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ADJUMANI: Mosquito spraying exercise stalls over delayed allowances

The youths who were already charged demanded to be paid immediately or else they will camp at the office until the DHO...

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News

WAKISO: Boy,12, diver drown in stream

The first incident happened on November 23, when Ssentezza Joel, 12, had gone swimming with other children and unfortunately, drowned in the...

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Crime

UPDF soldier shoots civilian dead at Kawanda SS

“It is alleged that the duo got a misunderstanding when Ssali was driving a UPDF vehicle leaving the school premises after picking...

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National

Govt unveils five-year fiscal policy

The State minister for Planning, Mr Amos Lugoloobi, said it seeks to, among others, ensure that total public debt in nominal terms...

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Africa

ICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony

Kony launched a bloody rebellion more than three decades ago seeking to impose his own version of the Ten Commandments in northern...

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Education

Ugandan students offered scholarships from Sudan’s International University of Africa

Ambassador Ssemuddu thanked the University for having an initial impact in his life when he first left Uganda in 1989 to study...

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Big Story

‘Idle’ Supreme Court gets another multi-billion temporary home

The development comes amidst heavy criticism from the public, with many condemning the highest court in the country of indefinitely suspending operations...

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National

Vine Academy Aircraft crashes at Kimaka Airstrip in Jinja

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Spokesperson, Mr Vianney Luggya confirmed the accident, saying the affected student escaped unhurt and the situation is...

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OP-ED

BEN SSEBUGUZI: Good CEOs always give Boards hard time to sack

One reason CEOs hold on too long is that they can’t imagine what comes next,this tends to even suffocate grooming internal successors....

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Crime

Four district officials arrested for causing shs 500m financial loss to gov’t

The accussed allegedly enabled the 23 staff of Moyo to be irregularly paid salary arrears, thereby occasioning a financial loss of the...

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Parliament

Speaker receives special audit report on COVID-19 spending

The speaker asked the Auditor General to shift focus to value-for-money audits, saying this makes more accountability sense in light of the...

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Business

Carrefour customers to enjoy 50% discounts in Black November Promo

The retail company noted that customers with the Maf Carrefour app will enjoy a 50% discount limited to My club members and...

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Court

Police accuses rats of eating 200kg of seized Cannabis

When court asked the police to produce the seized drug as evidence, it was told that 195kg of cannabis had been “destroyed”...

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News

Mother of 2-weeks-baby electrocuted to death in Iganga

Meanwhile, locals have told DailyExpress that the deceased met the fate after morning rain, attributing the cause of her death to the...

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News

Three officers arrested after two guns stolen from Mbale police station

On Wednesday night, unknown people broke into the Bungokho Police Station and made off with two guns and a radio call, leading...

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Big Story

Parliament To Probe German Firm Over Biometric National IDs’ Deal

The Kololo-based biometric plant is now being used by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to print national IDs.

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National

Minister Mutuuzo Wants Dowry Abolished

The minister while officiating at the National Symposium On the Well-being of the Girl Child in Kampala said such prevailing practices like...

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News

Family of five burnt to death in Kampala house fire

The deceased have been identified as Mr Luyomba, his wife Doreen Nafula, and their three children; Sumei Lubega, 16, Edith Naiga 15,...

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National

Kabale RDC involved in nasty accident along Ishaka-Kasese Road

The RDC was travelling with his bodyguard and house boy when his speeding double cabin pickup, Reg No UG 4143 C knocked...

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Football

Japan Stun Wasteful Germany In Dramatic World Cup Comeback

Germany's World Cup future is now on the line, with games to come in Group E against Spain and Costa Rica.

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Crime

Police foil attempted attack on Nakulabye Police Post

The attack was reportedly foiled when a police officer who was guarding the station in the night, noticed the attacker and fired...

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Corporate Affairs

MTN Uganda scoops four awards in 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa

HiPipo Foundation Chief Operations Officer, Nicholas Kalungi, said this year’s competition attracted more than 1,000 submissions competing for recognition in 11 categories.