Special Report
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1.0KUmeme earmarks UGX 12Bn for revamping power lines in Busoga sub region
Umeme limited has unveiled a 12 Billion Shillings plan to revamp electricity power lines within Busoga sub region.
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610Lugazi town agents on the spot over local revenue shortfalls
The probe committee was formed in the previous month to investigate the drop in local revenue collections.
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604Ugandan school ranks among world’s best
The school, which is located in Pece Acoyo in Gulu District, has grown from two classrooms to serve over 450 students and...
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2.1KHow 21-year-old Ugandan girl got HIV after being forced into commercial sex in Dubai
According to the 21-year-old girl, she spent over two years from February 2020 to May this year working as a commercial sex...
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971Road Report shows 50% of drivers, motorcyclists are self-taught
According to the report findings, only about 46% of the drivers interviewed had undergone training by a licensed driving school or certified...
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757Budaka prioritizes family planning to counter high teenage pregnancies
Statistics from the district shows that 25.8percent of the teenage girls in Budaka get pregnant before making 18 years of age.
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1.8KWhy Gov’t efforts to end FGM in Eastern Uganda still a challenge even after denouncing it in 2010?
In 2010, FGM was made illegal with the passing of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Act. This act criminalizes those...
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1.0KBuliisa: 55% of families use bush and other public places as latrines
Dr. Mugabe says the habit has increased from 40% to 55% following the recent floodings on various landing sites on Lake Albert...
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842It is back to normal at Kenya border, but fuel prices unchanged
Retail fuel prices in the country have not responded accordingly yet, with prices remaining around sh5,000 per liter of petrol and 4,000...
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1.1KAfter coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?
Some scholars predict that Niger could go the way of its neighbours and others are going so far as to urge the...
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861COVID-19 affects sperm quality in men – Study
The study shows that some men infected with COVID-19 might find it hard to impregnate a woman after recovering from the disease...
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89450 percent of P3 learners can’t identify alphabets – Report
According to the report, a staggering 50.7 percent of children who were in primary three could not identify letters of the alphabet...
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885SPECIAL REPORT: Parenting styles, media content could trigger suicide amongst children
The other push factors include depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-PTSD, high levels of stress, physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
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1.1KKikuube district register low turn-up of learners as schools reopen
A mini-survey conducted by DailyExpress on Monday, Jan 10 in schools within the district found a very poor turn up of pupils,...
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Gulu district grappling with unsafe abortions
GULU, UGANDA: The Gulu district health department is battling with unsafe abortions due to persistent increase in teenage pregnancies. Statistics from the...
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851CHRISTMAS: 21 Killed in bars, domestic fights
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Up to 21 people were killed on Christmas Day, a majority of them in bar brawls even though bars remain...
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1.0KMalnutrition cases on the increase among refugees in Adjumani district
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: Malnutrition is becoming a serious concern among the refugee and host communities in Adjumani district; all this is attributed to...
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850Learners in Bunyoro Region turned into fishermen due to continued lockdown
BUNYORO REGION, UGANDA: Many learners in Bunyoro Region in the Districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, Kagadi among others turned to fishing due...
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744Masindi district registers 1,000 cases of defilement in one year
MASINDI, UGANDA: Masindi district has registered a surge in defilement cases with more than 1,000 reported between January and November 2021. Records...
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1.3KCultural practices and tribalism take a leed in increasing cases of SGBV in Hoima District
HOIMA, UGANDA: Cultural practices and Tribalism have been blamed for the increasing cases of sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Hoima District....
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763REPORT: Adjumani district is covered by Annual Cropland at 60.9%
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: In 2020, Adjumani district highest land cover was annual cropland (60.9%) followed by Bushland (20.1%) and woodland (6.6) In the...
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1.3KJALIDAH NABUKALU: The young adolescents are not young
OPINION: While thinking of bringing a change in society, the major focus should be put on adolescents because they are among the...
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703Continued Dev’t in oil and gas sector worries Girl Child Rights experts in Albertine region
SPECIAL REPORT: According to the results of the survey released on Thursday afternoon show that many girls and women leavings in Kikuube...
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1.0KHigh pork consumption boosts piggery farming in Nakasongola
NAKASONGOLA, UGANDA: The increasing consumption of pork has boosted pig farming and sales in Nakasongola, according to the recently released district livestock...