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Oyam receives voting materials ahead of Thursday By-Election

The Oyam District Electoral Commission have today received the electoral materials including ballots and boxes as voters gear up for Thursday's Election...

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LIST: Ten in race to succeed Bishop Luwalira at Namirembe Diocese

Ten candidates in the race to replace Rt. Rev Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira as Bishop of Namirembe diocese have submitted their applications to...

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Mbarara Hospital staff trained on Human Capital Management

The staff at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) on Tuesday concluded a two-day training on Capital Management System (CMS) conducted by the...

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11-year-old pupil arrested for attempting to poison teacher

A primary five pupil of Ntayigilwa primary school in Ikumbya sub-county, Luuka district was on Tuesday handed over to police for allegedly...

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UPDF beefs up security ahead of Late Babiito Clan leader’s burial

The Uganda People's Defense Forces have beefed up security at the home of the late Babiito clan Chairperson Dabanja Alfred Dabiiro in...

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SHOCKER: How Trade Ministry spent shs400m to transport documents from Kampala to Entebbe, PS Ssali speaks out

Ugandans were on Monday left in a frenzy after parliament was told that the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives used Shs400m...

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Shock as 24-year-old man collapses dead after having supper

Police in Bukedi South and Tororo district are investigating the mysterious death of a Game Ranger at Ngoma Game Reserve who collapsed...

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LCs at DRC border ask for smartphones to improve info sharing

Local council chairpersons in areas in Kasese district neighboring DR Congo want the government to provide them with smartphones to enhance their...

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FULL LIST: Top 20 highly-paid Government employees in 2023 named, see how much they earn

Here is a list of Uganda’s highly-paid government employees taking home a monthly salary of over shs 17m, an amount which millions...

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Museveni pays last respects to Col Engola, hails him for restoring peace in Lango

President Yoweri Museveni has paid his last respects to the Late Minister of State for Labour, Col (Rtd) Charles Engola Mac-Odwogo whom...

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Oil refinery deal hits dead end as AGEC project framework agreement expires

The prospects of Uganda starting oil production in 2025 may not be realised after the much-anticipated oil refinery project deal hit another...

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Man strangles girlfriend to death, calls her parents to pick body for burial

The Territorial Police in Mukono District are actively hunting for one Wabembasha Enock, a 25-year-old male adult for strangling his girlfriend to...

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Who is Kale Kayihura, the Retiring NRA Bush War General

Gen Edward Kalekezi Kayihura, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, former UPDF General, farmer and former policeman.

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Bunyoro University task force starts hunt for Varsity land

Bunyoro University task force management committee and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development have started the programme of evaluation of...

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Man, 25, arrested over aggravated defilement, murder of 2-year-old child

The Police in Bukedi South have arrested a 25-year-old male adult in Tororo District on charges of kidnap, aggravated defilement and murder...

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Omoro MP Andrew Ojok Oulanyah refutes reports that he is blind

Omoro County Member of Parliament Hon Andrew Ojok Oulanyah has refuted reports he labelled as fake that he has gone blind saying...

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Police on the spot after suspect dies in police cell

The Police in Rubirizi District are actively investigating how a suspected thief accused of breaking into a shop died inside the police...

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Govt develops policy to regulate Tea Quality

Government of Uganda has developed a policy to regulate the tea industry and to address challenges affecting the tea sub-sector in the...

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Minister Lumumba faults MPs for passing tax on diapers

The Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Justine Kasule Lumumba has blamed members of parliament in...

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Three students of Nyapea College arrested for raiding school kitchen at Paidha SS

The Administration of Paidha Secondary School has handed over three students of St. Aloysious College, Nyapea in Zombo to Paidha Police Station...

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Kiira police vows to wipe out criminals with new sniffer dogs

Police in Kiira Region have pledged to wipe out criminality from the region after receiving two sniffer dogs which will facilitate criminal...

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Decomposing body of unidentified woman discovered in Iganga

Shock gripped residents of Lugobango village, Nawaningi sub-county in Iganga district on Saturday when they recovered a decomposing body of a yet...

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