All posts tagged "Latest-News"

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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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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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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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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Breaking

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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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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Current Affairs

WHO adds two new cancer drugs to essential medicines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added two new cancer medicines to the list of essential medicines that hospitals treating the disease...

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Cholera claims 8 in Kayunga, several admitted

KAYUNGA, UGANDA: At least eight people have so far died and several others are currently admitted to various health facilities following the...

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Campus Link

Victoria University confirms music battle between Cindy and Sheebah

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The first-ever female music battle between musicians Sheebah Karungi aka “Queen Karma” and Cindy Sanyu alias “The King Herself” has...

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15-year-old pupil gang-raped at Kibuku disco hall

KIBUKU, UGANDA: The Police in North Bukedi Region are investigating a disturbing case in which a 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped...

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Kiryandongo commissions sh6.43b capital projects

KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA: Kiryandongo District local government has commissioned capital projects worth shs6.43 billion implemented during the Fiscal year 2022/2023. The projects commissioned...

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Technology

WhatsApp introduces instant video messages: Here’s what you need to know

US Tech company Meta has launched a new WhatsApp feature that will see users send and receive short video messages in their...

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Tourism

837 arrested in 2022 over poaching, illegal possession of animal products

KISORO, UGANDA: A total of 2837 suspects were arrested for alleged illegal hunting and possession of animal products in all protected conservation...

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EU sanctions top ADF commander over attacks in Kasese, DR Congo

The European Union (EU) has announced sanctions against Ahmad Mahmood Hassan, the top commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group...

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President Museveni launches Uganda’s Trade Hub in Serbia

BELGRADE, SERBIA: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday officially opened the Uganda Trade Hub known as Uganda Connect in Serbia’s capital of...

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Entertainment

Meet Rose Adikin: China-based Ugandan vlogger finally home

China based star vlogger Rose Mary Adikin has arrived in Uganda for a month-long visit. Adikin touched down at Entebbe Airport on...

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OP-ED

ANDREW MWENDA: The tragedy of Uganda’s opposition

The opposition in Uganda claim to have a broad strategic objective: to end dictatorship, incompetence, corruption, human rights abuses and build political...

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Security guard shoots woman dead at Bugolobi market

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala are currently investigating circumstances under which a private security guard shot and killed a businesswoman in a...

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