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Police officer arrested for allegedly killing resident at checkpoint

Police in Luwero district has in custody their own officer, a one Nicholas Muloni for allegedly stabbing a resident to death at...

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Speeding motorist knocks bodaboda cyclist dead in Kampala

KAMPALA – The Police at Old Kampala in Kampala are investigating a fatal accident at Bukesa Traffic lights along Hoima road involving...

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CPA Othieno Mayende elected new ICPAU President

CPA Constant Othieno Mayende is the new President of the Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), the...

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Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko released on police bond

Ugandan Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko has finally been released on police bond after six days of detention since his return from Japan where...

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URA, Police Impound 250 Bags of Counterfeit Sugar in Moroto

Police in Moroto District together with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Tuesday raided and impounded 259 bags of counterfeit sugar which...

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Elderly couple in Amuru loses UGX 1.6M to termites

An elderly couple in Amuru district has lost one million six hundred and fifteen thousand shillings after being damaged by termites. Seventy-five-year-old...

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President Museveni Assents to Law on Human Sacrifice

All persons involved in killing other people for rituals will now face a life sentence after President Museveni assented to the Prevention...

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Minister Jim Muhwezi: ‘I wasn’t involved in negotiations for car tracking deal’

INVESTIGATIVE: The new Security Minister Maj. Gen Jim Muhwezi has finally opened up on reports making rounds that the ‘Ghost’ Russian firm...

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FUFA Appoints Micho as Uganda Cranes Coach

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has Tuesday announced the appointment of Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic as the new Uganda Cranes Head...

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Shocking details emerge on Russian firm contracted to install vehicle trackers

INVESTIGATIVE | BIG STORY: Shocking details have emerged concerning the Russian firm that the Government struck an agreement with to install tracking...

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Police Destroy Four Acres Of Marijuana In Soroti

SOROTI DISTRICT | UGANDA: Security officers led by Soroti Resident District Commissioner, Patrick Okumu have uprooted four acres of marijuana in Oculoi...

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Museveni to address Ugandans on Covid-19 this Saturday as lockdown nears end

KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni will on Saturday, July 31 at 8pm address the nation to give an update on the state of...

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Rukiga district FDC party chairman defects to NRM

RUKIGA DISTRICT: Medard Ensinikweri, the incumbent opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party chairperson for Rukiga district has defected to the ruling...

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680 inmates listed for presidential pardon

The Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) has submitted a list of 682 inmates to the Attorney General of benefit from the presidential pardon....

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James Kakooza elected unopposed as new EALA MP

KAMPALA: Former Kabula County MP, Mr. James Kakooza has been voted unanimously to replace the late Mathias Kasamba as Uganda’s new representative...

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Lawyer Mabirizi drags Govt to court over vehicle tracking deal

KAMPALA: City Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has dragged the Ugandan government to court over its move to install tracking devices on all...

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VIDEO: 14 boda thugs attack, rob Indian national in daylight robbery along Mawanda Road

CRIME | KAMPALA: The territorial department at Kira Road Police is investigating a robbery incident yesterday (July 24, 2021) at around 12...

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Museveni’s aunt, Jiresi Keminagano dies at 97

STATE HOUSE | UGANDA — President Museveni has Sunday announced the death of his paternal aunt Kaaka Jiresi Keminagano who passed on...

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Museveni eulogizes Dr. Mbonye, describes his death as a big disappointment

STATE HOUSE | UGANDA: President Museveni has eulogized former acting director-general health services, Prof Anthony Kabanza Mbonye describing his death as a...

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SAD: UCU law finalist found dead inside lover’s room

Police in Jinja City have arrested a 39-year-old woman over the death of her lover – David Kibirige a fourth-year Law student...

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Former minister, Canon Azaria Baryaruha laid to rest

President Museveni has eulogized the late Canon Azarius Ndiira Baryaruha as a nationalist who greatly contributed to Uganda’s economic growth. Baryaruha, 85,...