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UNBS does not have capacity to protect Ugandans against fake goods: MPs

Ebiro also pointed out that the Bureau faces the challenge of inadequate staffing to cover gazetted border entry points, smuggling, under declaration...

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Court dismisses November 2020 election riot case

He revealed that the government would compensate the families of the innocent victims. But more than a year later, the families are...

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Mabirizi petitions Judicial Service Commission to remove Justice Madrama from office

But he says he did not get an opportunity to object to the hearing and determination of that case before him because...

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Roko construction ltd hands over Mbarara central market to city authorities

Eng. Emmanuel Mwebaze, the project manager says that the project has a deficit liability period of one year within which they can...

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Address mental health in Health Bill – psychiatrists

Dr Nakku said this while she led a team of doctors from Butabika on Monday, 14 March 2022, to present their views...

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Simiyu hands over office to new Ministry of Internal Affairs spokesperson

Mundeyi, the new spokesperson is the former head of Inspections and Investigations in the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control in the...

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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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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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URA lost UGX14Bn due to Katuna border closure

Rwanda then issued a travel advisory to its nationals against traveling to Uganda, saying their safety was not guaranteed.

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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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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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Lira city seeks UGX 400M to repair non-functional street lights

The affected street lights are mainly along Obote avenue, Oyam road, Soroti road and Aroma lane among others. Most of them have...

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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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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...