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2.4KGrief as Catholic priest is murdered over land conflict
GOMBA DISTRICT: Residents of Lukunyu Village in Gomba District were on Wednesday engulfed in shock and grief after a Ugandan catholic priest...
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2.1KUNEB to Release 2020 UACE Results on Friday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has set Friday, August 20, as the date to release the results from the...
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1.4KMuseveni sanctions construction of Bunyoro University
STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has okayed the construction and operationalization of Bunyoro University after a closed meeting with the MPs...
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1.2KSerum Institute confirms fake vaccine batches supplied in Uganda, India
Serum Institute, the official manufacturer of the Covishield brand of Astrazeneca vaccine has confirmed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the...
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2.7KJINJA: Court okays Nabeta to file supplementary affidavits against Mwiru’s petition
JINJA DISTRICT: Court in Jinja has cleared Jinja South division East legislator, Nathan Igeme Nabeta to file supplementary affidavits to support his...
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1.2K2021 Election Petitions: Court dismisses Katuntu’s defense affidavits
2021 ELECTION PETITIONS: Lady justice Susan Abinyo has dismissed 10 affidavits filed by Abdul Katuntu defending his election as the Bugweri county...
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1.6KLatest setback leaves BOU on the brink in case against Sudhir’s Crane bank, Meera Investments
THE BIG STORY: What was set to be a blockbuster legal battle could end on a whimper after last week’s Supreme court...
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1.2KEC asks court to dismiss election petition against Ssegirinya
The Electoral Commission has asked the High court in Kampala to dismiss a petition challenging the election of Muhammad Ssegirinya as Kawempe...
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966How teachers were duped into paying loans they never acquired
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Criminal Investigations Department has identified cases of fraud and forgeries by managers of saving schemes that were meant to...
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1.2KTeso leaders seek gov’t intervention on looming hunger
NGORA DISTRICT, UGANDA: District chairpersons across the Teso sub-region have raised concern over the state of food insecurity in the region. The...
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1.7KLt. Gen Pecos Kutesa dead in India
Lt. Gen Pecos Kutesa, one of the longest-serving generals in the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) is dead. The UPDF spokesperson, Brig....
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1.5KPanic as Health Ministry confirms outbreak of Polio in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has confirmed a polio outbreak in the country. The polio viruses were established on July 21...
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1.0KFDC challenges govt to erect statue in honor of Cheptegei
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has urged Government to declare Joshua Cheptegei a national hero and erect...
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1.3KEx-DP President admitted in critical condition
The former deputy prime minister of Uganda and ex-president of the Democratic Party, Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere’s health has deteriorated after being...
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1.2KPSFU, Mukwano partner to create 50,000 jobs for Ugandan youths
The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) supported by the Mastercard Foundation, has partnered with Mukwano Industries Limited to support youth and create...
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839Moroto CID boss arrested for releasing exhibits
MOROTO DISTRICT: The Police in Moroto District in Karamoja sub-region have arrested the officer in charge of the Criminal Investigations Desk (CID)...
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1.1KFive Storey building collapses in Kitebi, one person dead
KAMPALA, UGANDA: A five-storey building under construction in Kitebi Zone, near Wankulukuku in Rubaga Division collapsed in the wee hours of Tuesday...
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1.5KFormer Crane Bank Shareholders Drag Embattled DFCU Bank to High Court
DFCU bank has announced that shareholders of former Crane Bank Limited have filed a claim in the English High Court over its...
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1.2KAfghanistan Takeover: Uganda to host 2,000 Refugees, Exiled Govt officials
BIG STORY: Uganda is set to host over 2000 refugees and exiled Government officials from Afghanistan following the take-over of government by...
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1.5KMinister Oryem to Ugandans: ‘Go and look for survival, Lumbuye won’t feed your families’
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Henry Okello Oryem has bashed off Ugandans demanding to know the whereabouts...
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2.6KUPDF to recruit more 10,000 LDUs amid mixed reactions from the public
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) is set to recruit more Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel for districts in Central,...
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1.3KTeachers, learners above 18 years to get covid jabs ahead of schools reopening
The Education Minister who is also the First Lady, Mrs. Janet Museveni has asked teachers and learners aged 18 and above, to...
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1.6KZambia’s new president vows ‘better’ democracy after landslide win
Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and veteran opposition leader said his camp had been victims...
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1.4KRaphael Wokorach consecrated as Bishop of Nebbi Catholic Diocese
Rev Fr Raphael Wokorach was over the weekend installed as the 4th bishop of Nebbi Catholic Diocese, at a cold ceremony attended...