All posts tagged "News"
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10.4KNationalBUDGET BREAKDOWN: What each sector got in 2025/26 FY; Security, Health, & Education eat big
Kampala, Uganda: The government of Uganda on Thursday unveiled a Shs72.136 trillion national budget for the Financial Year 2025/26, with Security, Health,...
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1.4KNationalOver 2 million children trapped in child labour, rights group demands action
Kampala, Uganda: High Sound for Children, a Kampala-based child rights advocacy organisation, has sounded the alarm over the escalating crisis of child...
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1.4KBig StoryAuto EPS to stay halted for one month as Gov’t reviews system errors, harsh fines
Kampala, Uganda: The Ministry of Works and Transport has confirmed that the controversial Automated Express Penalty System (Auto EPS) will stay suspended...
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1.8KNewsKamuli, where 16 teenagers get pregnant daily, authorities blame poverty, domestic violence
Kamuli, Uganda: Health officials in Busoga Sub-region’s Kamuli District have raised the alarm over a disturbing surge in teenage pregnancies, with 1,415...
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1.8KSportsOver 6,000 runners expected for this year’s climate-themed Rwenzori Marathon
Kampala, Uganda: Organisers of the Tusker Lite Mt. Rwenzori Marathon officially unveiled the 2025 edition on Wednesday, confirming that the event will...
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1.3KNewsJudiciary hails Bamasaaba for embracing alternative justice system
Kampala, Uganda: Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has commended the Bamasaaba community for successfully resolving internal cultural disputes using the Alternative Justice System...
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6.4KBusinessUganda’s top insurer, Goldstar Insurance, secures AA rating in latest GCR scorecard
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s top and most reliable insurance firm, Goldstar Insurance Company Limited, has reaffirmed its national financial strength rating of AA(UG)...
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1.3KNewsMuseveni slams Auto EPS rollout, says digital plates meant for security, not fines
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday reprimanded officials behind the controversial Express Penalty System (EPS Auto), arguing that the primary purpose of...
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1.5KBreakingShock as Speaker Among’s ‘blue-eyed’ boy, Buyela crosses to Kadaga’s camp
Eastern Uganda, Uganda: In a dramatic shift that has rattled the political inner circles of Speaker Anita Annet Among (AAA), Buyela Christopher,...
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2.0KCourtFlying squad officers in Shs360m gold heist forced to unmask in court, further remanded
Nakawa, Uganda: The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has further remanded four officers from the Uganda Police Flying Squad Unit who are facing...
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Gov’t grants three-year tax holiday for Ugandan startups, waives capital gains
Kampala, Uganda: The Government of Uganda has introduced a three-year income tax holiday for all start-up businesses established by Ugandan citizens from...
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1.4KNationalMuseveni urges UPDF officers to reject identity politics, promote Pan-African prosperity
Mubende, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has called on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers to resist divisive identity politics and instead champion...
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2.1KNewsJinja Medical School ordered to reinstate pregnant student after ULS intervention
Jinja, Uganda: The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has issued a stern injunction compelling the Medical Laboratory Training School in Jinja to reinstate,...
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1.6KCrimeTwo arrested over alleged theft of Shs5m UWA funds in Oyam
Oyam District, Uganda: The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Oyam, James Shilako, Tuesday ordered the arrest of two individuals in Juma Parish,...
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1.3KCrimeMBALE: Woman, 20, murdered in cold blood, suspect lynched by mob
Mbale City, Uganda: Residents of Busajja-Bwankuba B in Mbale City were gripped by shock and anger on Wednesday after a young woman,...
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1.5KBreakingThree dead, several injured in Buikwe car crash on Kampala-Jinja highway
Buikwe, Uganda: Three people are feared to have died on the spot and several others critically injured in a tragic road accident...
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1.5KNationalNRM Diaspora Youths back President Museveni’s 2026 Re-election Bid
Kampala, Uganda: A group of over 500 youths affiliated with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) living abroad have declared full support...
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2.9KNewsAcholi leaders accused of bribery as balalo eviction stalls after deadline passing
Gulu City, Uganda: After over a week since the deadline for Balalo herdsmen to leave northern Uganda expired, tension is rising in...
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Students property destroyed as fire guts dormitory at Budaka school
Budaka, Uganda: A fire outbreak early Tuesday morning at Namengo Boys Primary School in Budaka District caused extensive property damage but left...
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907NewsBugisu PM Paul Mwambu off to China to rally Bamasaaba in Diaspora
Entebbe, Uganda: Bugisu Cultural Institution Prime Minister, Dr. Paul Mwambu, has departed for China on official duty, where he will combine government...
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1.7KFeaturedBillionaire Sudhir warns again over fake X account impersonating him, urges public vigilance
Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan business magnate Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has issued a second public warning, distancing himself from a fake X (formerly Twitter)...
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1.0KNewsMinister Amongi urges global unity for Labour rights, social justice at Geneva Conference
Geneva, Switzerland: Uganda’s Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister, Hon. Betty Amongi Ongom, has called on global leaders to prioritize social justice,...
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1.7KNationalNIRA staff warned against extortion in mass National ID renewal exercise
“Any staff found extorting money from residents will face legal consequences,” warned Oyam Deputy RDC Richard Tabaro, as the mass National ID...
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1.0KNewsBugisu NRM Youth form regional caucus to champion youth agenda
Mbale City, Uganda: Youth leaders from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party across the Bugisu sub-region have installed a new regional...