All posts tagged "National News"

Mubende district security boss arrested over defilement, rape

MUBENDE, UGANDA: The Crimes Investigations Directorate has arrested and detained the Mubende Deputy District Security Officer (DISO) on allegations of rape and...

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Unknown gunmen shoot two dead in Yumbe

YUMBE, UGANDA: Unidentified gunmen suspected to be from refugee settlements in Yumbe District raided Lobbi Town Council at the border of Koboko...

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Man collapses dead during LDU recruitment in Lira

LIRA, UGANDA: UPDF has confirmed that an applicant collapsed and died on Wednesday during the recruitment exercise of Local Defence Unit (LDU)...

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National

Parliament passes motion to restructure Science ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday passed a motion that will see the Finance Ministry of Finance reallocate funds from the...

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Adjumani District Chairman Refutes Media Reports On Sparking Fury in a Meeting with LC1 Chairpersons

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani District LC5 Chairman Mr. Anyama Ben has refuted media claims that yesterday, September 7, 20211, he sparked fury...

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COVID-19

Journalist jailed over alleged acts likely to spread Covid-19

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The grade one magistrate’s court in Adjumani yesterday, September 6, 2021, remanded Aulogo F.M journalist Jurugo Emmanuel alias Ogasto who...

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Adjumani District Chairman sparks fury among VHTs over careless statement

CADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani District chairperson Mr. Anyama Ben has today sparked fury among members of the Village Health Teams (VHTs) when...

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Court

Kidandala to appeal high court ruling in case against MP Ssegirinya

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North election loser, Sulaiman Kidandala has Tuesday said he has finalised plans to appeal against the ruling of the...

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Masaka residents flee homes amid fear of machete killers

MASAKA, UGANDA: Residents in the Masaka Sub-region are fleeing their homes fearing possible attacks by panga-wielding thugs who have wreaked havoc in...

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Panic as Panga-wielding thugs raid Busia district

BUSIA, UGANDA: Residents of Busia District have been thrown into panic following reports that panga-wielding thugs have hit the district, a week...

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Grief as son kills father over UGX 5000

KOLE DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Kole district have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of killing his father over Shillings 5,000. The suspect...

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Deceased medical student had brain edema, cerebral malaria – Doctors

KAMPALA< UGANDA: Rosette Kyarikunda, a Busitema University student died last week after allegedly developing complications resulting from a Covid-19 jab. Although the...

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FDC’s Salamu Musumba to reconcile with Kadaga after election burst-up

KAMULI, UGANDA: The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) stalwart, Mrs. Salamu Musumba has expressed willingness to reconcile with her rival, the...

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Buruuli, Bunyala launch fresh demand for ‘lost land’

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Buruuli and Bunyala Chiefdoms have launched a fresh campaign to repossess lost still under Buganda Kingdom. In their new campaign...

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VIDEO: CCTV captures panga-wielding thugs in Nansana

NANSANA, KAMPALA: Four machete-wielding thugs stormed private homes in Wakiso District Saturday morning but back off when an electric alarm went off....

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Apaa land conflict will be resolved by Science, says Museveni

WEST NILE, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has told the leaders from the West Nile sub-region that the long standing land conflict in...

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Adjumani Police traffic boss on the run after brutalizing boda-boda cyclist

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani Resident District Commissioner – RDC Mr. Taban Data Peter has ordered for the immediate arrest of the police...

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15 arrested in crackdown on motorcycle thefts in Jinja city

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja city conducted a Thursday night crackdown where they arrested 15 youths suspected of masterminding ‘syndicated’ motorcycle thefts...

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Ntoroko district NRM boss murdered, body dumped in Ibanda

NTOROKO, UGANDA: Police in Ntoroko district is investigating the circumstances under which the District acting NRM chairperson, Jepherson Kabagambe Aheebwa was brutally...

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MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana summoned over Masaka killings

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has summoned Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West Constituency, and Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe...

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