All posts tagged "National News"
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727CrimePolice hunt TikTokers Zulah Gadgets, Sozo over ‘sexualized’ content featuring minor ‘Tuk-Tuk UG’
The suspects, identified as the proprietor of Zulah Gadgets and Sozo, are accussed of allegedly featuring a child known online as "Tuk-Tuk...
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763FeaturesClimate Hero: Uganda acitivist Faith Ariokot sets Guiness Record with 100-hour tree walk
Faith says the 100-hour walk was designed to draw attention to the urgent need for tree planting, forest conservation, biodiversity protection, and...
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613Big StoryHeroes Day: Museveni orders probe into Shs231bn disbursed to bush war veterans
Kampala, Uganda: President Museveni has directed leaders of veterans’ associations to account for more than Shs231 billion that government has disbursed over...
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603CrimeNightmare Journey: How armed gang hijacked taxi, robbed passengers on Mbale highway
Police investigators believe two other men who had boarded the taxi as ordinary passengers immediately joined the armed suspect and began moving...
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499NationalUIA eyes agriculture, tourism and manufacturing boom in Acholi sub-region
The Acholi Sub-region Investment Profile was developed under the guidance of Gen. Salim Saleh through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), which has been...
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1.9KBig StoryFULL LIST: 78 Ministers take oath as Museveni unveils new cabinet, five miss swearing-in
A total of 78 ministers and ministers of state took the oath of office and are expected to immediately begin implementing the...
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375NationalNewborn lion cub boosts conservation hopes in Queen Elizabeth Park
UWA Conservationists say every successful lion birth is an important contribution to maintaining healthy predator populations in Uganda's protected areas, especially as...
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1.2KBig StoryFirst Lady Janet, Muganga miss out as new cabinet take oath before Museveni
The absence of the First Lady, Janet Museveni, who has served as Minister of Education and Sports since 2016, comes amid continued...
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1.4KBig StoryMuseveni fires back at Tegulle’s ’40 Years in Wilderness’ narrative, defends NRM record
Museveni in a direct response to Tegulle cited gains in peace and security, agricultural production, export growth, infrastructure development and regional integration...
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1.2KBig StoryFuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni
The President's proposal forms part of a broader transport modernization strategy that includes the rehabilitation of the metre-gauge railway and the planned...
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1.7KBig StoryFULL SPEECH: Museveni charts Uganda’s next growth phase in ‘No More Sleep’ agenda
According to the President, PDM has already reached 3.7 million households and government will continue increasing funding to support wealth creation at...
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1.0KNationalNo public gathering as gov’t moves Heroes Day function to State House over Ebola
President Museveni will officiate at the ceremony and will be joined by fewer than 25 invited guests drawn from the three arms...
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964FinanceBOU sets cash, cheque withdrawal limits for individuals and businesses
Under the new regulations, which will take effect on January 1, 2027, individual account holders will be allowed to withdraw a maximum...
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916Big StoryMuganga Vetting: ULS says citizenship debate must be guided by law, not identity
The ULS President stressed that his position was not directed against dual citizens generally, noting that many dual citizens continue to make...
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879Big Story80 ministers out of 82 cleared as parliament completes vetting process
Kampala, Uganda: Parliament’s Appointments Committee has approved 80 of the 82 ministerial nominees recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni, with one nominee...
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1.1KBig StoryULS declares legal battle after court nullifies automatic acquittal law for torture victims
The society also announced plans to petition regional and international human rights bodies, including the East African Court of Justice, the African...
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848Big StoryOnly 20% of Uganda’s Secondary Schools ready for digital learning – UNICEF Report
According to the assessment, only one in every five secondary schools can be classified as "plugged," meaning they have reliable electricity, stable...
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1.8KNationalNo Lockdown, No schools closed over Ebola, says Govt
According to health authorities, schools in border districts have been instructed to strictly implement Ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedures aimed at...
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620Big StoryFresh shake-up looms as Museveni reviews Permanent Secretaries
State House sources indicate that some Permanent Secretaries could be dropped altogether, while others may be transferred to different ministries depending on...
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535NewsSewing machines bring hope to vulnerable girls and mothers in Ngora
The donation was made by Judith Adeke, the Chief Executive Officer of a local community-based organisation, Together for Her, which focuses on...
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1.1KEntertainmentSinger Master Parrot knocked dead in Northern Bypass crash
According to eyewitness accounts, the Muliro singer was knocked down by a speeding motorcycle while attempting to cross the Northern Bypass on...
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521CourtCourt upholds NRM position in EALA nomination case
The respondents, represented by counsel Sebuufu Usaama of K&K Advocates, argued that the nomination process had initially been commenced in line with...
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1.3KAnalysisLaw, not politics, should decide Muganga’s fate
For supporters, Muganga’s appointment represents the arrival of a globally exposed technocrat into frontline government leadership. For critics, it has revived unresolved...
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894CrimeMan, 50, stabbed to death in dispute over meat sharing
The fatal incident is said to have occurred at around 9:00 pm on Thursday when a quarrel allegedly broke out between Tumwebaze...