All posts tagged "National News"

Parliament approves UGX 3.8 trillion supplementary budget

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related...

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Senior police officer strangled to death in Bukwo district

BUKWO, UGANDA: A senior police officer has been strangled to death by a yet-to-be-identified person. The incident occurred in Kamagunga village, Kapterewa...

Police in Budaka probe death of 18-year-old

BUDAKA, UGANDA: Police in Budaka district has opened inquiries into the death of Nakirya Sylvia, an 18-year-old female adult and a resident...

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National

Agago district registers over 3,000 teenage pregnancies in one year

AGAGO, UGANDA: At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from...

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Suspected M23 rebel arrested with two guns in Kisoro

Security officials in Kisoro District in western Uganda have recovered two SMG rifles from a suspected M23 rebel who claimed to be...

Pastor strangles woman to death while conducting deliverance prayers

KOLE, UGANDA: Police in Kole district have detained a pastor and his two ushers for allegedly strangling a woman to death while...

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National

NUP Endorses Harriet Nakwedde for Kayunga LC5 by-election

KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has endorsed Ms. Harriet Nakwedde as its flag bearer for the much-anticipated LCV by-elections...

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Court

Kasese NUP members denied bail, remanded further

KASESE, UGANDA: The High Court in Kasese district has rejected the bail application of five National Unity Platform-NUP supporters facing treason charges...

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UPDF soldiers convicted in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of victims

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF...

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Analysis

How laxity made Kampala Central police station an easy target for bombers

Besides, police officers inside the checkroom and those on patrols, many security officers including military, civilians, journalists, and informants take rest under...

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Kayunga by-elections: Ffeffeka’s son trashes NUP vetting process, set to go independent

KAYUNGA, UGANDA: Jamir Kamoga, the son of the late Muhammad Ffeffeka Sserubogo, the former Kayunga district LC V chairperson has decided to...

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NRM leaders in Kayunga want Nantaba disciplined for supporting independent candidate

KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Kayunga District have asked the party’s national leadership to summon the district...

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UPDF soldier, civilian arrested for murder, aggravated robbery

IBANDA, UGANDA: Police in Ibanda are holding a Uganda Peoples Defence Force-UPDF soldier and civilian accused of kidnapping and killing a boda...

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Museveni directs NRM CEC on Mobilisation

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has asked members of the top organ of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to adopt an...

SEMBABULE: 13-year-old girl beheaded in brutal murder

SEMBABULE, UGANDA: Police in Sembabule are investigating circumstances under which unknown assailants attacked a 13-year-old girl and beheaded her. Violah Nangoba, a...

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JINJA: Two shot dead, motor vehicle taken along Jinja-Kamuli road

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira Region has launched an investigation into the shooting which claimed two lives of a man and a...

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Business

India to support Uganda’s dairy, grain and cotton sectors

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Indian government has committed to transferring knowledge, technology and experience in agriculture to boost Uganda’s agricultural sector. Indian Minister...

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National

HEADS WILL ROLL: Adjumani Hospital rejects Out-of-date Laboratory Re-Agents Worth Shs6.5m

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The management of Adjumani Hospital is entangled in rancorous disagreement with KRISTO Group Uganda Limited over alleged supplies of expired...

Committee selected to probe Minister Musenero over Covid-19 vaccine funds

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Ntungamo Municipality MP Yona Musinguzi has tabled before the House documentary evidence seeking to implicate the Minister of Science, Technology,...

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