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“I Want to be Museveni’s Side Chic” – Makerere graduate’s poem on schools closure throws netizens in awe

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A Makerere University fresh graduate has through her social media platforms penned down an emotional and yet romantic poem addressing...

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Uganda starts manufacturing surgical gloves

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda is on track to become the first African country to produce surgical gloves and other medical equipment. East African...

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BIG STORY: Six OPM Officials charged with corruption over substandard relief items

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has charged six top officials working in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) over...

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Court

MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana request for fresh court bail

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Two opposition MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana of Kawempe North and Makindye West constituencies have reapplied for court bail...

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High Court dismisses third election petition against MP Nantaba

MUKONO, UGANDA: Mukono High Court Justice, Judge Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya has thrown out the third petition challenging the election of Idah Erios...

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Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo flees Uganda to US for personal safety

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has confirmed that he fled the country for his own personal safety and is...

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Suspected terrorist shot dead in Kyebando

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police has confirmed that a suspected terrorist was on Monday evening shot dead in Kyebando, Kampala during a counter-terrorism operation....

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NUP lawyer Anthony Wameli battling stage four cancer, admitted in Boston

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Anthony Wameli, the head of the Legal Department of the National Unity Platform-NUP has been diagnosed with stage four cancer....

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Education

Victoria University’s Ahlam Ismail crowned Miss Earth Uganda 2021

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Victoria University has yet again set the bars high after one of their own students Ahlam Ismail popularly known as...

Part of the land which was given out to setup the sugarcane factory.

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Luuka District Secures Land for Government to set up Sugarcane Factory

LUUKA, UGANDA: Luuka District local Government has secured over 50 acres of land to construct a sugarcane factory, the Daily Express reports....

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Adjumani hospital maternity runs out of beds

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani hospital maternity ward is overwhelmed with the number of mothers who have been admitted to give birth in...

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Nsangi DPC shoots reveler dead in curfew operations

WAKISO, UGANDA: One person has died following the enforcement of the nighttime curfew in Wakiso district on Sunday night. The deceased has...

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Blogger Isma Olaxess arrested over offensive communication

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Police Crime Investigations Department (CID) detectives have today morning arrested blogger Isma Olaxes aka Isma Kalevu over charges of...

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Archbishop Kaziimba urges Gov’t to revise number of congregants

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, has asked Government to consider allowing more faithful to...

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Africa

South Sudan waives off visa requirements for Ugandans

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The government of South Sudan has announced that effective Monday, October 4, 2021, all Ugandans will not require visas to...

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Uganda Airlines to launch its inaugural flights to Dubai today

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: The National flag carrier, “Uganda Airlines” is set to launch its inaugural international flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

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New pests invade Kasese tomato farmers

KASESE, UGANDA: Farmers in the Mubuku irrigation scheme in Kasese district are counting losses after a strange pest attacked their tomato gardens....

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Minister Nabakooba suspends Buikwe land activities, orders arrest of officials

BUIKWE, UGANDA: The Minister of Land, Housing, and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has suspended all Buikwe land official activities for three weeks...

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Road Maintenance kick-offs in Luuka amid outcry to formulate bylaws for sugarcane trucks

LUUKA, UGANDA: Luuka district local government has started road maintenance to make roads passable to all road users. The project has started...

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President Museveni arrives in UAE ahead of Dubai trade Expo

ABU DHABI, UAE: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday afternoon arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the 2020...

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Manufacturers to bypass Umeme to get cheap electricity

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Big industrial electricity consumers could soon buy electricity directly from generators or the transmission company to lower the electricity tariffs,...

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Africa

Col Doumbouya: Guinea coup leader sworn in as transitional president

GUINEA, AFRICA: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya on Friday promised to respect Guinea’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule as he was sworn...