All posts tagged "News"
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820NationalShock as councillor blocks bridge project after election loss, says voters “deserve to suffer”
Alex Molokoye stunned the council when he openly rejected the planned construction of a standard bridge at Khabutanyi, arguing that since he...
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3.2KBig StoryDETAILED: How Court reached death sentence for Okello in Ggaba killings
In a packed courtroom session on Thursday, Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha ruled that the crime fell under the “rarest of the rare”...
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539NationalEducation eats big as Namisindwa passes Shs47.9bn Budget for 2026/27
The education sector received Shs19.9 billion, followed by public administration with Shs12 billion and health with Shs9 billion. Other sectors, including roads...
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424NationalParents warned against marrying underage girls in Kamuli
Kamuli Deputy Mayor Kagabo Denis highlighted rising school dropout rates in the Busoga sub-region, linking the trend to early marriages and teenage...
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947CrimeStudent killed in dormitory mob attack over alleged theft
The deceased, Solomon Olukori, a resident of Emeny Cell in Apolika Parish, Chawente Sub-county, was reportedly attacked in the early hours of...
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446NationalZombo Symposium: Leaders call for mindset shift among youth in Greater Nebbi
Delivering a keynote address at the Symposium, Dickson Ogwang Okul, an envoy at Uganda’s embassy in Sudan, challenged young people to adopt...
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709NationalWorld Vision donates over 15,000 reusable pads to schools in Nebbi
The donation, delivered under the Protect Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Project with funding from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, targets learners...
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508NationalDozens feared missing after canoe carrying 40 passengers capsizes in Kagadi
Police say those believed to have died in the boat accident are mainly charcoal burners and farmers who had crossed to Kikuube...
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503Crime62 Nigerian nationals arrested in Uganda over illegal stay, visa abuse
The group had initially entered Uganda on August 12, 2025, as part of a larger contingent of 107 individuals. While 43 reportedly...
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967CrimeThree arrested as police foil attempted robbery at Kampala gas station
According to the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report 2025, cases of aggravated robbery remain among the most persistent violent crimes, with over...
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730Campus LinkIsma Walakira elected 29th MUBS Guild President
Walakira's election marks a notable shift in campus politics, with his independent candidature gaining strong backing in an environment often dominated by...
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471NationalTragedy as 9-year-old pupil found dead in Lake Kyoga
The deceased, identified as James Buyinza, was a primary school pupil and son of Stephen Siringi, a resident of Bugembe Village in...
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699NationalCatholics rally support to develop historic Ganal Pilgrimage Site in Pakwach
Pakwach District, Uganda: Catholics in Nebbi Catholic Diocese and across the Gulu Ecclesiastical Province have been called upon to contribute towards the...
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566NationalLango release roadmap for election of new Paramount Chief
The transition follows the death of Paramount Chief Yosam Odur Ebii on November 10, 2025, which triggered a constitutional succession process under...
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436NewsMan, 32, found dead at his home in Nebbi
The incident comes barely a week after another man, Ongey Alfred Pimundu, 54, was also found dead inside his house in the...
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495NationalAlur Kingdom rallies clergy to stop issuing marriage certificates to minors
Uganda’s legal framework explicitly prohibits child marriage. Article 31 of the 1995 Constitution sets 18 as the minimum age for marriage, while...
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510NationalAlur Chiefdom builds mausoleum to boost heritage preservation, cultural tourism
The development feeds into the Alur Kingdom’s comprehensive documentation programme covering all 56 chiefdoms, aimed at cataloguing cultural artefacts, indigenous knowledge systems,...
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628CrimeSeven arrested over murder of Bushenyi businessman Abias Asiimwe
Asiimwe a renown businessman in Kishenyi, Ishaka municipality also previously served as the Bushenyi district Chief finance officer but was interdicted and...
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472CrimeSouth Sudanese refugee hacked to death in Bidibidi camp
The deceased, identified as Boni Charles, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Village 18, Block 18,...
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1.3KBig StoryKalangala Woman MP Helen Nakimuli dies after surgery at Kampala clinic
Nakimuli, who also served as the Shadow Minister for Information and was a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), was confirmed...
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672NationalActivists urge parents to write wills amid rising property disputes in Namutumba
Damalie Nyafono, a legal officer with Redeem International, said the absence of wills remains the leading cause of property disputes following the...
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1.0KCrimeLivestock theft escalates in Luuka as stolen cows found slaughtered, dumped
The animals stolen on Monday night were later discovered in a nearby sugarcane plantation, where two had been slaughtered and their meat...
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672NationalOver 1,000 LRA war survivors to benefit from trauma healing program
The initiative aims to address the long-standing physical, psychological, and economic effects of the two-decade Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency, which left thousands...
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708NewsSchools drive tree planting campaign in Northern Uganda
The campaign, spearheaded by Absa Bank Uganda in partnership with My Tree Initiative, will see over 700,000 fruit tree seedlings distributed to...