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1.8KUMEME not importing utility poles from South Africa
FACT CHECK: Uganda’s major power distributor, UMEME Ltd has clarified on claims the company imports utility poles from South Africa for its...
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1.7KFirst case of deadly Marburg virus confirmed in West Africa
Officials in Guinea have confirmed a case of the Marburg virus disease, the first appearance of the deadly illness in West Africa,...
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2.7KKyambogo University 17th Graduation set for next month
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The administration of Kyambogo University will hold its 17th graduation ceremony between 21-23 September 2021, the Daily Express has learnt....
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1.3KKatakwi district officer in trouble over OPM cash
KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Katakwi district community development officer, Catherine Tino is under investigation over accusations of soliciting bribes from the beneficiaries of...
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773Two teachers arrested for conducting lessons in Arua
ARUA, UGANDA: Two teachers including a head teacher in Arua city have been arrested for conducting lessons against the presidential directive on...
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1.3KKiira Motors to deliver 10 buses in 2021
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kiira Motors Corporation says it will deliver 10 buses by end of this year, a paltry one percent of the...
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1.2KHeadteacher arrested for embezzling examination fees, issuing fake results
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Denis Obal, the header teacher of Sr. Gabriella Memorial Comprehensive Secondary School in Kole district is in police custody for...
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1.2KFDC calls for separation of ministry of sports from education
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The opposition political party, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has called upon government to create a separate ministry of sports...
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1.4KMinistry of Health asks for Shs 1 trillion to purchase covid jabs for children
The Ministry of Health has said it needs an additional Shs1.1 trillion to procure Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate an estimated number of...
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1.5KCourt orders govt to pay MP Zaake Shs75m for torture
The High Court in Kampala has ordered Government to pay Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake shs75 million for being tortured...
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1.0KUganda Police: Lumbuye is not in our custody but 15 charges await him
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Police has said Turkey-based Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye alias ‘Chemical Ali’ is not in their custody but a...
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1.4KJournalist murdered in eastern DR Congo
A journalist for DR Congo’s national broadcaster had his throat slit in North Kivu in the country’s east where massacres and clashes...
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3.1KNansambu Sandra wins shs60m in POA Star Search, named new Tourism Ambassador
KAMPALA: Sandra Nansambu has been crowned the winner of the Pearl of Africa (POA) Star Search competition walking away with shs 60...
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1.4KDeadly fighting erupts between rival factions of S. Sudan VP Machar’s party
Deadly fighting erupted on Saturday between rival factions of South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar’s SPLA-IO, his military spokesman said in a...
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1.8KUPDF Boss Maj Gen Stephen Rwabantu is dead
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) reserve force deputy commander Maj Gen Stephen Tumusiime Rwabantu alias Gonya has died. Maj. Gen Rwabantu’s...
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1.4KKasaija tells schools owners to sell off assets and pay bank loans, says govt is broke
Uganda’s Finance minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija has advised private school proprietors to sell school assets and repay bank loans saying the government...
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1.6KNsereko lashes out at Ugandans fighting for Lumbuye to be freed, says he is a NUP project
Kampala Central Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko has spoken out on the purported arrest of toxic blogger Fred Lumbuye saying he has...
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1.1KKenyan govt repatriates 32 Karamojong girls
BUSIA DISTRICT: Thirty-two Karamojong girls and three of their infants have returned to Uganda through Busia one-stop border post following their repatriation...
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2.0KDeputy IGP appoints new ICT Commanders
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, has overhauled commanders in the directorate of Information Communication and Technology-ICT. This is...
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2.1KUNEB introduces new system to grade school performance
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is introducing a new system that will be used to grade schools. The value-added score is...
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2.6KJUST IN: Medical schools to re-open on 13th August
The Ministry of Education and Sports has okayed the reopening of medical and health training institutions effective Friday, 13th August 2021. According...
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2.2KPolice arrest man for forging travel documents, Covid-19 results
The Aviation Police at the Entebbe International Airport has arrested a 29-year-old man on charges of forgery and falsification of documents. Peter...
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1.5KGov’t to pay Bunyoro tobacco farmers
HOIMA DISTRICT: Government has said that compensation of the more than 1,000 tobacco farmers in Bunyoro sub-region who had been denied payment...
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1.1KCheptegei: My dream was to become Olympic champion
Joshua Cheptegei made up for his silver in the 10,000 metres to win the 5,000m Olympic title on Friday, succeeding two-time champion...