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1.6KKenya Bars Unvaccinated From Public Places Despite Court Order
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced it will enforce a rule requiring people to be vaccinated against COIVD-19 to access...
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1.5KJinja Couple arrested for locking 9-year-old son in pigsty
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja are holding a couple for locking up their nine-year-old son in a pigsty. The suspects are Peter...
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1.7KHoima Central Market traders demonstrate against street vending in the city
HOIMA, UGANDA: Several vendors from Hoima Central Market are demonstrating against the presence of street vendors outside the market. The traders say...
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1.3KShock in Lamwo as bees sting man to death, injure several others
LAMWO, UGANDA: Residents of Lapulingi village in Lamwo district were on Wednesday left in shock after a swarm of bees stung a...
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1.7KMpondwe livestock market reopened in Kasese
KASESE, UGANDA: The livestock market in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha town council in Kasese district has been reopened two years since its closure. In March...
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1.7KBunyoro Kitara Bishop calls for peace and unity during Christmas celebrations
BUNYORO, UGANDA; Bishop Samuel Kahuma the Bunyoro Kitara Diocese Bishop has challenged Ugandans to be peaceful and United during Christmas celebrations. The...
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1.3KHoima District Roads committee to hire machines for rehabilitation of roads
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima District Roads committee has agreed to hire road construction machines to rehabilitate roads which are currently in a...
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1.2KHoima residents decry increased torture from security personnel enforcing Covid 19 measures
HOIMA, UGANDA; Hon. Jennifer Kacha Namuyangu, the state Minister for Bunyoro Affairs has directed the Hoima city security committee to investigate security...
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1.6KADJUMANI: Awindri Market Officials face Court action over flogging women vendors
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: Aggrieved women vendors in Awindiri Vendor’s Market, Adjumani are seeking justice after a Kangaroo court in the market convicted and...
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1.8KKenyan Gov’t Lifts Ban on Ugandan Poultry Products after Nairobi Talks
NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government of Kenya has agreed to lift the ban on Ugandan goods allowing traders to resume exportation of poultry...
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1.5KThree arrested for marrying off 15-year-old girl
AGAGO, UGANDA: Police in Agago is holding three people for their alleged involvement in forcing an underage girl into marriage. The suspects...
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2.3KHoima City Environment Officer arrested over misuse of public funds
HOIMA, UGANDA: The state Minister for Bunyoro affairs Jennifer Namuyangu Kacha has directed the arrest of the Hoima City environment Officer Ronald...
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1.6KGov’t tables UGX 43 Trillion National Budget Framework
KAMPALA, UGANDA; The government has tabled before parliament the national budget framework paper totaling 43 trillion Shillings for the coming financial year...
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1.7KBuhaguzi East Legislator donates ambulance to Kikuube District
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: The Buhaguzi East Mp Hon. Aseera Steven Itaza has donated a brand new medical ambulance worth 250 million shillings to...
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1.6KMOYO: Police prefer charge of Aggravated Torture against Senior Probation Officer
MOYO, UGANDA: Police in Moyo is investigating the senior probation and social welfare officer at Moyo district local government Ameko Jimmy in...
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1.4KHoima district local govt to levy taxes on sugar cane transporters
HOIMA, UGANDA: As one way of generating tax revenue in the district, the Hoima district council has established a new tax on...
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1.7KBudget committee approves UGX21Bn for church land compensation
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament’s Budget Committee on Monday agreed to approve a total of 21 billion Shillings budget meant to compensate the Church...
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1.9KUganda Receives Shs640b from World Bank for Covid-19 response
The World Bank last week announced that it will give an additional $180.3 million (Shs640b) to Uganda to fight Covid-19. Of this...
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1.4KUmeme extends year long payment holiday to education institutions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Schools and other learning institutions have a one-year grace period to clear their outstanding bills, thanks to a decision by...
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1.4KHoima Leaders respond to rampant chimpanzee attacks in the district
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima district council leaders have asked the Hoima district CAO to write to the management of UWA requesting them...
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1.8KHoima City to hire District Service Commission in recruiting drivers and parish chiefs
HOIMA, UGANDA: Hoima City council members have agreed to use the Hoima District Service Commission to help in the recruitment process of...
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1.0K17 suspects break out of Jinja police station cells
JINJA, UGANDA: An unidentified number of suspects are reported to have broken out and escaped from Jinja Central police station cells on...
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1.3KParish chief commits suicide over failure to repay loan
LIRA, UGANDA: Two people in Lira, Kole district have committed suicide over failure to service loans acquired. In Lira, Patrick Oming, the...
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1.5KDPP orders immediate trial of Basajjabalaba over tax evasion
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo has directed for the immediate trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and...