All posts tagged "News"
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812COVID-19Covid-19 directives: KCCA shuts non compliant arcades
Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started sealing off all arcades that have failed to comply with the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs meant to...
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1.2KAfricaCholera outbreak kills 12 people in Niger, health minister says
NIAMEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A cholera outbreak in southern Niger has killed 12 people and infected 201 others across three regions,...
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1.0KLatest News36 Congolese fishermen deported for illegal entry into Uganda
KASESE, UGANDA: 36 Congolese fishermen who illegally entered the country to fish on Lake Edward have been deported. They were arrested on...
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660Just InUHRC joins Uganda’s national Covid-19 task force
The Uganda Human Rights Commission – UHRC has been added onto the national covid-19 task force, the Daily Express reports. The groundbreaking...
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1.0KBig StoryJudiciary gets Shs1.2bn to handle election petitions
The Ugandan Judiciary has received a total of shs1.2 billion to help dispose of a total of 155 parliamentary and local council...
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1.1KBig StoryDPP sanctions criminal charges against Fred Lumbuye
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has sanctioned criminal charges lined up against Turkish-based blogger and government social media critic, Mr. Fred...
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1.2KFact-CheckUMEME not importing utility poles from South Africa
FACT CHECK: Uganda’s major power distributor, UMEME Ltd has clarified on claims the company imports utility poles from South Africa for its...
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1.1KAfricaShock of more than a hundred children killed at IDP camp in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA | AFP: Hundreds of people were killed after a relief camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia’s Afar region was...
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1.2KAfricaFirst case of deadly Marburg virus confirmed in West Africa
Officials in Guinea have confirmed a case of the Marburg virus disease, the first appearance of the deadly illness in West Africa,...
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1.4KAfricaEnergy minister arrested over fuel tender scam
The Anti-Corruption Bureau said its investigations had revealed that the minister had "attempted to influence" the National Oil Company to award multi-million...
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1.8KEducationKyambogo University 17th Graduation set for next month
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The administration of Kyambogo University will hold its 17th graduation ceremony between 21-23 September 2021, the Daily Express has learnt....
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860NationalKatakwi district officer in trouble over OPM cash
KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Katakwi district community development officer, Catherine Tino is under investigation over accusations of soliciting bribes from the beneficiaries of...
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822Big StoryShs 70bn lunch allowance: 1,039 ghost workers unearthed on nurses’ payroll
KAMPALA, UGANDA: At least 1,039 ghost names have been discovered on the nurses’ payroll. The names were unearthed during last week’s payment...
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450CrimeTwo teachers arrested for conducting lessons in Arua
ARUA, UGANDA: Two teachers including a head teacher in Arua city have been arrested for conducting lessons against the presidential directive on...
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853NationalKiira Motors to deliver 10 buses in 2021
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kiira Motors Corporation says it will deliver 10 buses by end of this year, a paltry one percent of the...
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809CrimeHeadteacher arrested for embezzling examination fees, issuing fake results
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Denis Obal, the header teacher of Sr. Gabriella Memorial Comprehensive Secondary School in Kole district is in police custody for...
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633Latest NewsFDC calls for separation of ministry of sports from education
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The opposition political party, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has called upon government to create a separate ministry of sports...
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1.0KBig StoryMinistry of Health asks for Shs 1 trillion to purchase covid jabs for children
The Ministry of Health has said it needs an additional Shs1.1 trillion to procure Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate an estimated number of...
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1.2KCourtCourt orders govt to pay MP Zaake Shs75m for torture
The High Court in Kampala has ordered Government to pay Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake shs75 million for being tortured...
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689Big StoryUganda Police: Lumbuye is not in our custody but 15 charges await him
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Police has said Turkey-based Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye alias ‘Chemical Ali’ is not in their custody but a...
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949AfricaJournalist murdered in eastern DR Congo
A journalist for DR Congo’s national broadcaster had his throat slit in North Kivu in the country’s east where massacres and clashes...
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1.3KBig StoryGovt moves to seize 100 properties of Departed Asians, 600 titles canceled
Government of Uganda has finalized plans to recover up to 100 Departed Asian properties formerly reclaimed by the Asians despite having received...
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844Latest NewsUganda Railway to resume Passenger services resume in Kampala
Uganda Railways Cooperation (URC) has resumed passenger train services after closing them during the recent 42-day lockdown. While announcing the lockdown in...
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644Big StoryWhy Uganda Should Legalize Growing Cannabis, Here are the benefits
A recent report by the United Nations indicated that last year, the population of Africa was estimated to be about 1.3 billion...