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28 police officers decorated in Dokolo pipping ceremony

DOKOLO, UGANDA: There was overwhelming joy and real excitement in Dokolo District on Friday as several of the police officers got piped...

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Adjumani Town masses demand accountability for Multi-billion World Bank-funded roads project

ADJUMANI, (UG): Animosity is plummeting across the development subtle or gallant community in Adjumani town less than one month into the USMID-AF...

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Somali national detained after knocking child dead in Kampala

KAMPALA (UG): The Police at Old Kampala are holding a Somali national on accusations of knocking an 18-month-old baby dead in Kampala....

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“Ensure Strategic Security for Prosperity” – Museveni tells Police CID Officers

President Museveni has said the country cannot be prosperous if it keeps experiencing cases of insecurity. According to the President, whereas the...

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Senior police boss’ sister murdered after rejected sexual advances

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala are on the hunt for a suspected killer who murdered one Mercy Atulinda, 37, a sister of...

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Museveni says Auditor General is “sleeping on the job” as Uganda counts losses in raw materials export

President Museveni has lashed out at the office of the Auditor General for failing to audit losses from the raw materials Uganda...

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Four senior staff arrested over ghost purchase of shs337m district vehicle

OBONGI (UG): Police in Obongi have arrested four senior technical staff of the District Local Government over a ghost purchase of a district...

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MP Karubanga leads push for constitutional amendment to include stateless communities

KAMPALA (UG): A total of five communities that were not recognized in the 1995 Uganda Constitution are likely to receive a sigh...

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Uganda’s Ambassador to Iran, Hajj Kisambira dead

TEHRAN, IRAN: Ambassador Hajj Muhammad Tezikuba Kisambira, Uganda’s Head of Mission in the Republic of Iran has died, the Ministry of Foreign...

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Museveni re-echoes ban on Timber export, waives tax on imported raw materials

By Nakamya Shamim JINJA (UG): The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned taxes on timber imported into the country...

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IOM Regional forum on labour explores inclusive development of diaspora women

The recently concluded Regional Ministerial Focus Conference in Entebbe, Uganda, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), saw a unified delegation...

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Dr Mwebesa speaks tough on indiscipline, extortion at Mbarara Hospital

By Halson Kagure Despite the fact that the government enhanced the salaries of health workers to improve their productivity and efficiency, some...

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Six arrested over criminal trespass on Lugazi sugarcane plantation

LUGAZI, (UG): Police in Lugazi have arrested six suspects over the alleged criminal trespass on a sugarcane plantation at Kataka stage in...

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ONC Boss Hajjat Namyalo takes ‘Jajja TovaKuMain’ gospel to Greater Bushenyi

The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) Manager, Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo will this month head to the Greater Bushenyi Subregion for...

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Kamwenge DEO Apollo Mulinde dies in fatal car crash

KAMWENGE, UGANDA: Kamwenge District Education Officer, Apollo Mulinde has perished in road crash after the car in which he was travelling was...

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Museveni woos Japanese companies to support Uganda on value addition

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has urged Japanese companies to consider supporting Uganda when it comes to value addition to see the...

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UPDF soldier shoots wife dead, kills self in Kitgum

KITGUM, UGANDA: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in Kitgum are actively investigating circumstances under which one of the army officers shot...

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20 confirmed dead after boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

KALANGALA, UGANDA: At least twenty (20) people have been confirmed dead in a marine accident on Lake Victoria after a passenger boat...

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Man, 18, arrested for defiling three-year-old girl

NAPAK, UGANDA: Police in Napak District in northern Uganda have arrested an 18-year-old male adult on allegations of defiling a three-year-old girl....

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Hundreds stranded after heavy rains ravage homes, schools in Kikuube

KIKUUBE, UGANDA: More than 100 people in various parts of Kikuube District are out in the cold following the Tuesday evening downpour...

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