All posts tagged "National News"
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1.2KNewsParliament pass sh3000 tax on export of leaf tobacco
The parliament of Uganda on Monday passed the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which will Ugandan traders dealing in the exportation of...
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3.0KBig StoryGovts, fighters kill 27 citizens a day – IGAD report
The governments and fighters in Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) member states killed 10,000 citizens in 2020 alone, translating into 27 deaths...
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841CrimeRUBANDA: 70-yr-old Woman gruesomely murdered, private parts missing
Police in Rubanda has started investigation on the gruesome murder of a 70-year old woman who was found lying dead with private...
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1.5KCOVID-19COVID-19: Entebbe Hospital Runs Out of Vaccine Doses
COVID-19 VACCINATION | UGANDA: The Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has run out of COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Daily Express has understood. According...
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1.7KBusinessMTN loses sh52bn case against UCC
KAMPALA – The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a case in which MTN Uganda had sued the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), challenging...
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1.4KBig StoryDeputy IGP Lokech transfers 254 senior police officers
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen Paul Lokech has transferred and appointed 254 senior police officers to various positions. In...
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2.5KBreakingBUBU Commissioner Hajji Abdul Kasule perishes in nasty accident
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has confirmed the death of Hajji Abdul Kasule has died, the Commissioner in charge of the...
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1.2KFeaturedControversial Lawyer Mabirizi to form own political party
Controversial city lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has written to the Electoral Commission seeking to register his own political party. In his letter to...
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800Latest NewsPolice scale up tough curfew operations amid deadly Indian Covid-19 Variant
Police in Kampala have announced the scaling up of curfew operations in the wake of the deadly Indian covid-19 strain confirmed in...
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961Big StorySHOCKING: How LDU Soldiers shot dead Former UJA President Robert Kagolo
A security guard, who witnessed the shooting of former Uganda Journalist Association president and UBC journalist, Robert Kagolo, has narrated to Saturday...
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1.2KExclusiveGovt Seeks Shs97bn to renovate Namboole stadium
The Ministry of Education and Sports is seeking Shs97.2 billion to renovate Mandela National Stadium-Namboole ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers....
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1.8KNationalKOTIDO: 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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1.4KNationalParliament 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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1.6KJust In20 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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1.3KCourtMinister 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...
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1.4KNationalMPs 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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1.4KJust InUgandan 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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2.3KNationalOutgoing 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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974NationalIGAD 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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6.3KBreakingScores 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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3.2KLatest NewsMuseveni 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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1.1KInvestigativeState 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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1.6KCurrent AffairsGovt 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...
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1.2KCrimePolice 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...