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Prominent Kisoro Businessman arrested for defiling 17-year-old student, forcing abortion

Police Spokesperson CP Enanga Fred on Monday disclosed the culprit as one Ndikuyezi Ramathan, a prominent Estate and fuel dealer in the...

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Current Affairs

NRM intensifies vote hunt ahead of Soroti East nominations

A group of NRM ministers and legislators traversed Soroti City wards on Sunday and delivered an assortment of medical supplies to Moru...

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Current Affairs

PDM implementation hangs in balance over biting hunger, insecurity in Karamoja

Early this year, the government launched the Shillings 490 billion program, just about a year after the marketing of Emyooga, another initiative...

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Exclusive

Road safety experts, police explain causes of rampant road crashes

For instance, in the last six weeks, people dying in motor vehicle and motorcycle carnages have constantly stood between 12 to 14...

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Crime

P.5 pupil commits suicide after being punished by teacher

Grace Adokorach, 16, a resident of Lukula village in Lira Kato Sub County reportedly committed suicide after undergoing repeated beatings by the...

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Big Story

Kabuleta vows to take government to court over citizenship ‘mess’

The former journalist says that the removal of citizenship by descent is unique to Uganda and that all the other Commonwealth countries...

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News

AIGP Ochom hands over office of director of police operations to SCP Nuwagira

AIGP Ochom was appointed director of operations in 2020 by the inspector general of police Okoth Martin Ochola but has served police...

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Big Story

99% of Ugandans don’t have passports, says Internal Affairs Ministry

This, according to Mundeyi is partly attributed to the low applications to the high cost of passports, people’s mentality that passports are...

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Current Affairs

Mak staff question delayed appointment of search committee

Speaking on behalf of the staff, the MUASA chairperson Dr. Robert Kakuru, noted that they have been wondering why the University Council...

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News

Lightning strikes dead 13-year-old boy, injures 5 other children in Buliisa

The incident happened at around 5:30 pm on Saturday evening.

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Crime

Vehicle rams into vendors injuring 13 people in Kitgum road crash

The Sunday evening accident involved a Toyota Premio vehicle registration number UAM 825S that reportedly lost control, swerved off the road and...

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Education

Lawyer wants Nkumba, IUIU represented on law profession bodies

According to the suit filed before Mbarara High Court, the applicant wants the universities to have representation

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Current Affairs

VP Alupo warns students on dangers of strike

She says that it is high time students embrace dialogue with the school administrators to iron out their grievances in an amicable...

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Corporate Affairs

Development of Kampala storage terminal hangs in balance

“We are in the process of getting a joint venture partner to develop the 320 million litre capacity storage,” says Muliisa.

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Current Affairs

Kotido speaker, wife shot dead by suspected rustlers

Kotido LCV chairperson Joseph Komol, says that the decision of the rustlers to target elected leaders is unfortunate.

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Current Affairs

Open Budget Survey shows Uganda is yet to fully avail budget information to the public

The survey carried out by Uganda Debt Network in partnership with the US-based International Budget Partnership shows the country scored an average...

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National

18-yr-old Bwindi gorilla gives birth to ‘bouncing’ baby

According to UWA, the 'bouncing' baby gorilla was born on Friday, 15th, July 2022 although the mother has been quite protective of...

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REVEALED: How much Cheptegei, Kiplimo will earn in prize money after 10,000m victory

According to the organizers of the Oregon World Atheltic Championships 2022, a total of 2,000 competitors from 192 countries are taking part...

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National

EC kicks off nomination of candidates for Soroti East by-election

The Soroti east seat became vacant after the Court of Appeal nullified the election of Moses Attan of FDC as the area...

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Crime

Security guard arrested for shooting colleague dead at Stanbic Bank

Dickens Ogwoko, 27, is said to have killed Barbra Kiiza, 28 in a shooting incident that happened at the bank premises on...

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World News

India’s parliament begins voting for new president

India's parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from the country's marginalised tribal community the favourite for...