances under which an 18-year-old male suspect died shortly after securing a police bond from Kasambira police...

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Three arrested as police recover 15 stolen cars from Kampala Garage

The Police at Old Kampala Division on Wednesday arrested three suspects and recovered over 15 suspected stolen cars in an operation against...

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Five Bukedea police officers charged with murder, robbery in LCV polls mess

The State House Anti Corruption Unit in liaison with Regional Police, Kyoga East, have arraigned and charged 5 Police officers attached to...

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Tororo Youth Council holds sitting amidst protests from fellow leaders

The Tororo District Youth Council on Wednesday managed to host a sitting although the turn-up was less than 20 out of the...

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Byabakama issues guidelines for Thursday’s Oyam North By-election

The Uganda Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama Mugyenyi has issued fresh guidelines to be followed in Thursday's By-Election to refill the...

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Kiryandongo earmarks Shs1.9bn for tourism development

Kiryandongo District Council sitting on June 30, 2023, approved a Shillings 1.9 billion Tourism Development Plan which will run for five years...

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TORORO: Woman, granddaughter killed by Truck tyres in hit and run accident

TORORO, UGANDA: Two individuals were killed, and another injured critically in an accident along the Tororo-Mbale highway on Tuesday evening. The dead...

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National Forest Authority impounds 200 tons of charcoal in Gulu

The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has impounded an estimated 200 tons of charcoal in a crackdown on the illegal movement of forest...

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Oyam receives voting materials ahead of Thursday By-Election

The Oyam District Electoral Commission have today received the electoral materials including ballots and boxes as voters gear up for Thursday's Election...