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Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge as figures hit over UGX115 trillion

Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest...

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Pallisa civil servants ordered to dress smart while on duty

Pallisa Chief Administrative Officer Alex Felix Majeme has directed civil servants across the district to dress smartly while on duty to promote...

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Lira City to relocate street vendors to five markets

Lira City authorities plan to relocate street vendors from the central business district to five designated markets in a bid to reduce...

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Over 5,000 Kamuli pupils benefiting from IOWA State University feeding initiative

Over 5,000 learners in Kamuli District are benefiting from a school feeding programme run by the Iowa State University Uganda Program aimed...

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Amuria residents to grill leaders at must-attend district baraza

Residents of Amuria District will meet local leaders at an accountability Baraza scheduled for March 12, 2026 at Abarilela Sub-county headquarters to...

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Unidentified man found dead in Kibuku garden in suspected mob justice

Police in Kibuku District are investigating the death of an unidentified man found with multiple injuries in a potato garden in Buseta...

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Obua distributes 630 iron sheets to schools, church in Ajuri

Government Chief Whip Hamson Denis Obua has handed over 630 iron sheets to schools and a church in Ajuri Constituency under the...

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Over 1,000 traders affected as Iganga authorities crack down on illegal kiosks

Iganga Municipality has demolished roadside kiosks and illegal structures affecting over 1,000 traders in a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the...

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Journalists urged to expose substandard, counterfeit goods in news reporting

Uganda National Bureau of Standards has urged journalists to strengthen reporting on standards and counterfeit goods during a media training in Jinja...

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Two pupils killed in hit-and-run crash in Pallisa

Two Primary One pupils of Kadesok Primary School in Pallisa District died on Thursday after a speeding hit-and-run vehicle knocked them at...

Thousands Join 116th Ganal Pilgrimage at Omach as Church Calls for Reconciliation

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Catholics mark 116th Ganal Pilgrimage with call for reconciliation and repentance

Thousands of Catholic faithful from northern Uganda and DR Congo gathered at Omach in Pakwach District to mark the 116th Ganal Pilgrimage...

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Police hunt gunmen after Shs2.5m shop robbery in Jinja

Police in Jinja District have launched a manhunt for armed robbers who attacked a shop in Kagoma Town Council and stole Shs2.5...

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Makerere dissolves 91st guild leadership after term expiry

Makerere University has dissolved the 91st Guild Cabinet and Guild Representative Council following the expiry of their term in accordance with the...

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Court orders arrest of individuals defying Bugisu Cultural Institution Order

Mbale High Court has issued a restraining order against alleged Bugisu cultural impostors accused of interfering with the Inzu Ya Masaba leadership...

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Lawyer Mabirizi denied bail again over lack of National ID

City lawyer Male Mabirizi has again been denied bail after the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court ruled that he failed to present...

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Museveni in Arusha for 25th EAC Heads of State summit

President Yoweri Museveni Friday arrived in Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the 25th East African Community Heads of State Summit focusing on regional...

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Namyalo delivers ONC Ramadan relief to Muslim inmates at Jinja Prison

ONC Boss, SPA Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye on Friday delivered Ramadan relief to Muslim inmates at Jinja Main Prison and later joined the...

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Minister Aceng to commission new Fistula Ward at Lira Hospital on Saturday

Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is set to commission a new Gynecology and Fistula Ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital to improve...

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Nebbi councillors close CAO office, demand her transfer over leadership dispute

Nebbi District councillors have ordered the closure of Chief Administrative Officer Dorothy Ajwang’s office, accusing her of incompetence and failure to approve...

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UNBS trains Busoga officials on standards, compliance among SMEs

UNBS has trained commercial officers from Busoga Sub-region to strengthen standards compliance among MSMEs as the agency intensifies consumer protection and product...