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Ugandan economy, schools to fully reopen in January 2022

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni Thursday announced that schools and the rest of the Ugandan economy will fully reopen in January 2022...

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MPs, gov’t agencies top list of tax defaulters

The former MPs include Odonga Otto (111 million Shillings), Julie Mukoda Zabwe (15 million Shillings), Sam Engola (32 million Shillings), Fred Angella...

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World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup

The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am...

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Security heightened in bus terminals after recent terrorist attacks

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Security has been heightened in all bus parks in Kampala in the wake of Monday’s explosion on a bus. The...

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Gen. Moses Ali treated to a rude homecoming by Adjumani leaders

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Second deputy prime minister and leader of government business in parliament Gen. Moses Ali has decried the mounting political...

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MICHO: Cranes Coach convicted of sexual assault, handed three-year sentence

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda Cranes coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojević has been granted permission to attend to a private matter in South Africa after...

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High pork consumption boosts piggery farming in Nakasongola

NAKASONGOLA, UGANDA: The increasing consumption of pork has boosted pig farming and sales in Nakasongola, according to the recently released district livestock...

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Fury as Cabinet okays President Museveni’s bail reforms

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Lawmakers and human rights defenders have condemned ministers for backing what they have called “draconian laws” that seek to curtail...

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Masaka Catholic Priest charged with murder

MASAKA, UGANDA; Police in Masaka City have preferred murder charges against Reverend Father Richard Mugisha, a vocal priest attached to Bisanje Catholic...

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Son of Boko Haram Founder killed, says Nigeria’s Military

LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria’s military claimed Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of an Islamic State-linked extremist group blamed for killing hundreds...

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OPINION: Maternal Mental Health; Uganda’s Alienated Health Field

Pregnancy is a normal life event and is often a happy exciting time, however, it’s a period in which a woman is...

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Former 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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Justice Gaswaga, Kabanda transferred as Judiciary deploys new judges

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Judiciary has made new deployments with a total of 13 judges of the High Court affected by the reshuffles....

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Carrefour announces closure of Shoprite stores after takeover

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Carrefour, owned and operated by UAE investor Majid Al Futtaim in Uganda has announced the temporary closure of all Shoprite...

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Ex-OPM Boss Kazinda jailed 40 years over corruption, ordered to pay govt Sh 19bn

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The former Principal Accountant in the office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Mr. Geoffrey Kazinda has been sentenced to 40...

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MP Katuntu welcomes court ruling to strip off legal immunity from BoU Officials over illegal sale of banks

PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: Bugweri County MP Hon. Abdu Katuntu has welcomed the ruling by Constitutional Court stripping of legal immunity from Bank of...

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Police retrieve second body from Onebe’s septic tank in Muyenga

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala has confirmed that another body was retrieved dead from a septic tank at the home of Francis...

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Doctor who vaccinated 800 Ugandans with water for Covid-19 jabs missing from Kitalya prison

NAKAWA, KAMPALA: Nakawa Chief Magistrate has been notified that a phony doctor who administered fake Covid-19 vaccines to over 800 Ugandans has...

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Uganda Airlines Airbuses cleared for commercial operation

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Uganda Airlines’ wide-body Airbus A330-800 NEO aircraft has finally been added to the Air Operator’s Certificate after completing a certification...

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Deputy Speaker adjourns house as ministers shun plenary sitting

PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among on Thursday adjourned the plenary sitting of the House prematurely due...

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Teso leaders seek gov’t intervention on looming hunger

NGORA DISTRICT, UGANDA: District chairpersons across the Teso sub-region have raised concern over the state of food insecurity in the region. The...

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Ex-DP President admitted in critical condition

The former deputy prime minister of Uganda and ex-president of the Democratic Party, Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere’s health has deteriorated after being...