All posts tagged "News"

LIST: Five in race for Oyam District NRM Chairperson seat

Oyam, (UG):- The seat for Oyam District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Chairperson has so far attracted five aspirants as the race for...

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From taxi driver to Shs600m: How Museveni’s four-acre model transformed Ijara’s life in Serere

Serere, (UG):- As President Museveni Monday embarked on the assessment tour of government programmes in the Teso Sub-region, in eastern Uganda, stories...

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Court

TikToker, 21, jailed two years for insulting President Museveni

Entebbe, (UG):- A 21-year-old Ugandan TikToker has been sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to spreading hate speech and...

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Gov’t rejects Wamulugwa’s plea to mobilize elders for BCU meeting

Mbale, (UG):- The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has rejected a request by former Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) Vice Chairman, John...

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Lawyer Joshua Okello vows to defend Uganda amid judicial, racial bias in EU courts

Soroti City-based lawyer Joshua Okello has vowed to defend the Ugandan flag against judicial overreach and racial discrimination, both on the international...

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Crime

Amb Dickson Ogwang arrested after drawing gun at Lango clan leaders

Lira, (UG):- Uganda’s former deputy Ambassador to the United States, Mr Dickson Ogwang Okul has been arrested and put in custody at...

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Ex-Kibaale District Chairman, George William Nyamyaka is dead

Kibaale, (UG): The former LC5 Chairperson of Kibaale District George William Nyamyaka is dead. He died Sunday morning at his home in...

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OP-ED

Open Letter to Museveni on harnessing youthful energy for NRM’s 2026 victory

Dear President Yoweri Museveni, Your Excellency, I am writing to express my deepest admiration for your visionary leadership, unwavering commitment to Uganda’s...

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Renowned educationist John Angiro gets befitting send-off in Amuria

Amuria, (UG):- As the saying goes you reap what you sow, this befell Mr Angiro John, a retired renowned senior educationist in...

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Gov’t committed to funding lucrative tourism sector, says Deputy Speaker Tayebwa

Kampala, (UG):- The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Thomas Tayebwa has pledged enhanced government commitment to Uganda’s tourism sector, vowing increased...

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Shs26m land deal for new Iceme subcounty HQs sparks controversy in Oyam

Oyam, (UG):- The Shillings 26 million (twenty-six million) expected to be spent on Land for the new Iceme Sub County Headquarters in...

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Features

How Mbarara Hospital saved mother, her two children after suspected poisoning

Mbarara, (UG):- Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital has successfully treated and discharged a mother and her two children who were fighting for their...

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Iganga women decry tough terms to access GROW funds, gov’t asked to intervene

Iganga, (UG):- A section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have petitioned their woman...

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OWC clarifies vehicles procurement scandal after viral Ssemujju video

Kampala, (UG):- The Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has opened up on allegations regarding irregularities in the procurement and utilization of its vehicles...

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Gov’t committed to providing childcare services – Amongi

Kampala, (UG):- The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon Betty Amongi Akena has expressed concerns over the absence of National...

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Museveni minister orders arrest of locals sabotaging govt programmes

Kikuube, (UG):- State Minister for Public Service Hon Mary Grace Mugasa has directed the Kikuube District RDC to arrest locals who are...

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Museveni launches four-acre model to boost commercial farming in Greater Kibaale

By ONC Media Desk Kakumiro, (UG):- President Yoweri Museveni Friday launched the innovative four-acre model of farming in the Greater Bunyoro districts...

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MP Oseku warns people against exaggerated burial expenses

Pallisa, (UG):- The Kibale County Member of Parliament, Hon Richard Oseku Oriebo is expressing heartfelt concern on the manner the bereaved families...

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Kalangala, where girls turn to panadol and milk to prevent unwanted pregnancies

As Uganda still fights to end early child marriages and teenage pregnancies, girls in Kalangala District, in the central region have resorted...

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OP-ED

Why the Ugandan gov’t support for business is more of a distraction than a benefit

By Denis Muteguya Imagine a world where governments step back and let their citizens fend entirely for themselves. Who needs support, stability,...

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Ugandan children with severe malaria experiencing resistance to world’s most powerful drug – Study

NEW ORLEANS, US:-(November 14, 2024) — A new study from Uganda provides the first evidence to date that resistance to a lifesaving malaria...

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Seven dead after passenger taxi rams into stationary cane truck in Jinja

Jinja, (UG):- At least seven people were Thursday confirmed dead and several others currently nursing critical injuries after a taxi in which...

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