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RDC Paul Eseru voted Pakwach’s best leader in 2023

Pakwach, (UG): A group of 850 activists under their umbrella “Pakwach Mwa Forum”, a Whatsapp platform for advocacy for better governance and...

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Keddi Foundation boss meets Hajjat Namyalo, discuss ONC’s self-empowerment campaign

Kampala, (UG): Ugandan businessman and philanthropist, Steven Keddi, the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Keddi Foundation, Tuesday paid a courtesy visit...

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Zahara Totto scoops full scholarship to study flight operations at Uganda Aviation Academy

Kampala, (UG): Next Media’s entertainment figure, Zahara Totto (real name Nalumansi Zahara) is set to study a flight course at Uganda Aviation...

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Police recover 5 cars, one motorcycle in crackdown on theft racket

The Police flying squad units in Masaka and Mukono Districts have recovered five cars and a motorcycle following three operations conducted to...

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Museveni to ADF: ‘Stop wasting our time, you have no chance of surviving’

Kampala, (UG): Uganda’s President, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tuesday told the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) to give themselves in to the Uganda...

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DR Congo constitutional court confirms Tshisekedi poll victory

DR Congo’s Constitutional Court Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi’s landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor...

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Man, 30, arrested for defiling 10-year-girl in Jinja

Jinja, (UG): The Police in Kakira Division in Jinja District Tuesday arrested and detained a man in his early 30s for allegedly...

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UK’s Oxitec to use genetically modified mosquitoes in Uganda’s malaria fight

Oxitec, a British firm which developed a technique for inserting a lethal gene into mosquitoes, is set to partner with Uganda Virus...

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UPDF soldier arrested over mobile money robbery in Maganjo

Wakiso, (UG): A decisive intelligence-led operation carried out on Monday, January 8, has led to the arrest of two suspects including a...

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UHRC Boss says NUP’s ‘missing persons’ do not exist; calls it a political game

Ms Mariam Wangadya, the chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), has revealed that several of the persons alleged missing by...

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UMEME power lines turn deadly as tycoons abandon lawful construction, engineering guides

Iganga, (UG): A number of town developers in Iganga municipality, Iganga district have reportedly avoided the Building Control Act 2020 and resorted...

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Three arrested for killing S.6 vacist, mother in suspected family wrangle

Mbarara, (UG): Police in Rwizi Region and Mbarara District are holding three people in custody over the alleged murder of two family...

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Parliament passes bill banning dog meat trade

Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called...

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KANUNGU: Man kills 13-year-old girl after defiling her

Kanungu, (UG): The Territorial Police in Kigezi Region is actively hunting for one Turyasingura Joshua, for the alleged aggravated defilement and murder...

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Police put shs20m bounty for attackers behind Bugingo shooting

Kampala, (UG): Police have offered Shs20 million to any member of the public with information that could lead to the arrest of...

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Museveni bids farewell to outgoing UNDP Resident Representative Elsie Attafuah

Rwakitura, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni Monday bid farewell to Ms Elsie G. Attafuah, the outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative...

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Security guard shoots colleague dead over shs2000

Kampala, (UG): The Police in Kampala Metropolitan is actively on a hunt for Warugo Issa, a security guard attached to Absolute Guard...

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Museveni yet to appoint new Electoral Commission as current term ends

Kampala, (UG): President Museveni, the authority vested with the powers to appoint the Electoral Commissioners is yet to appoint a new commission...

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Gen. Moses Ali’s wife, Sarah Ali passes on

Kampala, (UG): Mrs Sarah Ali, the wife of retired Gen Moses Ali, the second deputy prime minister and deputy leader of government...

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NBS Sport, Sanyuka Prime partner with StarTimes to show AFCON 2023 matches

Kampala, (UG): Next Media Monday announced a groundbreaking partnership with StarTimes, the official broadcaster of TOTAL Energies AFCON 2023 to show the...

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Be Forward Uganda agent, Mpaata Nelson pinned over fraud, diddling clients

City businessman and car importer; Mpaata Nelson the proprietor of Mpaatanel Ltd is in hot soup following disgruntled clients and concerned Ugandans...