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Nebbi Leaders Seek Regional Referral Status For District Hospital

According to the leaders, the hospital is overwhelmed by the increasing population, which comes from as far as DR Congo and neighbouring...

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Current Affairs

EC suspends women council elections over lack of funds

In February, the Electoral Commission issued a roadmap detailing the various activities to be conducted under the programme for elections of women...

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Court

Court of Appeal Upholds Bagala’s Victory as Mityana Woman MP

In today's ruling, the three justices reasoned with Bagala and Electoral Commission’s lawyers that the lower court was wrong to throw her...

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Current Affairs

Minister calls for concerted efforts to avert refugee, IDP crisis in Africa

Mulimba, noting Uganda currently hosts more than 1.58 million refugees, has called for strong international support for refugees and host communities in...

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Current Affairs

Court orders fresh elections in Busongora South constituency

In 2021, the Electoral Commission declared Mujungu, who ran on the National Resistance Movement-NRM party ticket, the winner of Busongora South parliamentary...

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Dominic Ongwen hires new defense lawyer

Ayena withdrew from further representing Ongwen at the global court. The Ugandan lawyer had been Ongwen’s lead defense lawyer since his appointment...

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Current Affairs

Schools without UNEB centres will not transmit learners’ assessments: Odongo

Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director revealed this development to Uganda Radio Network-URN on Wednesday.

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Current Affairs

Thousands turn up for UPDF recruitment in Soroti

Early this month, the UPDF announced the nationwide recruitment of 10,000 people to serve in the regular and specialized departments of the...

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Current Affairs

Boda bodas defy KCCA, return to non-motorised transport corridor

Last month, KCCA evicted boda bodas off the street in an effort to de-congest the corridor and enforce its proper usage. More...

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Current Affairs

6 police officers arrested over Bebe Cool, Capt. Namara saga

Trouble started at the City bar in Ntinda on Saturday evening when Capt. Namara scratched Bebe Cool’s car in the parking lot,...

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Corporate Affairs

President Museveni agrees to lift ban on DGF

In a press statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni made the commitment yesterday in Kampala while meeting the Danish Minister...

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Minister reinstates evicted kibanja holder

It is alleged that the landlord identified as Benjamin Walakira evicted Namirembe and slashed her crops from her 4-acre piece of land...

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Current Affairs

Body organ testing: Labour exporters reject Sudhir’s hospital

On May 27, 2022, Internal Affairs minister, Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, directed all labour export firms to take their clients to...

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Africa

Experts call for an end to non-tariff barriers, tax exemptions

The clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo government and rebels are already causing trade disruptions between the country and Rwanda and...

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Current Affairs

Cabinet okays vaccination of learners aged 12-17

The learners will be vaccinated using the Pfizer vaccine which has been approved by both the US Center for Disease Control and...

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Twaweza report warns of sharp rise in cost of living

According to the latest report by Twaweza’s Sauti za Wanainchi, market prices for staple foods have risen sharply approaching levels of 2017...

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Current Affairs

Internal Affairs ministry downplays medical insurance for migrant workers

Simon Mundeyi said that the ministry does not think that medical insurance is a solution to the several incidents in which Ugandans,...

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Kakwenza petitions UHRC over children’s passports

In his June 20th, 2022 petition filed by Counsel Eron Kiiza, the novelist says that his three children namely Rutakirwa Mugabe Kakwenza...

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Current Affairs

Congestion takes toll on Arua hospital neonatal unit

The unit was designed to accommodate only 16 babies, especially those born before 28 weeks of gestation and those who are deemed...

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Current Affairs

Tororo hospital X-ray machine lies idle for three years

The machine has not been put to use since its procurement in 2019 rising concern from legislators on the Public Accounts Committee...

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Hoima district battles fresh outbreak of scabies

Scabies is an itchy, highly contagious skin disease that spreads through skin contact.

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Current Affairs

Kibalama claims NUP leadership, opens parallel offices

The group has warned the Kamwokya-based NUP leadership under Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobiwine to desist from using NUP party symbols, colors, stamps,...