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1.7KKayunga district engineer interdicted over ‘ghost’ classrooms
The district CAO, Mr Abdul Batambuze accuses Eng. Wazimbe of endorsing ghost projects and making payments when actual works have not taken...
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1.8KHIV prevention: Uganda to benefit from vaginal ring rollout
The flexible vaginal ring which contains Dapivirine, an antiretroviral drug, is inserted in the vagina and left there for 28 days. During...
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1.1KHow sh2.1bn seed school turned into kraal, cattle grazing area
Samuel Justin Tuko, a resident of Tapac sub county blamed the district authorities for constructing the school in an isolated area. Tuko...
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1.2KKOLE: RDC urges parents to prioritize education for both boys and girls, even those with special needs
Mr. Baleke insisted that there should be a strong connection between parents and their children's schools, and for parents to spend quality...
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1.6KMobile money transactions hit Shs 145trillion
This comes amidst growing concerns from the public over the safety of mobile banking and transfer systems, with reports of theft by...
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1.5KArua Nurse arrested over death of two-year-old child
The suspect allegedly demanded a bribe of Sh210,000 which was paid to him by the relatives but still delayed a life-saving operation...
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1.2KHow suspected warriors shot GISO dead in Napak
Last month, suspected Karimojong rustlers killed the LCIII Chairperson of Napumpum Sub County Paul Lowok. In the same month, the rustlers shot...
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1.4KSAD: NTV Journalist collapses dead on Boda boda
Milton Opaco, the NTV Uganda correspondent based in Soroti died on Friday morning as he rushed to cover a story within Soroti...
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1.4KDetails emerge on Ugandan MP who fainted in public during meeting
According to reports, the MP first experienced a sharp pain in the stomach before collapsing down unconsciously.
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1.3KPinetti coffee deal: Lawyers file additional evidence
In April this year, Henry Byansi and Michael Aboneka challenged the agreement signed by Ramathan Ggoobi, the secretary to the treasury on...
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734Entebbe court fines man Shs 2.2m for attempting to traffick 11 girls to Saudi Arabia
Sharif Mbabal was arrested last month after 11 girls, who lacked clearance from the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to...
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1.1KOil prices retreat from 3-month highs
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery lost 60 cents, or 0.5 percent, to settle at 121.51 U.S. dollars a barrel...
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1.1KNSSF midterm payments hit sh421 billion in 3 months
The payments are in respect to Section 20A (1), of the National Social Security Fund (Amendment Act) 2022, that allows midterm access...
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953Ugandan school ranks among world’s best
The school, which is located in Pece Acoyo in Gulu District, has grown from two classrooms to serve over 450 students and...
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750ENTEBBE: Man fined Sh2m for attempting to traffick 11 girls to Saudi Arabia
On Wednesday, chief magistrate Juliet Nakitende convicted Mbabali of intending to commit 11 counts of the offense of trafficking in persons.
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2.3KSeeta school driver on the spot for knocking dead one-year-old girl, offering Shs 500,000 compensation
One-year-old Shanell Lugemwa died on May 31 after being knocked unconscious in Gulumwa, Goma Division in Mukono district while playing in the...
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1.5KFormer Makerere lecturer who hacked daughter, house maid narrates ordeal – ‘My wife denied me sex for over two years’
Sabiiti confessed to having committed the crimes but said that he was provoked by the woman he had been with for about...
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2.2KSAD: Kagamba SS teacher commits suicide by hanging
There was grief at Kagamba Secondary School in Ntungamo District after a female teacher in her twenties committed suicide over yet to...
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1.3KUNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa
UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said more than 1.7 million children
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895FDC fronts Moses Attan as sole candidate for Soroti East by-election
The Soroti FDC registrar, Juma Opolot declared Attan the sole FDC candidate on Tuesday.
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90717 percent women think gender equality is not practical: Survey
Funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands, the survey was conducted by the Avocats Sans Frontieres-ASF in partnership with Uganda Women’s Network-UWONET
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1.0KNtoroko CAO charged with forgery
He was charged with ten counts of forgery relating to the illegal appointment of several civil servants using various forged extracts from...
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757LASPNET appeals to gov’t over harsh bail terms given to political activists
In their statement, the LASPNET Board of Directors led by Arthur Nsereko from the Public Interest Law, note that they have witnessed...
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1.2KRubirizi HR officer pleads guilty after seeing crowd of prosecution witnesses
Tusiime who had prepared to defend herself during a special court session on Tuesday at Rubirizi Magistrate's court immediately wilted