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Police seize fake US dollars in Agago district

AGAGO, UGANDA: The police in Agago district have seized fake US Dollars worth 2.9 Billion Shillings in Patongo Town Council. Paul Katwesigye,...

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Crime

Suspected girlfriend arrested over death of UNRA’s HR Manager

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police are holding one suspect in connection to the death of Hajj Rashid Kamoga Kulima, a senior human resource manager...

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Big Story

President Museveni signs NSSF Bill into law to allow Midterm Access

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has finally assented to the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill 2021 into law which okays midterm...

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Court

Court Orders Release of Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Court in Makindye has today (Tuesday) ordered for the unconditional release of Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija who was facing charges of...

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Kikuube district leaders criticize boundary opening exercise of Bugoma Forest

KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Kikuube district leaders led by the LC5 vice-chairperson have criticized the boundary opening exercise of Bugoma Forest. Vincent Alpha Opio...

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COVID-19

Gov’t to launch Covid 19 vaccination verification app for taxi drivers and traffic police

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government through the ministry of works and transport is in the final stages of launching an application that will be...

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Current Affairs

Road users to start paying Entebbe Expressway toll this week

KAPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has announced that tolling operations at the Entebbe Expressway will start this week on...

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Crime

HIV-Positive Teacher defiles 16-year old boy, arrested

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala are investigating circumstances under which an HIV-positive female teacher sexually assaulted a 16-year-old male juvenile. The suspect...

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Crime

Buliisa woman murdered over theft of UGX 600,000

BULIISA, UGANDA: Police in Buliisa are holding two suspects for allegedly murdering a woman over shillings 600,000. The suspects whose particulars have...

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Big Story

EXCLUSIVE: Ailing BoU Governor Reportedly Admitted at Aga Khan Hospital

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU) Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has been admitted to Aga Khan Hospital, the DailyExpress...

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Crime

Two men reported dead in a bar fight

The deceased were identified as Francis Odong aged 23 and David Etiang aged 25 all residents of Padea in Kiryandongo district...

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COVID-19

Hospital staff arrested for selling covid 19 vaccination cards

HOIMA, UGANDA: Police in Hoima has arrested a health worker attached to Butema Health Centre III in Buhanika Sub county for allegedly...

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National

Prime Minister warns contractors of World Bank-funded projects against shoddy works

Nabbanja revealed this while inspecting the construction work at Kyebando Health Center III in Kakumiro district, a facility that is being upgraded...

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Crime

Kankwenza to appear in court over abuse of President, First Son – Police

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda Police through the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has revealed that novelist Rukirabashaija Kakwenza who was arrested on allegations of...

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KAKUMIRO: 27-year-old man commits suicide by hanging

KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: A 27-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging himself in Kakumiro District. The deceased has been identified as Robert Asaba...

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Big Story

Shs200,000 fine await parents whose children won’t return to school next week

In a comprehensive school reopening plan revealed by the First Lady and education minister Janet Kataha Museveni, all learning institutions will reopen...

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Crime

KAGADI: 46-year-old man survives lynching by angry mob over defilement

KAGADI, UGANDA: A 46-year-old man in Kyabasengya village in Muhooro Sub-county, Kagadi District on Monday morning survived lynching by angry residents on...

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Africa

ADF Militia kills 3 civilians in Beni suspected terror attack

BENI, DR CONGO: At least three (3) civilians are reported to have been killed, with several others taken hostage in a suspected...

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Africa

Six people killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kenya

LAMU, KENYA: Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenya’s coastal...

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Crime

Key murder suspect commits suicide in Bukedea police cells

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: A murder suspect has allegedly committed suicide inside Bukedea police cells and the other died under mysterious circumstances in a...

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National

Three killed in Kasese boda boda accident

KASESE, UGANDA: Three people died on the spot in an accident along Kilembe road in Base Camp Ward, Kasese municipality on Sunday...

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Education

Gov’t releases new reopening dates for schools in Kampala, Wakiso & Mukono

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has released new reporting dates for boarding students in Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi,...