All posts tagged "National News"

Counsel Wanyoto pledges Shs20m, 30 bursaries to Banyole community

Mbale, Uganda: Independent MP hopeful Counsel Paul Mugoya Wanyoto on Saturday pledged Shs20 million towards the construction of a Banyole Community Office...

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Gulu Mortuary attendant turns to football to cope with trauma of daily exposure to death

Gulu, Uganda: For over 15 years, George Oroma has worked as a mortuary attendant at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, handling up to...

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Ugandan activist Atuhaire found abandoned at Mutukula border after days in Tanzanian custody

Mutukula, Uganda: Veteran Ugandan journalist and human rights activist Agather Atuhaire has been found abandoned at the Mutukula border, days after she...

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BUYENDE: Child-led family risk kidnap, hunger after parents flee home

Buyende, Uganda: A child-headed household in Buyende Trading Centre Zone is facing severe hunger, risk of disease, and possible abduction after their...

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Museveni lauds MPs for passing UPDF Amendment Bill

Luwero, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has congratulated Members of Parliament for passing the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025,...

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Pope Leo XIV reassigns Vatican representative to Uganda

Kampala, Uganda: In his fourth round of episcopal appointments and resignations since assuming the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has reassigned Archbishop Luigi...

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Make Museveni score 95% in Pallisa, RDC Dhikusooka rallies NRM leaders

Pallisa, Uganda: The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Pallisa, Mr. Magid Dhikusooka, has challenged newly elected NRM sub-county chairpersons to deliver at...

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Minister Nambozo accused of plotting chaos to disrupt NRM elections in Sironko

Sironko, Uganda:- Tension is mounting in Elgon Region’s Sironko District ahead of Friday’s NRM district elections, with fresh allegations emerging that the...

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Parliament passes controversial UPDF Bill despite supreme court ruling

Kampala, Uganda: The Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday passed the controversial Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2025, allowing civilians to be...

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ONC dominates NRM structures with over 1.3 million positions, 1600 subcounty chairpersons

Kyambogo, Uganda: The Senior Presidential Advisor and Head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo, has vowed that...

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Driver cheats death after car crashes at same spot that killed Rajiv at Busabala

Wakiso, Uganda: Just less than two weeks since the tragic death of city businessman and rally driver Rajiv Ruparelia, another car crash...

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MP Santa Okot empowers Pader youths to fight climate change through tree planting

By Allan Richard Odoch Pader, Uganda: Hundreds of youths in Pader District have taken the lead in combating climate change, thanks to...

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I left NUP because Bobi blocked me from Presidency – Gen Bigirwa

Kamuli, Uganda: The former National Unity Platform (NUP) party coordinator for Busoga, Moses Bigirwa aka Gen Bigirwa, has revealed that internal blackmail,...

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Revolutionary Platform’s Bigirwa urges politicians to embrace reasoned debate over abuses

Kamuli, Uganda: The President of the Eastern Revolutionary Platform, Moses Bigirwa, has called on politicians across the country to shift away from...

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Banyole’s Oluhuje Cultural Festival to kick off with community cleaning in Nakaloke

Mbale, Uganda: The much-anticipated Oluhuje Festival, a cultural reunion of the Banyole community in the diaspora, will officially commence tomorrow with a...

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Museveni appoints Dr. Charles Olaro as Director General Health Services

Kampala, Uganda: President Museveni has appointed senior consultant surgeon, Dr Charles Olaro, as the new Director General of Health Services at the...

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Luuka voters accuse Tanga of confusion after Mbayo wins fresh NRM polls, want Museveni to intervene

Luuka, Uganda: A spate of chaos has rocked the NRM grassroots elections in Luuka District, with angry locals accusing the party’s National...

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Museveni urges Rwenzori leaders to focus on one task at a time for increased productivity

Bundibugyo, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tuesday advised local leaders in the Rwenzori sub-region to avoid tackling multiple tasks simultaneously, emphasizing that...

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Microfinance groups cautioned against lending to environmentally harmful ventures

Gulu, Uganda: Experts have warned Tier 4 financial institutions, including SACCOs and microfinance entities, against lending to enterprises that degrade the environment...

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Kireka Miracle Centre marks 35 years with call for unity among church leaders

Kira Municipality, Uganda: Kireka Miracle Centre Church (KMCC) on Sunday, May 11, 2025, marked 35 years of ministry with a celebratory homecoming...

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Oyam officials unveil fresh safety measures to curb boat accidents on River Nile

Oyam, Uganda: Authorities in Oyam District have announced fresh safety measures to combat increasing fatalities on the River Nile, following a recent...

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Kamuli RDC lauds Bugulumbya Sub-County for effective utilization of PDM funds

Kamuli, Uganda: Residents of Bugulumbya Sub County in Kamuli District have earned praise from the Resident District Commissioner Rose Birungi for their...

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