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8.1KWoman, 37, arrested over alleged poisoning of 26 pupils in Luuka
Samples of the food and medical reports from Kiyunga Health Centre IV are expected to assist investigators in determining whether poisoning occurred...
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31.9KMuseveni swears in Ayebare, Musherure and Witonze, orders crackdown on corruption
The three take charge of Foreign Affairs, Micro-Finance and Internal Affairs respectively, with Ayebare and Musherure's swearing-in coming after citizenship-related questions delayed...
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7.9KGovt orders bars, Malwa joints to open after 3pm in new directive
The directive is part of a wider set of measures issued to LC5 chairpersons, city mayors, division mayors and council speakers to...
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5.9K40 arrested as army tightens grip on banned charcoal trade in Northern Uganda
At least 40 charcoal dealers have been detained in Gulu as security agencies step up enforcement of the presidential ban on charcoal...
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16.9K700 rounds of ammunition seized from South Sudanese national in Lamwo, three arrested
The ammunition was intercepted after police intelligence tracked a South Sudanese boda boda rider who had allegedly entered Uganda to collect a...
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5.7KPallisa MP launches Shs3m football cup to keep youth off crime
The tournament, which has attracted 30 teams, was launched at Ngalwe Primary School with Shs5 million in seed funding, 60 footballs and...
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16.0KState pokes hole in medical expert’s competence in Kayanja trespass case
Dr Bwambale Fehehansi, a senior police officer with postgraduate training in pathology, was called to testify after examining some of the accused...
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7.4KParliament probes Shs110b cattle restocking plan as committee visits Gulu
The committee, led by Bardege-Layibi MP Ojara Martin Mapenduzi, is set to engage Gulu district and city leaders and technocrats as concerns...
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5.6KPallisa MP turns Shs300m vehicle grant into community assets
Achola said the truck would be used to ease transportation for mourners, students and faith groups, including residents travelling for religious pilgrimages...
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4.5KBulamogi residents get relief as MP Mugoya launches road works
Hon Mugoya said the road works form part of his campaign pledges and are intended to supplement government efforts amid limited resources...
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8.7KContractor blames compensation delays for slow works on Iganga–Luuka–Kamuli Road
Luuka District LCV Chairperson Peter Kafuko Mulyandawo commended the contractor for the work completed so far but joined calls for government to...
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8.0KNwoya residents task leaders on poverty, education and war victims
The locals highlighted poverty, poor education standards, school dropouts, land conflicts, domestic violence, excessive alcohol consumption, unemployment and what some described as...
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7.7KSpeaker Oboth calls for unity in Bukedi as Fr Owor marks 25 years of priesthood
The jubilee celebration in Kibuku also turned into a platform for leaders to raise concerns over poverty, education, health, unemployment, wetlands and...
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7.9KMP Asha Nabulo launches five boreholes to ease access to safe water in Sironko
Residents said the intervention would reduce the distances women and girls travel to collect water and help address some of the risks...
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9.6KBabalanda calls for peaceful LCII polls, condemns Buwenge killings
The minister, who also serves as the Woman MP for Budiope West in Buyende District, urged security personnel to maintain professionalism and...
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9.6KSpeaker Oboth backs Museveni talks to end Obwa Ikumbania leadership row
The leadership dispute within Obwa Ikumbania Bwa Bugwere has persisted since the death of the institution's recognised cultural leader in 2021, with...
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9.7KMuslim clerics reject claims linking Susan Magara murder to Islam
The condemnation follows the circulation of video clips in which two convicts in the 2018 kidnap and murder of businesswoman Susan Magara...
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8.4KPallisa schools urged to use drama to promote safe drinking water
Mr Okiria also directed headteachers across the district to prioritise purchasing proper drinking water storage facilities using available Universal Primary Education (UPE)...
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2.1KEx-Lira land board member remanded over forgery of title on gov’t land
Prosecutors allege that Ameny, together with other suspects still at large, used his position as a member of the Lira District Land...
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2.5KMuseveni urges NRM MPs to uphold integrity, intensify anti-corruption fight
The President warned that corruption discourages investment, citing reports of investors abandoning Uganda for neighbouring countries after facing extortion and bureaucratic bottlenecks.
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2.4KBesigye returned to Luzira as wife insists he is still too weak to recover in prison
Ms Byanyima said she had been with Besigye until about 4:30 p.m. and found him still unable to walk independently, struggling to...
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4.1K26 pupils hospitalised after eating poisoned white ants at Luuka School
According to preliminary reports, a Primary One pupil brought white ants from home and shared them with classmates. Moments later, several children...
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4.7KSubaru driver arrested after car exhaust produces gunfire-like sounds in Lugazi
The driver, who was operating a Subaru registration number UBH 104B, was arrested on Thursday night after reportedly driving through residential neighbourhoods...
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3.9KShs1bn classroom project to tackle overcrowding at Kigumba SS
The project, being implemented under the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project (USEEP), will deliver eight new classrooms, 15 VIP latrine stances and...