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UN Human Rights Office exits Uganda

The office was in the spotlight in the aftermath of the 2021 general election when military and police personnel clashed with a...

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Archbishop Kazimba hails Museveni for signing anti-LGBTQ law

Dr Kazimba however said the church does not support the death penalty as prescribed in the new law and instead advised that...

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Biden threatens to Sanction Uganda over tough Anti-gay Law, urges repeal

Biden said he had asked his National Security Council to assess what the law means for "all aspects of US engagement with...

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MP Fox Odoi, Andrew Mwenda lead petition to block new Anti-Homosexuality law

Homosexuality was criminalised in Uganda under colonial laws, but there has never been a conviction for consensual same-sex activity since independence from...

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Museveni signs Uganda’s ‘tough’ Anti-Homosexuality Bill into Law

The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 provides for the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality (sex acts committed without consent or under duress, against children,...

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Crime

Security guard detained after shooting two in Entebbe parking scuffle

It is alleged that Kasule, a boda boda rider assaulted Ogwang (the guard) who was managing the parking at the fuel station...

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Civil servants cautioned against impunity as Revolutionary Guards traverse Busoga

Mr Nzeire said as a pressure group and the NRM party, they are trying to fight such impunity, corruption and other things...

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How to safeguard your mobile money from fraudsters

To protect ourselves and our fellow Ugandans, it is crucial to understand the risks and take proactive measures to safeguard our mobile...

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Four killed in Bukedea crash after taxi overturns on Mbale-Soroti Highway

SP Ageca added that the eight people who are yet to be identified were rushed to Bukedea health centre IV in critical...

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President Museveni Rallies Islanders to Embrace Oil Palm Growing

At the same function, Mr Museveni received a Ugx 50,195,000,000 billion shillings from Oil Palm Uganda Limited's General Manager-Damanik Saridin and C.E.O...

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Inside the New Employment law, what employers, workers need to know

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed the Employment Amendment Bill 2022 that will see casual labourers who have served for six continuous months...

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Crime

Senior police officer arrested over extortion in Kiryandongo

A source close to the suspect who spoke on condition of anonymity said Ayangi had made it a habit to extort money...

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National

Busoga leaders urged to boost local production for export

The meeting where Mr Rwabwogo took participants through the various ways of utilizing the external market through producing quality and enough outputs...

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Why Police suspended over 39 private security companies

The development comes amid increased cases relating to gun violence in the recent weeks, many of which have involved guards attached to...

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Universities defend selves, as NCHE remains tight-lipped on list of ‘expired’ courses

Makerere VC Prof Nawangwe explained that some programmes classified as expired had either already been discontinued, or for those merged with other...

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FULL LIST: NCHE releases list of expired courses offered by Ugandan Universities

An expired or invalid course, in this case, is a degree or diploma programme not duly accredited for teaching by the National...

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UCU student shot in Mukono was visiting boyfriend for the first time

Natasha, 21, was shot and injured by ASP Dismas Tebangole the Mukono district Counter Terrorism Unit Commander as she tried to open...

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Policeman shoots UCU student in case of ‘mistaken identity’

Natasha Nagayi who is currently nursing wounds at Kawolo General Hospital was shot by ASP Dismas Tebangole, attached to the Counter Terrorism...

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Winners, losers as Parliament passes Shs52.7 trillion budget

Whereas the Shs52.7 trillion looks big on paper, actually, Shs21.4 trillion is set aside for statutory expenditure, which covers items such as...

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WATCH: Ugandan MPs caught live on camera fondling in Parliament

In the less than a minute video, the female MP who is yet to be identified is seen hand-massaging a male MP...

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KIGEZI: Four district officials released on police bond

The Kigezi Region police spokesperson Elly Maate today evening said that the officials were released after each of the suspects produced substantial...