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Current Affairs

Petrocity ordered to close over hiking petrol prices

The station was selling a litre of petrol at Shs 12,000 by end of business on Monday, while the price per litre...

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Hoima tobacco Farmers protest irregularities in verification exercise ahead of payment

He says, according to the experts and thorough consultations from their lawyers, it is illegal that the farmers have to surrender their...

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National

Masindi District leaders decry increased cases of family neglect by husbands

Peter Mukasa, the Masindi Central Police station Community Liaison officer says police are receiving various cases from housewives accusing their husbands of...

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National

Uganda Airlines Reclaims Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award For Second Year Running

In the latest award, Uganda Airlines emerged number one ahead of Sky Airline (in second place) SalamAir, Via and Flyadeal in 3rd,...

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Crime

UPDF officer, 3 others to be charged for shooting traffic officer

It is alleged that Okua shot inside the towing truck and injured Mukebezi who was in the co-drivers seat. Mukebezi has since...

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Big Story

LOP Mpuuga denies existence of divisions in NUP

Mpuuga said those claiming that there is a split in the one-year-old party are nothing but enemies who wish to see them...

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National

Hoima Residents accuse security of increased harassment and bribe

Hon. Wakabi, the area MP said it is so much disappointing to see the security personnel who were deployed to keep law...

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National

KAKUMIRO: 54-year-old man drowns in River Mpongo after bees attack

William Kamuhanda one of the residents whom Bagasa had moved with told DailyExpress that they were attacked by bees which forced them...

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Business

Bars spend heavily on renovations ahead of reopening

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni closed bars and all places of social gatherings when he announced the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, as...

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National

Gov’t asked to waive off Entebbe Expressway toll fees for Doctors

The UMA call comes days after Gen Katumba Wamala, the Minister for Works and Transport emphasized that only the president, ambulances, and...

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Crime

Headteacher, 2 others arrested over negligence in Kawempe school fire

According to Enanga, preliminary investigations point out that there was an act of negligence on the side of the school management and...

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National

FULL LIST: President Museveni pardons 79 prisoners

Mr. Museveni pardoned the listed prisoners in accordance with the constitutional powers endowed to him under Article 121(1) (a) of the 1995...

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Big Story

MPs probe existence of private pharmacies in Mulago hospital

The Committee says have been general concerns that private pharmacies connive with public health facilities to sell government drugs to patients.

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Crime

Kyotera woman arrested for stealing four-month-old baby

It is alleged that Nanyonga (the suspect) lied to her husband that she was pregnant left lKalisizo last month for Kampala to...

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Education

Parents in Kasese hesitant to return children back to school

Administrators argue that parents are trying to avoid paying schools fees until their convinced of their children’s safety.

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National

Heavy turn up of pupils at Hoima Public School worries school management

Patrick Irumba, the primary seven teacher asked the education sector to give them more teachers where he says that he is finding...

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Big Story

MPs, Top Gov’t Officials Want Exemption From Entebbe Expressway Toll Fees

Works Minister Katumba made the revelation recently while appearing before the parliament’s committee on physical infrastructures to present his ministry’s budget framework...