All posts tagged "Latest-News"

Zombo schools get Shs280m boost for infrastructure upgrades

Zombo, Uganda: At least seven primary schools in Zombo District have received a combined Shs280 million to support infrastructure improvement and strengthen...

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Three dead as Lira City grapples with rising dog bites and rabies fears

Lira City, Uganda: Authorities in Lira City have issued an urgent public health alert after a surge in dog bite cases and...

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King’s College Budo wins big at World Math Convention in India

Lucknow, India: King’s College Budo (KCB) registered an outstanding debut at the 2025 International Young Mathematicians Convention (IYMC), winning medals, multiple team...

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Lango leaders present dev’t demands to Museveni with 2031 ultimatum

Apac, Uganda: Kwania District LCV Chairperson Geoffrey Alex Ogwal Adyebo, backed by 17 political leaders drawn from UPC, FDC and independent ranks,...

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Soroti University to graduate first cohort since opening six years ago

Soroti District, Uganda: Soroti University is in its final preparations for a historic milestone as the institution readies to hold its first...

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Crime

Police say UPDF officers filmed in viral video beating NUP supporters in Gulu under probe

Gulu City, Uganda: Police have broken their silence on the disturbing scenes in which military personnel were captured caning National Unity Platform...

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Crime

Police arrest over 25 in crackdown on northern bypass phone snatchers

Kampala, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested 25 suspected criminals accused of violently snatching phones from motorists and passengers...

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Kamuli P.3 pupils can’t read or count despite promotion – report

According to the report titled Are Our Children Learning?, most Primary Three pupils were unable to do work expected at Primary Two...

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Igara West NRM aspirant Kyampene linked to illegal power connections as residents raise alarm over safety risks

Bushenyi, Uganda: Residents of Bitooma Parish Ward in Bitooma Town Council, Igara West, are living under imminent danger of electrocution and fire...

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Buyende parents urged to unite efforts against HIV/AIDS, early marriages

Buyende District, Uganda: The Federation of African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda has called on parents and community leaders to stand together in...

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Uganda poised for innovation leap as WIPO Chief concludes high-level Kampala mission

Kampala, Uganda: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General, Daren Tang, Friday concluded a landmark three-day mission to Uganda with a powerful...

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Karamoja communities told to build local seed banks as extension gaps exposed

Kotido, Uganda: Communities in Karamoja have been urged to take greater ownership of their food production systems by investing in local seed...

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Faras unveils new reflector jackets with renewed push for rider safety ahead of festive season

Kampala, Uganda: Ride-hailing company Faras Uganda has reinforced its commitment to safer transport by launching a new line of high-quality reflector jackets...

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Over 47 rescued from online fake jobs scheme in Nsangi

The company responsible for recruiting the victims is Dream Visionaries, operating under Alliance in Motion Global. Efforts to arrest the company’s director...

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Business

Why WIPO Chief’s visit is a big win for Uganda’s fast-growing innovation economy

Dr Tang’s visit comes at a time when Uganda is accelerating reforms in intellectual property (IP) management, strengthening support systems for creators,...

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Hongera Sana: How “Presidential Mobilisation Body” scammed over UGX 800M in fake procurement deal

Investigations have confirmed that Hongera Saana Uganda has no affiliation whatsoever with the Office of the President, contradicting claims made in the...

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Museveni appoints Brig Gen Tukachungurwa to head restructured Army Court

Brig Gen Tukachungurwa replaces Brig Gen Robert Freeman Mugabe, who was appointed in May 2024 and served one term. Kampala, Uganda: President...

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Joy as Shs627m solar water system ends borehole queues in Kibuku

Kibuku, Uganda: Hundreds of residents in Nandere Sub-county on Tuesday celebrated the commissioning of a Shs627 million solar-powered piped water scheme that...

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WIPO Chief Daren Tang in Uganda for high-level talks on Intellectual Property

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda will this week host one of its most significant intellectual property (IP) engagements in recent years as the Director...

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42 years on, mystery still surrounds Gen Oyite-Ojok’s death in Nakasongola chopper crash

Kampala, Uganda: Today marks forty-two years since the helicopter carrying Maj Gen David Oyite-Ojok plummeted into the scrublands of Nakasongola on December...

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Zombo, Alur Kingdom partner to boost facility births, cut maternal deaths

Zombo, Uganda: The Zombo District Health Office, working in partnership with the Alur Kingdom, has launched a community sensitisation and dialogue campaign...

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Business

TotalEnergies moves three key entities to new Kampala offices at Sudhir’s RR Pearl Tower One

Kampala, Uganda: TotalEnergies Uganda has officially relocated three of its entities; TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Limited, TotalEnergies EP Uganda, and the East African...

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