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KCCA Unveils City Road Safety Plan to Mitigate Accidents

While launching the strategy, the Kampala Initiative Coordinator for BIGRIS, Ms Jemima Nalumansi, said the road strategy aims to achieve safety for...

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Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania Most Hit By U-17 Afcon Cancellation

By Our Reporter Uganda among other big Africa teams have been hit hard after Caf yesterday announced the last-minute cancellation of the...

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Burundi President Pardons Over 5000 Prisoners To Curb Overcrowding

By Our Reporter Burundi is set to release thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding in the east African nation’s prisons. Some 5,255 prisoners or roughly...

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Bobi Wine Demands Immediate Release Of Political Prisoners

By Our Reporter Opposition leader Bobi Wine on Tuesday called on Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President...

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Business At Peak! Uganda Airlines Given Morning Landing Slot At London Heathrow

By Our Reporter Uganda Airlines has secured an early morning landing slot at London Heathrow Airport. The flight from Entebbe will land...

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Police Deny Asking Protesters To Prepare Coffins And Wills Before Rioting

By Our Reporter Uganda police have denied reports they cautioned protesters to first buy coffins and write their wills before going to...

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Nabilah Flees Marital Home as Battle for the Multi-billion House Heads to Court

Kampala Woman MP Hon. Nabilah Naggayi Ssempala has reportedly fled her marital home and sought refuge at a friend’s place, in the...

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Covid-19 Vaccination Launched in Uganda at Mulago Hospital

The vaccination exercise was launched by Minister Jane Ruth Aceng at Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital where she be came the...

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FUFA Rewards Uganda Hippos with $160,000

The Uganda Hippos were rewarded for finishing second during their debut AFCON U-20 tournament hosted by Mauritania, loosing out 2-0 to eventual...

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MPS urge Gov’t to ban Kenyan goods in Retaliation

PARLIAMENT of UGANDA: Members of Parliament have called upon the Ugandan Government to impose a ban on Kenyan goods as the discussion...

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Gov’t Calls for Urgent Meeting Over Kenya’s Ban on Ugandan Maize

Government of Uganda has called for a crisis meeting to settle the deadlock between Uganda and Kenya that has seen the maize...

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Covid-19 Vaccination Kicks-off Today With Frontline Medics

MINISTRY OF HEALTH, KAMPALA: The muchly anticipated Covid-19 vaccination will kick-off today with frontline health workers at Mulago National and Entebbe Regional...

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Missing Businessman’s Body Recovered in Mitooma

MITOOMA DISTRICT:- Police have on Tuesday recovered the body of a businessman who was last cited in Kanungu town on Friday (March 5,...

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Beneficiaries to First Sign Consent Forms

Uganda has so far received 964,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. This will be administered on a select list of eligible persons.

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Lukwago Wants Cars, Bodabodas Operating in Kampala to be Counted

This follows a report released by KCCA indicating that every year over 1.35 million Ugandans perish in road traffic accidents affecting mostly...

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Akii-Bua Stadium Construction Works Kick-off in Lira

The stadium that will be constructed in memory of Uganda's first Olympics gold medalist, John Akii Bua will be fully funded by...

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Bobi Wine Says He Won by 54%, Rallies Uganda to Protest to Claim Election Victory

KAMWOKYA KAMPALA: The Former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has rallied Ugandans to hit...

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Stecia Mayanja Reveals Why Her Music Career Is Down

By Our Reporter Singer Stecia Mayanja whose music career is on an edge is sharpening her tools to return to class. The...

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Peter Matlare, ABSA Group Deputy CEO Dies of Covid-19

Peter Matlare, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Absa Group has succumbed to Covid-19 complications, Absa Bank Uganda confirmed on Sunday.

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Uganda Airlines Partners With Kenya’s Leading Resort To Fly Travelers

Uganda Airlines has entered into partnership with Kenya’s Leading Resort, Baobab Beach Resort that will the newly revived airline carrier fly travellers...