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Adjumani hospital maternity runs out of beds

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani hospital maternity ward is overwhelmed with the number of mothers who have been admitted to give birth in...

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Africa

South Sudan waives off visa requirements for Ugandans

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The government of South Sudan has announced that effective Monday, October 4, 2021, all Ugandans will not require visas to...

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New pests invade Kasese tomato farmers

KASESE, UGANDA: Farmers in the Mubuku irrigation scheme in Kasese district are counting losses after a strange pest attacked their tomato gardens....

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Minister Nabakooba suspends Buikwe land activities, orders arrest of officials

BUIKWE, UGANDA: The Minister of Land, Housing, and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has suspended all Buikwe land official activities for three weeks...

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Road Maintenance kick-offs in Luuka amid outcry to formulate bylaws for sugarcane trucks

LUUKA, UGANDA: Luuka district local government has started road maintenance to make roads passable to all road users. The project has started...

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President Museveni arrives in UAE ahead of Dubai trade Expo

ABU DHABI, UAE: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday afternoon arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the 2020...

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Museveni vows to scrap court bail, bond for capital offenders

STATE HOUSE, NAKASERO: President Yoweri Museveni has further re-echoed his proposal to scrap court bail and police bond for murder suspects and...

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Six police officers injured in car accident along Masaka road

MASAKA, UGANDA: Police in Masaka has confirmed six of its officers have been admitted at Masaka regional referral hospital after a patrol...

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Gov’t allocates Shs30bn to upgrade Namboole stadium

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government has allocated Shs30 billion this financial year, for the refurbishment of the Mandela National Stadium popularly known as Namboole...

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Corporate Affairs

CNOOC rewards Hoima’s best performers in 2020 PLE, UCE and UACE

HOIMA, UGANDA: China National Offshore Oil Corporation – CNOOC Uganda has awarded 180 best Performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE,...

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Glimmer of Hope as Adjumani Hospital receives drugs after three months shortage

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: There is a ray of hope for the people in Adjumani district as the National Medical Stores the official Agency...

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National

Kolir youth chairperson asks Gov’t to construct Acomai Primary School

BUKEDEA DISTRICT: The youth Chairperson Kolir Sub-county Mr. Odong Vicent has asked central government to intervene in the situation of Acomai primary...

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Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana remanded with fresh murder charges

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North Member of Parliament, hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya and his colleague Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West have been remanded to...

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Youth leaders task gov’t to stock more condoms in health centres

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A section of Ugandan youths through their leadership under the National Youth Council (NYC) have urged the Ministry of Health...

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Court

Court nullifies NUP’s Ndiwalana election as Bukomansimbi North MP

MASAKA, UGANDA: The High Court in Masaka has nullified the election of Ms. Christine Nandagire Ndiwalana as the Member of Parliament for...

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Crime

Widow hacked to death over land in Bugweri

BUGWERI, UGANDA: Police in Bugweri District are hunting for family members who connived and hacked to death a 60-year-old widow using a...

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Katikkiro Mayiga calls for maintaining of court bail

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has called for the maintenance of court bail as a way of ensuring...

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1,000 teens impregnated by road workers in Soroti

SOROTI, UGANDA: Road constructors who recently worked on infrastructure projects in Soroti, Kumi and Pallisa districts have been accused of impregnating at...

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Govt to hunt student loan defaulters at workplaces

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The government has finalised arrangements to track beneficiaries of its student loan scheme at their jobs to recover the money....

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Bukedea school shifts office to pit latrines

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: The administration of Acomai Primary School in Kamutur sub county in Bukedea district, currently operates in a pit latrine after...

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Kigezi registers 7,712 teenage pregnancies during lockdown

KABALE, UGANDA: More than 7,000 underage girls have been impregnated in the six districts of the Kigezi region during the Covid-19 lockdown....

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National

Iganga Leaders convene to lay grounds for construction of modern market

IGANGA, UGANDA: Leadership in Iganga Municipality convened on Friday to prepare Iganga market vendors and lock-up owners for a multi-billion Market which...