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Buliisa woman murdered over theft of UGX 600,000

BULIISA, UGANDA: Police in Buliisa are holding two suspects for allegedly murdering a woman over shillings 600,000. The suspects whose particulars have...

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EXCLUSIVE: Ailing BoU Governor Reportedly Admitted at Aga Khan Hospital

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU) Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has been admitted to Aga Khan Hospital, the DailyExpress...

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Hospital staff arrested for selling covid 19 vaccination cards

HOIMA, UGANDA: Police in Hoima has arrested a health worker attached to Butema Health Centre III in Buhanika Sub county for allegedly...

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Prime Minister warns contractors of World Bank-funded projects against shoddy works

Nabbanja revealed this while inspecting the construction work at Kyebando Health Center III in Kakumiro district, a facility that is being upgraded...

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Kankwenza to appear in court over abuse of President, First Son – Police

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda Police through the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has revealed that novelist Rukirabashaija Kakwenza who was arrested on allegations of...

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KAKUMIRO: 27-year-old man commits suicide by hanging

KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: A 27-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging himself in Kakumiro District. The deceased has been identified as Robert Asaba...

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Shs200,000 fine await parents whose children won’t return to school next week

In a comprehensive school reopening plan revealed by the First Lady and education minister Janet Kataha Museveni, all learning institutions will reopen...

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KAGADI: 46-year-old man survives lynching by angry mob over defilement

KAGADI, UGANDA: A 46-year-old man in Kyabasengya village in Muhooro Sub-county, Kagadi District on Monday morning survived lynching by angry residents on...

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ADF Militia kills 3 civilians in Beni suspected terror attack

BENI, DR CONGO: At least three (3) civilians are reported to have been killed, with several others taken hostage in a suspected...

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Key murder suspect commits suicide in Bukedea police cells

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: A murder suspect has allegedly committed suicide inside Bukedea police cells and the other died under mysterious circumstances in a...

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Three killed in Kasese boda boda accident

KASESE, UGANDA: Three people died on the spot in an accident along Kilembe road in Base Camp Ward, Kasese municipality on Sunday...

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Gov’t releases new reopening dates for schools in Kampala, Wakiso & Mukono

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has released new reporting dates for boarding students in Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi,...

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Shock as Bijambiya men issue warning letters to Hoima residents leaving them in panic

HOIMA, UGANDA: Residents of Kyabigambire Sub-county in Hoima District are leaving in great after the unknown people suspected to be Kiijambiya men...

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Put political differences aside and work together for development – Busoga Premier

LUUKA, UGANDA: The First Deputy Prime Minister of Busoga Kingdom Prof Dr. Muhammad Lubega Kisambira has called upon people in Luuka to...

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KAGADI: 4 Pastors arrested for holding end of year prayers

KAGADI, UGANDA: Police in Kagadi has arrested 4 Pastors attached to China deliverence Churches for holding end of year night prayers. The...

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NRM didn’t cheat Kayunga by-election: Museveni

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has said the NRM party candidate in the Kayunga LC5 by-election, Andrew Muwonge won genuinely. In his...

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Gov’t considering Covidex as a prescription for Covid-19: Dr. Musenero

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero, has revealed that government is considering having Covidex, a locally...

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JUST IN: Bars, Concerts allowed to operate, Curfew lifted in phased reopening of economy

RWAKITURA, UGANDA: President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as...

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Gulu district grappling with unsafe abortions

GULU, UGANDA: The Gulu district health department is battling with unsafe abortions due to persistent increase in teenage pregnancies. Statistics from the...

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Security tightened along Uganda-DRC border ahead of new year celebration

HOIMA, UGANDA: The police and army have been deployed in various landing sites on Lake Albert in Bunyoro Region more especially in...

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Music promoter Abitex cancels New Year concert in Tanzania

MUTUKULA, UGANDA: Abbey Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions has called off a concert organised at Happiness Hotel in Mutukula-Tanzania on December...