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Janet Museveni releases 2020 UACE results today

The Minister of Education, Ms Janet Museveni, will today, Friday, August, 20 release the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination...

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Deputy Speaker adjourns house as ministers shun plenary sitting

PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among on Thursday adjourned the plenary sitting of the House prematurely due...

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Breaking

UNEB Releases 2020 UACE Results, Girls outperform boys

KAMPALA – The Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB has Friday afternoon released results from the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education...

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National

Museveni calls for review of procurement laws, reveals plans to revert UNRA to works ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has revealed government plans to disband Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and revert it to the Ministry...

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National

No decision yet on Afghan refugees – Min Jeje Odongo

PARLIAMENT, KAMPALA: The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that no decision has yet been made to host Afghan...

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Crime

Police launch manhunt for prime suspect in the murder of Catholic priest

GOMBA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Gomba district is hunting for Vincent Katumba, who is believed to be the prime suspect in the...

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Big Story

EXCLUSIVE: Inside govt plan to create two million jobs for Ugandans in 5 years

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has promised to create two million jobs in five years from 25 industrial parks to be established in...

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Court

LIST: Museveni Appoints New Judges to Court of Appeal, High Court

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has appointed seven new judges, with five at the High Court judges and two sent to the Court...

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COVID-19

Gulu city yet to spend Covid-19 supplementary budget

GULU CITY, UGANDA: Gulu city is yet to utilize the 201.2 million shillings Covid-19 supplementary budget. The budget was approved on July...

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Big Story

Gov’t urged to establish monitoring unit for welfare of Ugandans abroad

Uganda’s Gender and Labour Ministry has been urged to speed up the process of putting in place a monitoring unit to look...

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Court

Court dismisses petition against Kawempe North MP Ssegirinya

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The High court in Kampala has dismissed the election petition against Kawempe North MP, Muhammad Ssegirinya after the petitioner’s lawyers...

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Features

Gov’t set to invite Olympics commentator Rob Walker

The Government of Uganda is set to invite famous Olympic Commentator, Mr. Rob Walker who melted Ugandans hearts with heartwarming commentary as...

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SAD: University student drowns in Lake Bunyonyi

KABALE MUNICIPALITY: A first-year student at Bishop Barham University College (BBUC) has passed on after drowning in Lake Bunyonyi where he had...

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Africa

You’re on your own, Govt tells off its nationals trapped in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, troubled for the last two decades, fell into the hands of the Taliban after it overran the national army, three weeks...

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Breaking

Grief as Catholic priest is murdered over land conflict

GOMBA DISTRICT: Residents of Lukunyu Village in Gomba District were on Wednesday engulfed in shock and grief after a Ugandan catholic priest...

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Featured

Premier Recruitment mourns Ugandan security guard who died on duty in Qatar

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Phillip Kule, a Ugandan security guard who has been working in Doha, Qatar has died while on duty, Premier Recruitment...

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Just In

UNEB to Release 2020 UACE Results on Friday

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has set Friday, August 20, as the date to release the results from the...

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Big Story

PROFILE: Who is Gen. Pecos Kutesa? Biography and Background of fallen Bush war hero

The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) on Tuesday announced the demise of Lt. Gen Pecos Kutesa who passed on in India at...

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Big Story

Museveni sanctions construction of Bunyoro University

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has okayed the construction and operationalization of Bunyoro University after a closed meeting with the MPs...

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Court

JINJA: Court okays Nabeta to file supplementary affidavits against Mwiru’s petition

JINJA DISTRICT: Court in Jinja has cleared Jinja South division East legislator, Nathan Igeme Nabeta to file supplementary affidavits to support his...