All posts tagged "featured"

Lira Hospital to cut Kampala Referrals with new specialist facilities

Lira Regional Referral Hospital plans new specialist facilities including a blood bank, breast milk bank and sperm bank to reduce referrals to...

Featured

Shs60bn BoU Heist: Nine Finance Ministry officials committed to high court for trial

Nine Finance Ministry officials have been committed to the High Court after the DPP sanctioned fresh charges in the alleged Shs60bn public...

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Uganda’s evoy to Kigali, Amb. Santa Laker Kinyera is dead

Uganda’s envoy to Kigali, Ambassador Santa Laker Kinyera, has passed away at Mulago Hospital, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

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Museveni launches Uganda’s first islamic insurer Tamini Genral Insurance

President Museveni has launched Tamini General Insurance, Uganda’s first Shariah-compliant Takaful firm, expanding ethical finance and deepening insurance penetration.

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Business

Museveni today launches Uganda’s first Islamic insurer, Tamini General Insurance

President Museveni is set to launch Tamini General Insurance, Uganda’s first Islamic insurance firm, introducing Shariah-compliant Takaful services to deepen financial inclusion...

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‘Silent Thief of Sight’: Gulu clinicians raise alarm on glaucoma

Eye specialists at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital have warned that preventable blindness is rising in Northern Uganda, urging routine eye screenings to...

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43 Ugandan students rescued from Iran amid escalating conflict

UPDF has evacuated 43 Ugandan students from Tehran to Turkey amid escalating conflict in Iran following reported U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, with...

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Crime

Over 1000 suspects arrested in week-long crime sweep nationwide

Police arrested 1,185 suspects between February 23 and 28, 2026, during intensified nationwide anti-crime operations targeting robberies, phone snatching and narcotics abuse.

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Govt orders car dealers to vacate walkways, road reserves in Kampala

State Minister for Transport, Mr Musa Ecweru has ordered car dealers to vacate road reserves and pedestrian walkways along Nakawa, Banda, Kireka...

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Museveni urged to intervene as Shs10m bribery claims rock Speakership race

The NRM Revolutionary Network youths have urged President Museveni to address concerns over the 12th Parliament Speakership race, alleging Shs10m inducements and...

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Five killed, two injured as sugarcane truck overturns in Mayuge

Five people, including a family of four, have died after a sugarcane truck lost control and overturned onto motorcycles at Girigiri village...

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Featured

Kabira Country Club gets luxury upgrade in ultra-modern expansion

Ruparelia Group is set to unveil a major expansion of Kabira Country Club in Bukoto, introducing premium serviced apartments, executive suites and...

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Uganda evacuates embassy staff, urges citizens to exit as Iran crisis escalates

Uganda has evacuated non-essential embassy staff from Tehran and urged all its citizens in Iran to leave “through any possible means” as...

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UNEB breaks silence on 2025 UACE Results release

UNEB has dismissed fake reports about the 2025 UACE results, urging candidates and parents to rely only on official UNEB communication channels.

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Court

State opposes Mabirizi bail over repeated disrespect for court

State Prosecutors have asked Buganda Road Court to deny bail to lawyer Male Mabirizi, citing identity concerns, unreliable sureties and risk of...

World News

Iran vows decisive response after U.S., Israeli airstrikes

Iran warns it will respond decisively to recent U.S. and Israeli attacks, calling the strikes a violation of its sovereignty and urging...

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Big Story

From 40 Years to Freedom: How Ssebuufu walked free in Katusabe Murder Case after presidential pardon

Kampala Businessman Muhammad Ssebuufu released from Prison after President Museveni granted him a pardon in the 2015 murder of Betty Donah Katusabe,...

Mityana LCV Vice, service commission bosses, arrested over abuse of office

Four senior Mityana District officials, including the LCV Vice Chairperson, have been arrested over alleged abuse of office and nepotism in district...

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Museveni to launch Uganda’s first Islamic insurer; Tamini General Insurance Co Ltd

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to officiate at the mega launch of Tamini General Insurance Company Uganda Ltd, the...

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Parliament urged to fast-track forensic bill

The Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory (DGAL) has urged Parliament to fast-track the Forensic and Scientific Analytical Service Bill, 2025, saying it...

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