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INSECURITY: Mbale residents scared of city centre

Ahmad Washaki, the Mbale Resident City Commissioner-RCC says that the City is facing a challenge of street kids who have turned into...

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MPs divided over continued use of video conferencing in courts

"However, Rose Obiga, Terego District MP urged the MPs to embrace virtual conferencing because “it is the future.”

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Equity Bank Uganda ready to support Bunyoro development

The Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Prime Minister Andrew Byakutaga said, “Today is yet another milestone.

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UPDF to stay in Somalia despite end of AMISOM mandate

The UPDF spokesperson Brig Felix Kulayigye, says that the army will stay under the new mandate of the African Transition Mission in...

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Over 700 road signs vandalized in Acholi and Lango sub regions

Phillips Okidi, a resident of Bardege-Layibi division in Gulu city says that so far dozens of road signs along Gulu-Juba highway have...

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Muni University students protest over delayed allowances

The angry students marched from the campus through Muni-Ewuata road to Arua city carrying placards with inscriptions “Respect our Rights, We want...

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Opposition MPs protest Zaake’s removal from Parliamentary Commission

Addressing journalists on Friday, the Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga described Thursday’s events in Parliament as illegal.

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Opposition MPs train on programme based budgeting

The first training was conducted on Thursday, 10 March 2022 by the National Planning Authority (NPA) at Parliament’s Conference Hall.

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Uganda Tourism Board, Ireland Embassy greens Uganda’s independence monument

The two tourist sites will be illuminated green from the launch day until March 20.

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Ambassadors to market Uganda’s Kiira motors vehicles

Arthur Kafeero, a director in the foreign affairs ministry says that ambassadors can easily lobby experts with the requisite knowledge aimed at...

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Gov’t urged to scrutinize external recruitment agencies amid rising cases of rights violation

Amb. Walusimbi called for scrutiny of the recruitment companies and adequate training of migrant workers especially, the house maids before they depart...

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Four UPDF soldiers killed since inception of operation shujja

He mentions that if the joint force maintains the current momentum, soon the operation agenda will be achieved and Eastern DRC will...

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SEACOM integrates Africell infrastructure to power broadband expansion

SEACOM, a telecommunications service provider has started integrating its infrastructure and the assets it acquired from Africell last year.

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COSASE queries Entebbe passenger terminal modification contract

This is part of the findings by the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE, which is scheduled to debate before...

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Islamic State confirms death of leader Qurayshi, names successor

The US said the Iraqi jihadist blew himself up, killing his family, during a special forces raid on his hideout in north-western...

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MP Zaake loses Parliamentary Commission seat

In a secret ballot conducted out of 161 members of Parliament, 155 MPs voted to remove Zaake from the Parliament Commission while...

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Education

Teachers in Kumi spend months without pay

According to Omoding, he is surviving on debts, sometimes making him starve for days because of the accumulated debts.

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One student confirmed dead in Jinja school fire

After containing the fire at around 9:00pm, the school management conducted roll calls to ascertain the safety of all learners. However, Muwumba...

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NUP women demand for release of their husbands

The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Joyce Bagala, challenged President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to announce the release of all political prisoners for...