All posts tagged "National News"

KOTIDO: Five Killed, Two Guns Recovered in UPDF Operation on Cattle Raiders

KOTIDO DISTRICT, UGANDA: The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces UPDF have recovered two illegal guns and dozens of ammunition in a cordon and...

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Parliament passes tax on fuel and internet, drops OTT tax

Parliament has today passed a 12% tax on internet data with an exemption on data meant for medical and education services. The...

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20 Congolese nationals arrested for illegal entry into Uganda

KASESE | UGANDA: Twenty (20) Congolese nationals have been arrested in Kasese District for illegal entry into Uganda. Joshua Masereka the Deputy...

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Minister Rukutana Acquitted of Murder and Assault Charges

NTUNGAMO DISTRICT: Court in Ntungamo District has acquitted Labour Minister Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana of seven cases in including attempted murder which he...

MPs ask Govt to stop Kenyan buses ferrying Ugandan pupils across the border

Members of parliament sitting on the Education Committee on Thursday asked government to stop Kenyan buses from ferrying learners from Uganda amid...

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Ugandan Activist Rita Achiro wins EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2021

Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) Executive Director and Women’s Rights Activist Rita Aciro Lakor was on Thursday announced the winner of the EU...

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Outgoing MPs tipped on coping with life after Parliament

Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday received tips on how to cope with life after leaving Parliament. The two-day seminar, which ends...

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IGAD Launches Youth Forum for Peace Building in Entebbe

The regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has today (Thursday) launched the IGAD youth forum to involve them in peacebuilding. The youth...

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Breaking

Scores injured as Jaguar Bus collides with Fuso Lorry at Kyazanga

KYAZANGA, MASAKA: Several passengers on Wednesday evening sustained serious injuries after a Jaguar Bus had collided with a Fuso lorry and overturned...

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Museveni donates 100 cows to aid “Anti-tick” vaccine trials

KYANKWAZI – President Yoweri Museveni has donated 100 heads of cattle from Ngoma Government Farm to Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal...

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State House Probes NMS Manager over sale of govt drugs to Tanzania

The State House is investigating a case in which Isaac Aijuka, the store manager at National Medical Stores (NMS) warehouse in Ibanda...

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Current Affairs

Govt to accord Late MP Mathias Kasamba an official burial

KYAKWANZI – President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an official burial for the late Hon. Mathias Kasamba, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party...

Police officer arrested over theft of govt drugs

Police in Koboko district are holding onto their own officer arrested in connection with the theft of government drugs. Koboko District Police...

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Lifestyle

Museveni meets Zimbabwean Grand Mufti Ismail Menk in Kyankwanzi

President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday evening met with Zimbabwean Grand Mufti and top Muslim Scholar Mufti Ismail ibn Musa Menk at the...

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Police arrest 23-yr-old for beating colleague to death in fistfight

A twenty-three-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly beating a 20-yr-old colleague who was pronounced dead on arrival at Gulu regional referral...

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12 police officers injured in Nakapiripirit motor accident

NAKAPIRIPIRIT: A total of 12 police officers are reported to have been critically injured after a truck that ferried them for deployment...

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UWA Rangers Sentenced to Jail for Killing Truck Driver

The Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) on Tuesday sentenced two Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) rangers for killing a driver in Apaa Market...

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30 People arrested over Examination Malpractice

The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has revealed that 30 people have been arrested so far over examination malpractice during the PLE,...

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Kyambogo Robbery: Six suspects charged, remanded for robbing Chinese national.

Six people, who were caught on CCTV cameras attacking two people including a Chinese national, have been charged before court and sent...

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Policeman surrenders after reportedly shooting boss dead

Sserugo Hussein, a Policeman who allegedly shot dead two of his colleagues in Kiboga district, has surrendered himself. Sserugo, after hiding for...

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2021/22 National Budget revised upwards to sh44.7trillion

Notable additional funds in the budget also include sh22b for UBC's operational costs, sh60b for Uganda Electoral Commission to relocate its offices,...