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1.2KMuseveni advisor Kakuru injects Shs100m into new NRM Entrepreneurs SACCO to empower SMEs
Kampala, Uganda: Senior Presidential Advisor on Trade, Hon. Phillip Kakuru, has injected UGX 100 million into the newly launched NRM Entrepreneurs League...
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1.2KGOLD Ikyiriza picks NRM forms for National Female Youth MP primaries
Kampala, Uganda: GOLD Ikyiriza, a Ugandan youth leader and advocate has officially entered the race for National Female Youth MP (2026–2031) on...
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1.1KJournalist Bwayo secures grassroot backing for Namisindwa LCV bid
Namisindwa, Uganda: A wave of support is building behind journalist and Namisindwa Male Youth Councillor Bwayo Emma after local leaders from Tsekululu...
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1.2KLawyers question legality, fairness of new traffic fines in suspended Auto EPS
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has warned government against the recently operationalized Traffic and Road Safety (Express Penalty Scheme) Regulations,...
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1.6KPICTORIAL: PLU stage protest at German Embassy over Ambassador Schauer’s conduct
Kampala, Uganda: Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), on Friday, June 13, staged a protest outside the German Embassy in...
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2.0KSiyemah Atukunda cleared for NRM primaries as National Female Youth MP race gets tight
Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan female youth leader and activist Siyemah Atukunda is just a step closer to full clearance to contest in the...
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1.9KMuseveni links murder of Mukono school director to digital plates delay
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has linked the brutal murder of Mukono School Director and Rotarian, Godfrey Wayengera, to delays in the...
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1.2KRefugee marathon to promote unity, business growth among diaspora communities in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda: The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi, has revealed that the Ugandan government is actively engaging diaspora...
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1.3KOver 2 million children trapped in child labour, rights group demands action
Kampala, Uganda: High Sound for Children, a Kampala-based child rights advocacy organisation, has sounded the alarm over the escalating crisis of child...
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2.7KFULL SPEECH: Every word as Minister Kasaija unveiled Uganda’s Shs72tn Budget for FY2025/26
Kampala, Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Hon Matia Kasaija, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, presented a Shs72.136 trillion national budget for the financial...
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1.7KKamuli, where 16 teenagers get pregnant daily, authorities blame poverty, domestic violence
Kamuli, Uganda: Health officials in Busoga Sub-region’s Kamuli District have raised the alarm over a disturbing surge in teenage pregnancies, with 1,415...
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1.3KLira fish farmers cry out to gov’t over market gaps, high costs
Lira, Uganda: Despite the rapid expansion of aquaculture in the Lango Sub-region, fish farmers in Lira City are grappling with a lack...
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1.2KJudiciary hails Bamasaaba for embracing alternative justice system
Kampala, Uganda: Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has commended the Bamasaaba community for successfully resolving internal cultural disputes using the Alternative Justice System...
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3.5KLord Mayor Race: NRM backs Kizito, NUP Balimwezo, to end Lukwago’s 15-year dominance
Kampala, Uganda: The battle for Kampala’s top political seat is heating up with the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) expected to front...
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1.2KMuseveni slams Auto EPS rollout, says digital plates meant for security, not fines
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday reprimanded officials behind the controversial Express Penalty System (EPS Auto), arguing that the primary purpose of...
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2.0KWhy Museveni declared himself “modern-day King”, and the hidden message behind this
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday shocked Ugandans when he declared himself a “modern-day king” who is the only one constitutionally permitted...
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2.4KGov’t grants three-year tax holiday for Ugandan startups, waives capital gains
Kampala, Uganda: The Government of Uganda has introduced a three-year income tax holiday for all start-up businesses established by Ugandan citizens from...
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1.6KUganda’s economy grows at 6.3% as Gov’t unveils Shs72tn Budget for FY 2025/26
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s economy is projected to grow even stronger in the coming financial year, after government Thursday unveiled a bold national...
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1.1KSironko crowds welcome Magombe as he submits documents for Budadiri West MP race
Sironko, Uganda: Business in Sironko Town Council came to a standstill on Monday as Rev. Jackson Magombe, a prominent clergy leader and...
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1.3KMuseveni pledges continued support as Bunyoro marks 31 years of Omukama Iguru’s reign
Hoima City, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to supporting the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, as the cultural institution marked...
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1.9KJinja Medical School ordered to reinstate pregnant student after ULS intervention
Jinja, Uganda: The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has issued a stern injunction compelling the Medical Laboratory Training School in Jinja to reinstate,...
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1.5KTwo arrested over alleged theft of Shs5m UWA funds in Oyam
Oyam District, Uganda: The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Oyam, James Shilako, Tuesday ordered the arrest of two individuals in Juma Parish,...
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1.4KThree dead, several injured in Buikwe car crash on Kampala-Jinja highway
Buikwe, Uganda: Three people are feared to have died on the spot and several others critically injured in a tragic road accident...
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1.1KAtugonza vows to champion youth jobs, rural economy in Kiryandongo Woman MP bid
Kiryandongo, Uganda: The aspiring Woman Member of Parliament on the NRM ticket, Ms Atugonza Florence, has revealed that youth unemployment remains a...