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912Namugongo: Covert security personnel arrest 30 thugs targeting pilgrims
The operation followed outcries by pilgrims whose bags and luggage had been snatched by men dressed like boda boda riders.
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992Rubanda man buried alive in stone quarry.
A 27-year-old man in Rubanda district was buried alive in a quarry where he was mining stones for economic survival after it...
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1.3KGomba School stuck with two headteachers after one rejects transfer
To enforce her decision of not leaving, Ms Nanyonjo (the former) has kept the heateacher's office of under lock and key since...
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1.5KNine arrested for extorting money from Namayingo PDM groups
It is alleged that the suspects, whose identities have been withheld, were soliciting money from unsuspecting victims with promises of helping them...
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1.1KUSAID rolls out project to tackle corruption in refugee response
Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.
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1.3KEx-Minister Nantaba on the spot over land grabbing, destroying crops of residents
“I was grading my land. Those crops that were destroyed by the grader are not a big issue. You are just fighting...
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882Army denies killing 400 in Karamoja in aerial bombardment
Early last week, local media quoted Emmanuel Chero, chairperson of Karamoja Youth Agenda Vision 2040 alleging that UPDF carried out aerial bombings...
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2.1KGov’t turns to private health providers to salvage high vaccine stocks.
While the National Medical Stores (NMS) doesn’t reveal the exact number of vaccines in stores now, the country has since March 2021...
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1.2KMbarara city to adopt new policy to increase local revenue
The charging policy will see an increase in fees and licenses for specified businesses and activities.
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1.3KKawempe hospital officials on the spot over extortion.
The officials were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee-PAC, Central Government to respond to queries in the Auditor General’s report for the...
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893North Kyoga police arrest their own over torture of suspect in custody
They were arrested on Wednesday after a video showing them beating and kicking a suspect in handcuffs started making rounds on social...
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1.0KPastor Ssenyonga’s bodyguards jailed over robbery of church member
One of the guards Ali Ojulango has been convicted in absentia and will be handed his sentence upon arrest whereas Godfrey Mwanda...
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1.4KMPs reassure health workers on salary increment
Health workers under different associations went on strike on 16 May 2022 demanding that government comes clear on the amount that will...
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2.1KBrian Mulondo named Head of Content Marketing at Multichoice
He is currently a co-host with Faiza on KFM’s “D’Mighty Breakfast, a popular morning show that runs on weekdays from 6-10 am...
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1.0KSecurity Guard arrested over murder of Masindi Journalist
According Hakiza, the victim allegedly went straight to where cartons of sodas were and picked four of them without permission and was...
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1.2KGovt collects Ugx13bn from Kampala-Entebbe Expressway in five months
While launching the toll collection on Jan 08, 2022, the Minister of Works, Gen. Katumba Wamala, said that the fees collected will...
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1.1KOil and gas land acquisitions near completion.
Total Energies and CNOOC Uganda Ltd – the two companies developing the country’s oil and gas resources – are expected to start...
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981DPP ready to prosecute Mumbere on terrorism charges
The charges stem from Mumbere’s arrest following a raid by the army on his palace on November 27th, 2016.
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2.0KUganda shilling plunge may persist till global crises ease: BOU
The official foreign exchange rate by the Bank of Uganda put the dollar at 3,750.91 buying, while it was selling at 3,760.91...
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1.7KWhy govt threats can’t kill strikes.
Between 2013 and 2021, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) sanctioned four industrial actions; the Uganda Judicial Officers Association sanctioned two between...
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1.3KMasindi Journalist shot dead by security guard
Aseera who was a news anchor at the popular Masindi radio was killed by the security guard at a Soda Depot in...
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934Stop questioning why we are not joining Besigye protest: LOP
According to Mpuuga, NUP leaders made their recommendations in Parliament on how the skyrocketing commodity prices challenges can be resolved by the...
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1.0KChief Justice closes Supreme Court Chambers over Safety Concerns
In the meantime, CJ Dollo noted that the court registry and the ECCMIS center will remain open to handle the usual business...
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1.9KHealth workers appeal to MPs for improved working conditions
Buyende District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Frederick Daniel Isabirye said his district, just like others in Eastern Uganda, are putting up with...