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Troubled Bigirwa sacked from NUP, replaced with Andrew Kiiza

Kampala, (UG): The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has sacked its former deputy secretary for mobilisation Eastern region, Mr Moses Bigirwa as...

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Inside the shs400m Hass Avocado project in Kabale

Kabale, (UG): On Monday, November 18, the minister of state for Trade, Hon David Bahati delivered at least 43,354 seedlings of Hass...

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Desire Mirembe Murder: Mathew Kirabo gets 30-year-jail term for killing lover

Mukono, (UG): Mukono High Court Judge Henry Kaweesa has sentenced Dr Mathew Kirabo to spend 30 years in jail over the murder...

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Exodus Sacco sensitization tour revives saving culture in Busoga North

Kamuli, (UG): The Busoga North policing region spent much of last week with a strong and committed team from Exodus SACCO that...

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City lawyer Balondemu charged in new shs2b fraud, remanded

Kampala, (UG): Kampala-based lawyer, Dr David Balondemu has been arraigned in court on fresh charges for allegedly defrauding more than two billion...

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Nebbi completes Shs700m magnificent ‘Office of the President’ building

Nebbi, (UG): Nebbi District Local Government is nearly set to launch the magnificent 700 multi-million shillings worth of infrastructure dubbed “Office of the...

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PROFILE: Who is Canon Moses Banja, the new Bishop of Namirembe Diocese

Kampala, (UG): The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda Monday announced that Ven. Canon Moses Banja has been selected as...

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Bobi Wine on why he was a ‘no show’ at Kyabazinga’s royal wedding

Kampala, (UG): The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) Party President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has revealed a strange reason as to...

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Museveni inspects progress of construction works ahead of NAM and G-77 summits

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni spent most of his Saturday inspecting and assessing the readiness of various infrastructure projects as Uganda prepares...

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Ex-minister Joyce Mpanga granted official burial

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has directed an official burial to be accorded to the former State Minister for Primary Education, Joyce...

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URA reports over sh160 billion in losses due to tax incentives

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has disclosed a shortfall of over sh160 billion in corporate income taxes. This shortfall is attributed to the...

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Wakiso DHO reinstated after seven years of interdiction

Wakiso, (UG): The Embattled Wakiso District Health Officer, Dr Emmanuel Mukisa has been reinstated into office after over seven years of his...

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Museveni gifts 20 cows, as Kyabazinga weds Mutesi at historical function

Jinja, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni Saturday donated a customary gift of 20 cows to the Kyabazinga of Busoga Isebantu William Wilberforce Gabula...

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Former minister Joyce Mpanga dies at 89

Kampala, (UG): Former minister and activist Owek Joyce Rovincer Mpanga has passed on. She was 89. Mpanga’s death was announced by the...

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Mbarara Hospital: The only regional referral hospital offering super-specialized services

Beyond rendering services to the population of its dominion which comprises twelve districts and one city, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) has...

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Corporate Affairs

2023 Marketing Excellence Awards surpass previous records in participation

Kampala, (UG): Evolve Group Africa is poised to orchestrate the third iteration of the prestigious Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS), marking a...

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Speaker Among assures Lango MPs on Akii Bua Stadium construction

Speaker, Anita Among, has assured MPs from the Lango sub-region that government’s plan to construct Akii Bua stadium in Lira district still...

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Parliament moots new law on genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

Kampala, (UG): The Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation has called on the government to present laws regulating genetically modified organisms (GMO)...

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Karuma dam commissioning pushed to September 2024

Kampala, (UG): Karuma Hydroelectric Station, the largest power-generating installation in the country, will be finally ready for commissioning by September 2024, the...