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781NGOs turn to sports to rehabilitate teenage mothers in Luuka
Luuka District, Uganda: Action Against Teenage Pregnancies (ACOV), together with Advance Africa, have rolled out sports therapy sessions to help teenage mothers...
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973Museveni’s condolence gesture sparks outrage among long-suffering elephant victims in Nwoya
Nwoya, Uganda: President Museveni’s offer of Shs10 million to families of two women recently killed by elephants in Nwoya District has drawn...
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1.2KKisoro health boss Stephen Nsabiyumva dead
Kisoro, Uganda: The Kisoro District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Stephen Nsabiyumva, has died after battling severe kidney and liver complications for nearly...
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2.0KMissing Naalya student found dead in Mukono in suspected murder
Kyampisi, Uganda: A week-long search for a Senior Two student of Naalya Secondary School in Lugazi, Buikwe District, has ended tragically after...
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1.0KNUP’s Kimark promises merit-based jobs as he launches Bugweri LCV campaigns
Bugweri, Uganda: The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Bugweri District LC5 seat, Dr. Kimark Hamidu, has vowed to end what...
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823Kapelebyong launches Shs443m road rehabilitation after Museveni visit
Kapelebyong, Uganda: Kapelebyong District has launched the rehabilitation of two major roads in a deliberate move to improve connectivity, strengthen service delivery...
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1.1KAdjumani grappling with low funding as key sectors lag behind
Adjumani, Uganda: West Nile’s Adjumani District is grappling with significant funding shortfalls across critical sectors, severely undermining progress in water supply, road...
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724Katakwi parents block UGX 20,000 fees increase in fiery AGM
The school administration argued that the extra amount was necessary to boost the school’s performance and support ongoing development projects. Katakwi, Uganda:...
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11.4KKapelebyong to receive solar-powered cold chain facility for vaccine storage
Kapelebyong, Uganda: Kapelebyong District is set to benefit from a modern, containerized hybrid cold chain facility designed to strengthen vaccine storage and...
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941West Nile’s largest ethnic minority group ‘Kebhu Ringangi’ crowns new King
By Mike Rwothomio Zombo, Uganda: The Kebhu Ringangi Kingdom, West Nile’s largest ethnic minority community, has crowned a new monarch. His Royal...
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827Commercialized agriculture creates more jobs than gov’t, Museveni advises Bugiri residents
Bugiri, Uganda: President and NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday launched his Busoga Sub-region campaign at Bugiri District Headquarters, urging...
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1.2KOne pupil dead, several hospitalised in suspected food poisoning incident in Luuka
Luuka, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Busoga North Region have launched a full investigation into a suspected food poisoning incident that has...
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974Motorcyclist killed in Busia crash after collision with truck and trailer
Busia, Uganda: A 34-year-old motorcyclist was killed instantly in a tragic multi-vehicle accident at Kyanutumba Village along Jinja Road on Saturday morning,...
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1.2KBusoga outgrowers laud Museveni for new National Sugar Council, demand better security
Jinja, Uganda: Sugarcane outgrowers in Busoga Sub-region have applauded President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for creating a National Sugar Council to regulate sugarcane...
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90010 students arrested over vandalism in Adjumani school strike over confistcated phones
By Mike Rwothomio Adjumani, Uganda: The Territorial Police in the North West Nile region are holding in custody 10 students of Komboni...
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698GIZ extends financial support to Getom schools in Katakwi
The financial boost from GIZ is expected to ease operational pressures on the beneficiary schools and support efforts to improve learning conditions...
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672Traders survive armed ambush in Kaabong as attacks on key trade routes intensify
Kaabong, Uganda: Rising insecurity in Kaabong District has once again disrupted trade and endangered lives after two local traders narrowly survived an...
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1.1KPolice hunt for house guest who stole two-month-old baby in Butaleja
Butaleja, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Bukedi South Region have launched an urgent manhunt after a two-month-old baby girl was stolen from...
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1.3KInside Victoria University’s ambitious Strategic Plan to build Uganda’s most tech-driven campus
Kampala, Uganda: Victoria University Friday unveiled an ambitious 2025/26–2029/30 Strategic Plan, signalling a decisive shift toward becoming East Africa’s most technology-driven, practically...
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870Katakwi politicians urged to embrace peaceful campaigns in forthcoming election
By Emmanuel Okol Katakwi, Uganda: Catholic priest Fr. Patrick Achedu has called on political leaders in Katakwi, Teso and across Uganda to...
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1.0KMukono TikToker remanded for inciting panga violence, false claims on Bobi Wine
Mukono, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan East have arrested and charged a 41-year-old man from Nakifuma in Mukono District for...
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908PICTORIAL: Victoria University installs first-ever tribunal to strengthen governance and discipline
Munyonyo, Uganda: Victoria University Kampala, Uganda’s benchmark for transformational education, has inaugurated its first-ever University Tribunal, a landmark move poised to reinforce...
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989Two former UMEME employees arrested over electricity vandalism in Bombo
Luwero, Uganda: The Territorial Police in the Savannah Region on Friday arrested and detained two former UMEME employees in connection with the...
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1.1KForget the past, focus on future – Kadaga tells NRM supporters ahead of Museveni campaign trail in Busoga
Kamuli, Uganda: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Kamuli District Woman MP, Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has called on the people of...