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KWANIA: Man kills self after stabbing wife to death

KWANIA, UGANDA: Grief and shock has hit residents of Adaglako village in Kwania district after a man who reportedly killed his wife...

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Hundreds flee homes in Busia over illegal power connections

BUSIA, UGANDA: Hundreds of Busia municipal residents fled their homes on Monday morning during the crackdown on illegal power consumers. It all...

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Two more people butchered in Masaka as death toll raises to 25

GREATER MASAKA, UGANDA: The Masaka sub-region continues to grip in fear and grief after the deadly gang of machete-wielding thugs killed two...

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Crime

Woman shot dead for ‘giving intelligence’ to UPDF’

MOROTO, UGANDA: Karimojong warriors have shot and killed a woman who is suspected to have given intelligence information to Uganda Peoples Defence...

Samples of Vidicine manufactured by Kazire Health Products Ltd

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NDA approves Kazire’s Vidicine herbal drug for covid-19 treatment

MBARARA, UGANDA: The National Drug Authority (NDA) has approved the use of Vidicine, a local herbal concoction as a supplementary treatment of...

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Crime

Death toll in Masaka raises to nineteen as 60-year-old woman is butchered

MASAKA, UGANDA: Sixty-year-old Anent Nampijja Muwangaza, a resident of Kasaali village, Bisanje Parish, Kabonera division in Masaka is the latest victim of...

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Court

Masaka Muslim leaders released on bail

MASAKA, UGANDA: The Grade One Magistrates Court in Masaka has granted bail to four Muslim leaders who were charged with assault and...

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Another Mbale accident claims four people, six critically injured

MBALE, UGANDA: Four people were on Thursday confirmed dead on spot and six others hospitalized after an accident happened in Mbale City...

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Church of Uganda issues roadmap for election of North Kigezi Diocese Bishop

RUKUNGIRI, UGANDA: The Church of Uganda has issued a roadmap for the election of the new Bishop for North Kigezi Diocese in...

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National

Parliament vets Wangadya, Kaheru, and 3 others as new UHRC bosses

The Parliamentary Appointments Committee Wednesday vetted Ms. Mariam Wangadya as the new chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Wangadya, the...

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First batch of 51 Afghan evacuess arrive in Uganda

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: The first batch of Afghan refugees have on Wednesday morning arrived at the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda following an...

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Kalungu district gets UGX2Bn piped water project

KALUNGU, UGANDA: There is excitement in Kalungu district following the commissioning of a piped water supply project. Many residents have been trekking...

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Truckers suspend travel to South Sudan after two drivers shot dead en-route Juba

NOTHERN, UGANDA: Truckers have suspended travels to South Sudan following the shooting of two Kenyan truck drivers. Haron Abdulahi Ore and Issa...

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Mbale accident kills four on spot, three critically injured

MBALE, UGANDA: Four people were killed on spot and three others nursing critical injuries after an early morning accident in Mbale city...

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Court

Court rejects eight witnesses in petition against Nantaba

MUKONO, UGANDA: The High Court in Mukono on Monday rejected eight witnesses and four additional affidavits in the second election petition filed...

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Rubanda deputy speaker arrested in Emyooga scandal

RUBANDA DISTRICT, UGANDA: The deputy speaker of Rubanda district, Pierre Mbabazi Nyetegyereize and two others are in trouble for alleged mismanagement of...

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Analysis

Shoprite exit: Can foreign retailers survive in Uganda?

EXCLUSIVE: The confirmation on Monday by the South African based retailer Shoprite, that it was quitting Uganda and Madagascar, raises more questions...