All posts tagged "National News"

Fishermen on Lake Albert decry increased FPU penalties for Illegal fishing

HOIMA, UGANDA: Fishermen on Lake Albert in the Districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube and Kagadi have expressed concern over increased intervations by...

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Bulambuli CAO arrested for alleged abuse of office

BULAMBULI, UGANDA: The Bulambuli Chief Administrative Officer, Leonard Tumusime, is in police custody over corruption and abuse of office-related charges. The Resident...

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Bishop Paul Ssemogerere appointed new Archbishop of Kampala

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Pope Francis VI has appointed Bishop Dr. Paul Ssemogere as the new Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese. Bishop Ssemogerere, 64, has...

Hoima District launches Covid 19 mass vaccination

HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima District Health sector and other partners have today at Hoima taxi park launched the mass vaccination on Covid...

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KAKUMIRO: 38-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing businesswoman

KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Police in Kakumiro District has arrested a 38-year-old woman suspected to have had a hand in the killing of a...

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59-year-old woman hacked to death by son in law in Kiryandongo

KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA: Police in Kiryandongo is hunting a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing her mother-in-law on Wednesday morning. The suspect is Muhamud...

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27 arrested in Pallisa for assaulting police officers

PALLISA, UGANDA: The police in Pallisa district have arrested 27 people for allegedly assaulting two police officers. The officers have been identified...

Learners in Bunyoro Region turned into fishermen due to continued lockdown

BUNYORO REGION, UGANDA: Many learners in Bunyoro Region in the Districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, Kagadi among others turned to fishing due...

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Adjumani DHO Refutes Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Stock-outs

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district health officer [DHO] Dr.Drametu Dominic has refuted claims that the district is experiencing stock-outs of Covid-19 vaccines....

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40-year-old woman hacked to death in Kakumiro District

KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: A 40-year-old woman has been hacked to death by yet unidentified assailants in Mwitanzige Sub county, Kakumiro District creating panic...

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Sugar cane farmers in Masindi advised to make co-operatives

MASINDI, UGANDA: Cosmus Byaruhanga the Masindi District chairperson has advised sugar cane farmers to join co-operatives so as to have a collective...

High Rate of Covid-19 Vaccination turn up in Kagadi worries public

KAGADI, UGANDA: The overwhelming number of people turning up for Covid-19 vaccination in Mpefu Sub county, Kagadi district has created fear among...

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MP Rukaari accused of swindling UGX 10Bn in another land deal

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A family in Isingiro district has petitioned the government after losing over ten billion Shillings to Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, a...

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Masindi district registers 1,000 cases of defilement in one year

MASINDI, UGANDA: Masindi district has registered a surge in defilement cases with more than 1,000 reported between January and November 2021. Records...

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Heavy rains destroy houses and crops in Kikuube District

KIKUUBE, UGANDA: More than 100 people in Kyabayanja village, Kimbugu Parish, Kabwoya Sub county in Kikuube district are out in the cold...

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Bishop Stuart University bans students from wearing miniskirts, ‘ripped’ jeans and tattoos

MBARARA, UGANDA: Bishop Stuart University (BSU) located in Mbarara has issued a directive banning its male students from wearing sandals, ripped jeans...

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Hoima parents ask Gov’t to give special training to learners before schools reopening

HOIMA, UGANDA: Hoima parents and guardians want the government through the Ministry of Education and Sports to organize special trainings to school...

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New religion that stops believers from seeking medication discovered in Kakumiro

KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Residents of of Rubani Village, in Kaika Parish Nalweyo Town council in Kakumiro District are shocked by a new religion...

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Another Ugandan arrested at Rwanda border

KABALE, UGANDA: Security personnel in Rwanda have arrested a 21-year-old Ugandan man. Anthony Twijukye, a resident of Buhoro village in Rwene parish...