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1.5KHealth Ministry plans Covid-19 vaccination in schools as cases start piling
Although the majority of COVID-19 vaccines were initially approved for use in adults aged 18-years and above, an increasing number of vaccines...
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895Court rules murder suspect Mathew Kirabo has a case to answer
Desire Mirembe 19, was murdered on July 10, 2015, by her friend Kirabo and her body was discovered in Lugazi sugarcane plantations...
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1.2KGov’t tables Shs4.7 trillion supplementary budget
The supplementary will among other things support the recurrent expenditure on salaries, wages, and other expenses under State House at Shs481 billion,...
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1.1KHundreds turn up for UPDF veterans verification in Wakiso
Last year, the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs launched a verification exercise of the UPDF veterans, their survivors and widows, a...
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1.5KMiria Matembe resigns as CCEDU chairperson, cites oppression from gov’t
Robert Ssempala, the CCEDU board secretary confirmed that the letter was authentic but added that Matembe is still with them until they...
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985Fly Emirates finally bows down, lifts ban on Kenya, 4 other African countries
The significant restoration of services follows the UAE flight ban imposed earlier after it established that travellers from Nairobi were testing positive...
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1.7KClaire Nabakka replaces Polly Namaye as Deputy Police Spokesperson
Nabakka's imminent appointment was confirmed on Friday, Jan 28, 2022, by the Acting Commissioner Child and Family Protection Department of Police Maureen...
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1.6KPolice urges entertainment stakeholders on Covid-19 measures after reopening
Recently, the Uganda Cultural center, Ministry of Gender, and the Health Ministry listed the dos and don'ts to the entertainment sector that...
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1.2KLawyer Mabirizi petitions High Court over shs300m fine
Mabirizi also claimed a personal fight between him and Justice Ssekaana whom he said has not been secretive about his disdain for...
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1.7KRwanda Finally re-open Gatuna border after Muhoozi-Kagame talks
Rwanda however stressed that it remains committed to ongoing efforts to resolve pending issues between the two countries and believes that this...
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3.0KMpokya Forest evictees seek land titles from gov’t for resettlement
Hundreds of people were evicted from Mpokya Forest Reserve in Kamwenge district and resettled in the areas of Kisiita in Kakumiro District...
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1.3KUWOPA urges govt for more funds towards maternal health
Citing the Uganda Bureau of Statistics report 2021, which puts maternal deaths at 338 per 10,000 live births, MPs said government needed...
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1.7KSub-contractor vandalizes Kamuli Health Center II over delayed payment
Isabirye says he was sub-contracted at a fee of Shillings 1.2Million that he was meant to receive a week after completing the...
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1.4KMbale Pastor arrested over defilement of two teenagers
According to information gathered, Pastor Wamoto picked his 14 and 17-year-old victims from their parents in Bunamono village in Luhongye sub-county in...
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1.0KURA halts withholding tax on petroleum products transporters
Recently, URA wrote to the companies demanding that they remit 15 percent withholding tax on all foreign transport payments incurred over the...
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918Museveni to engage religious leaders, cabinet on pregnant girls in schools
In his address, Museveni noted the ongoing debate is whether pregnant learners should be allowed to report back to school or not.
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729East African Court of Justice sets date to hear Mabirizi’s appeal in age limit case
@MaleMabiriziHKK petitioned the court challenging the decision by the Constitutional and Supreme Court to uphold the Constitutional Amendment Act 2018. He argued...
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1.4KMakerere University private students fail to access online admission letters
Marion Nabirye, a student admitted to the university explained that her issue was failing to log into the site where she had...
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900Dominic Ongwen’s appeal hearing scheduled for next month
The ICC on May 6, 2021, sentenced Ongwen to 25 years in jail after convicting him on 61 counts of war crimes...
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8.7KEnvironment activists urge Lands Ministry to resume boundary-reopening exercise of Bugoma Forest
The boundary opening exercise was halted after unknown people started uprooting pillars that were planted by the Ministry of Lands to show...
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1.8KUganda declines in corruption ranking – Global report
According to Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021, Uganda scored 27 out of 100, which is below the Sub-Saharan average of...
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1.3KSaudi National killed by elephant in Murchison Falls National Park
Bashir Hangi, the UWA Communications Manager said the deceased was in the company of three other colleagues on a journey from Masindi...
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2.0KPresident Museveni Commissions newly tarmacked Roads in Albertine Region
The President launched the roads such as the 111 km Homa-Butiaba-Wanseko road that was worth 263 billion shillings, 69 km Kigumba-Masindi- Buliima...
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2.8KMuseveni Sacks CID Boss Akullo, Replaced by Maj. Tom Magambo
Magambo who who has been in the Internal Security Organisations (ISO) replaces AIGP Grace Akullo as head of the Criminal Investigations Directorate,...