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Lugazi town agents on the spot over local revenue shortfalls

The probe committee was formed in the previous month to investigate the drop in local revenue collections.

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Ugandan nationals arrested in disputed border area released

Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Osborn Oceng says that the four were arrested at different intervals following a fierce fire exchange

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Police launches crackdown on crude alcohol in Karamoja

The operations have been in place over the previous years, but took a back seat this year when cattle rustling reached its...

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Business

Pinetti coffee deal: Lawyers file additional evidence

In April this year, Henry Byansi and Michael Aboneka challenged the agreement signed by Ramathan Ggoobi, the secretary to the treasury on...

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Crime

Entebbe court fines man Shs 2.2m for attempting to traffick 11 girls to Saudi Arabia

Sharif Mbabal was arrested last month after 11 girls, who lacked clearance from the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to...

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Oil prices retreat from 3-month highs

The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery lost 60 cents, or 0.5 percent, to settle at 121.51 U.S. dollars a barrel...

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Africa

UNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa

UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said more than 1.7 million children

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FDC fronts Moses Attan as sole candidate for Soroti East by-election

The Soroti FDC registrar, Juma Opolot declared Attan the sole FDC candidate on Tuesday.

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17 percent women think gender equality is not practical: Survey

Funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands, the survey was conducted by the Avocats Sans Frontieres-ASF in partnership with Uganda Women’s Network-UWONET

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Court

Ntoroko CAO charged with forgery

He was charged with ten counts of forgery relating to the illegal appointment of several civil servants using various forged extracts from...

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Court

LASPNET appeals to gov’t over harsh bail terms given to political activists

In their statement, the LASPNET Board of Directors led by Arthur Nsereko from the Public Interest Law, note that they have witnessed...

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Court

Rubirizi HR officer pleads guilty after seeing crowd of prosecution witnesses

Tusiime who had prepared to defend herself during a special court session on Tuesday at Rubirizi Magistrate's court immediately wilted

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Gulu district leaders call for stringent measures against PDM defaulters

PDM was launched in February and aims at helping locals from the parish level to increase their household incomes.

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IUIU calls for support to set up medical hub

The medical hub according to Alzamel is intended for student training but also to boost health care in the country with up-to-date...

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Crime

Protests: Besigye vows to start from where he stopped

Besigye made the statement shortly after being released from Luzira prison by Buganda Road Magistrate's court.

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Encroachers take over Koboko airfield after years of neglect

Despite its historical significance, human activities like bricklaying, cultivation, livestock grazing, and settlements threaten the existence of the airfield.

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Luzira Head ‘loaned’ to British Museum?

Kizaalwa says that any time Uganda wants back its 1,000-year-old artefact, the government just needs to revise the agreements that loaned it...

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Fashion

Mining investors flee Karamoja as insecurity intensifies

The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) has admitted to killing at least 385 warriors in Karamoja since the beginning of their operations...

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Deputy Speaker calls for post legislative scrutiny.

Tayebwa who was opening a three month training for policy analysts from the offices of the Leader of Government Business and Leader...

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UNBS, MAAIF partner to tackle aflatoxins in food stuffs

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, has allied with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF, along with civil society...