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935ENTEBBE: 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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2.5KSeeta 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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1.7KFormer 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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2.6KSAD: 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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1.6KUNICEF 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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1.1KFDC 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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1.1K17 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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1.2KNtoroko 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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949LASPNET 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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1.4KRubirizi 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
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875Gulu district leaders call for stringent measures against PDM defaulters
PDM was launched in February and aims at helping locals from the parish level to increase their household incomes.
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1.7KFire guts four dormitories at Bwera SS
Edgar Bwambale, one of the students says light went off in the dormitories last night and after a short while power returned...
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1.2KMuseveni reiterates government commitment towards coffee deal
Museveni admitted that he knew that Ms. Pinetti had no experience in the coffee industry, but that he was convinced that she...
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1.8KNew URA software easily identifies landlords dodging taxes
During a recent meeting with large taxpayers, John Rujoki Musinguzi, the commissioner general of the URA, described the Shs 120 billion collected...
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2.2KMan collapses dead while working out at city gym
A report filed at the Central police station indicated that the deceased had been visiting the gym for days and that he...
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FULL SPEECH: Museveni’s State of the Nation Address 2022
President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 held this year's State of the Nation Address, in a broadcast that was live...
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Grief as Senior Four student commits suicide inside school dormitory
Josephine Namuli 17, allegedly hang herself to death using a rope that was found on her bed on the morning at around...
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947Protests: Besigye vows to start from where he stopped
Besigye made the statement shortly after being released from Luzira prison by Buganda Road Magistrate's court.
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1.2KEncroachers take over Koboko airfield after years of neglect
Despite its historical significance, human activities like bricklaying, cultivation, livestock grazing, and settlements threaten the existence of the airfield.
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1.5KLuzira Head ‘loaned’ to British Museum?
Kizaalwa says that any time Uganda wants back its 1,000-year-old artefact, the government just needs to revise the agreements that loaned it...
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1.3KMining investors flee Karamoja as insecurity intensifies
The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) has admitted to killing at least 385 warriors in Karamoja since the beginning of their operations...
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971Deputy Speaker calls for post legislative scrutiny.
Tayebwa who was opening a three month training for policy analysts from the offices of the Leader of Government Business and Leader...
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1.4KUNBS, MAAIF partner to tackle aflatoxins in food stuffs
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, has allied with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF, along with civil society...
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1.2KMPs criticise discriminatory issuance of fishing licences
Members of Parliament from the fishing communities have criticised the discriminatory issuance of artisanal licences to fishermen.