All posts tagged "National News"

Uganda earns sh262b from coffee exports in August

According to the monthly coffee report issued by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), this was a drastic fall in earnings and...

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Uganda prisons acquires 30,000 hectares of disputed land in Pader

Measuring approximately 12 square miles, the land that is located in Laguti sub county, covers five villages namely Lakalanganya, Lakwor, Kalili, Onyon,...

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Police Officer remanded for murder of businessman after minor car accident

The Police said that the suspect drove off to his home where he was arrested from and his car was impounded and...

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Masindi Man Arrested for Strangling Wife to Death

It is alleged that the suspect picked a quarrel over yet unknown reason with his wife on Thursday night and in the...

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ZOMBO: Atyak Seed School struggling to teach computer lessons

The school authorities say that 8 computer sets delivered by the Government early this year are lying idle due to the lack...

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LC1 Chairperson on the run after security retrieves stolen goats from his home

The chairperson who got suspicious tried to direct the tracking team in a different direction but they insisted until they landed on...

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Police arrest suspected armed robber in Kabale town

Akandwanaho who hails from Mitooma District was detained following the arrest of his colleague Ephraim Matsiko by police in Mbarara City.

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Kitgum top districts ranking for PDM funds misappropriation

Last week, 15 staff of Kitgum district were arrested over alleged misappropriation of Parish Development Model funds.

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Three UPDF officers remanded over mismanagement of Rubongi military hospital

The group on Wednesday was arraigned before the General Court Martial presided over by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe and charged with fraudulent...

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Kasese intensifies Ebola screening at border points

On Tuesday, the regional office for Africa of the World Health Organization-WHO, said one new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed...

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KABALE: Four including CAO detained over Misuse of Sh289m PDM Funds

Kabale district local government received Shs 563m for PDM activities and revolving funds worth Ugx 289 million meant for parish SACCO’S which...

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Total Energies secures first oil rig for Tilenga project

A statement from Total Energies shows the ‘ZPEB Rig 1501’ is a highly innovative 1,500 Horsepower (HP) walking land rig with full...

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Inside Abed Bwanika’s proposed bill on ‘Contract Farming’

Under contract farming, an agreement exists between a buyer and farmers to supply a specific quantity and quality of agricultural products at...

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BUNDIBUGYO: Man hacks brother to death over cocoa theft

The deceased identified as Vincent Tumwine had allegedly invaded the garden on Friday night to steal his brother's cocoa pods when he...

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TORORO: S.4 student killed over shs1000

According to police reports, the suspect severely boxed and kicked Othieno on his lower abdomen leaving him unconscious.

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UNEB Attributes Examination Malpractice to Lack of Candidate Briefing

According to the examination body’s rules and regulations, all national examination cycles should start with a briefing session in which candidates are...

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OPM delivers 30,000 tons of relief food to Otuke district

However, Francis Abola, the district chairperson says the relief food is enough for the targeted population and called on the beneficiaries to...

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Good news for parents as Gov’t moves to regulate school fees

“In the meantime, there are procedures in the ministry for any school to increase fees and this is done through the boards...

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Kikuube Residents Discover Decomposing Body in a Bush

John Baguma, a resident of Kyamugobe who discovered the body says as he went to collect firewood on Monday evening, he landed...

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Religious Leaders Seek Divine Intervention for Teso Cultural Woes

A cross-section of religious leaders drawn from Uganda and Kenya are leading the new drive which will start with an interdenominational prayer...

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Mubende- Kakumiro Road PAPs Protest Compensation Rates

The residents of East Division and Kiyuuni Sub-county in Mubende District claim that some of their properties were undervalued during the construction...

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