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Two Departed Asian Property Board bosses arrested over fraud

It is alleged that Bizibu has been under investigation by the Anti Corruption Unit after President Yoweri Museveni gave green light following...

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Uganda Land Commission officials under probe over alleged bribery to compensate land owners

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A section of senior officials at the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) are under fire for allegedly asking for bribes in...

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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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Breaking

Fire guts four dormitories at Bwera SS

Edgar Bwambale, one of the students says light went off in the dormitories last night and after a short while power returned...

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National

Museveni reiterates government commitment towards coffee deal

Museveni admitted that he knew that Ms. Pinetti had no experience in the coffee industry, but that he was convinced that she...

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Campus Link

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

Man collapses dead while working out at city gym

A report filed at the Central police station indicated that the deceased had been visiting the gym for days and that he...

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FULL SPEECH: Museveni’s State of the Nation Address 2022

President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 held this year's State of the Nation Address, in a broadcast that was live...

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East Africa

LIST: Only four cleared to run for President in Kenyan polls

This year's contest is shaping up to be a two-horse race between the president's erstwhile ally Ruto and 77-year-old former opposition leader...

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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...