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Former MP Nabilah claims joint liability to pay UGX 800M loan

Nabilah revealed this while appearing before the Commercial Division Judge Steven Mubiru on Monday to defend herself in the case

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Crops wither in Acholi as second rainy season delays

The region hasn’t received adequate rainfall for more than a month now, leaving many farmers distraught as their crops waste away.

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Speaker Among appeals to EACJ judges on trade agreements breach

Among made the statement on Monday while meeting judges from the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) at Parliament.

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Magogo attributes Crested Cranes early exit in WAFCON to lack of Experience

Moses Hassim Magogo told Uganda Radio Network (URN) in Casablanca, Morocco that it was evident Uganda’s lack of experience was the major...

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Four students arrested over malicious damage of property

The students were picked up in connection to an inter-school fight between the two neighbouring schools that happened on Saturday night and...

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Bilu Uganda, SBC unveils a water project in Kiboga district

This situation has always made the local population lose time that would have been used in other productive activities such as farming...

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CAF President Dr. Motsepe to visit Uganda

Véron Mosengo-Omba, the CAF General Secretary confirmed to Uganda Radio Network (URN) that he will accompany Dr. Motsepe for the two-day visit...

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Africa must unite to prosper: Museveni

The Africans will wake up because they have no alternative.

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400 families face forceful eviction in Hoima

More than 400 residents in Hoima are on the verge of being forcefully evicted from their ancestral land.

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Education

Makerere University lecturer and critical writer fears for his life

Dr. Kahyana explains that just a few meters from Total Petrol Station while approaching Kasangati along Gayaza Road

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Poor Road Network: Local leaders want Rukiga declared ‘hard to reach’ area

The district comprises Kamwezi sub-county with 6287 households, Kashambya 5929, Bukinda 2228, Rwaucucu 5490, Muhanga town council 2766, and Mparo town council...

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Locals threaten to evict army detach in Moroto over killing of 80-year-old blind man

The army claimed Lomeri had stabbed a UPDF soldier identified as Zubail Nangai with a spear during an operation to arrest a...

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Bududa livestock farmers irked by gov’t delayed intervention over anthrax outbreak

However, more than one month and a half after the outbreak of the disease in the district, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal...

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Education

Gov’t fails to align, clean teachers’ payroll

The government has over the years been using a variety of initiatives, including school inspections, teacher validation, and headcounts

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Army to stay on Kampala streets to prevent looming anarchy: UPDF

Maj Charles Kabona, the spokesperson UPDF First Division responsible for all soldiers within Kampala Metropolitan Area, says people should not expect that...

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Teachers distance themselves from case challenging salary disparities

Last week, lawyer Robert Rutaro petitioned the Constitutional court seeking a declaration that the government’s decision to increase only the salaries of...

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Man dies after drills during UWA recruitment in Gulu

He was pronounced dead at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital on Wednesday evening where he was rushed for emergency treatment.

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Uganda Police needs 500 sniffer dogs to handle crime

He, however, notes that despite the deficit, Uganda has tremendously improved in using sniffer dog services

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LC3 Chairperson faces vote of no confidence as wranglings in Luwero Town escalate

The letter is copied to the LC 5 Chairperson, Erastus Kibirango, and Resident District Commissioner, Richard Bwabye. The June 22nd, 2022 letter...

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