All posts tagged "National News"
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1.6KCrime60-year-old man beheaded, body dumped in sugarcane plantation in Luuka
LUUKA, UGANDA: Fear and grief engulfed residents of Busandha village, Bukoova Town Council in Luuka district after finding their fellow resident killed...
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2.1KLatest NewsTraffic paralyzed as a fuel truck catches fire in Bugweri district
BUGWERI, UGANDA: Traffic has paralyzed along Iganga-Busia highway when a fuel trailer overturned and reduced to ashes by fire at Busesa village,...
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1.1KNationalFuel tanker goes up in flames along Iganga-Bugiri highway
BUGWERI, UGANDA: A transnational fuel tanker exploded into flames on Saturday morning in Butende village, Ibulanku sub county, Bugweri district along the...
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1.5KLatest NewsUgandan Young Farmers tipped to embrace Precision Agriculture
New 11-Country Report Reveals African Farmers Missing out on AgriTech Innovations that Could Supercharge the Sector with Opportunities for Youth. The report...
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2.1KBig StoryObote speech on eve of Uganda’s Independence 1962
Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote’s speech on eve of Uganda’s Independence in 1962 “Countrymen and friends, At midnight tonight, Uganda shall become...
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3.7KBig StoryFormer Premier Amama Mbabazi appointed Special Envoy to the President
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Prime Minister John Patrick Mr Amama Mbabazi as a Special Envoy to South Sudan...
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1.6KJust In17-year-old electrocuted to death as he starts work at a kiosk
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Iganga has started investigations into the death of a 17-year-old boy who was electrocuted early morning on Friday....
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1.1KLatest NewsFormer Madi Okollo MP John Arumadri Drazu is dead
ARUA, UGANDA: John Arumadri Drazu, the former Madi Okollo Member of Parliament and Forum for Democratic Change-FDC stalwart is dead. He breathed...
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1.4KBig StoryPolice recovers condolence money for Lwengo murder victims
LWENGO, UGANDA: Police in Lwengo district has recovered sh5.25 million , part of the condolence money that had been paid to fake...
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1.8KCurrent AffairsEC Releases Programme for Conducting By-Elections in Local Government Positions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) has released a programme that will be followed to conduct By-Elections for Local Government Councils,...
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1.4KBig StoryUganda starts manufacturing surgical gloves
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda is on track to become the first African country to produce surgical gloves and other medical equipment. East African...
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2.5KLatest NewsLuuka District Secures Land for Government to set up Sugarcane Factory
LUUKA, UGANDA: Luuka District local Government has secured over 50 acres of land to construct a sugarcane factory, the Daily Express reports....
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1.1KNationalAdjumani 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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1.6KAfricaSouth 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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1.2KLatest NewsNew 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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1.3KBig StoryMinister 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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1.5KNationalRoad 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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1.6KNationalPresident 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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1.5KBig StoryMuseveni 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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1.4KJust InSix 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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2.2KBig StoryGov’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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1.4KCorporate AffairsCNOOC 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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1.2KLatest NewsGlimmer 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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1.3KNationalKolir 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...