All posts tagged "News"

Snoop surprises Gulu ghetto youths with food, clothes at Oktoberfest

Gulu City, Uganda: Over 400 ghetto youths in Gulu City, popularly known as the Aguu, who are providing security at the ongoing...

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Kibuku residents in shock after teenager’s decomposed body found in pond

Kibuku, Uganda: Police have launched an investigation into circumstances under which the decomposed body of an unidentified male juvenile, estimated to be...

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Big Story

Week three of teachers’ strike leaves pupils idle, officials warn of child labour, teenage pregnancies

Pallisa, Uganda: The continued teachers’ industrial action has entered its third week, sparking alarm among education officials and community leaders in Pallisa...

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VP Alupo empowers Katakwi elders with bicycles to boost NRM grassroots support

By Emmanuel Okol Katakwi, Uganda: The Vice President of Uganda, H.E. Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, has donated 21 bicycles to...

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Karamoja education going “back to grave” due to teachers strike

Moroto, Uganda: Education in Karamoja is facing a fresh setback as an ongoing teachers’ strike threatens to reverse recent gains in school...

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Otafiire to NRM: Don’t cry about NUP expansion, open your own offices too

Kampala, Uganda: Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has defended opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, over the...

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Five arrested over mob killing of suspected goat thief in Lira

Lira, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Lira District are holding five suspects in custody for connection with the mob killing of a...

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Apac Municipal Council orders agricultural census amid famine fears

Apac, Uganda: The Apac Municipal Authority has directed all Local Council leaders to begin an urgent agricultural census aimed at assessing food...

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UNRA kicks off Kotido–Kaabong road upgrade to boost trade, security

Kotido, Karamoja: The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has launched the long-awaited upgrade of the 78-kilometer Kotido–Kaabong–Kapedo road, a key transport corridor...

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Karamoja farmers urged to harness Climate-Smart Agriculture for resilience

Government-backed initiative targets sorghum, cassava, horticulture, beekeeping, and beef production to boost livelihoods and food security. Moroto, Uganda: Farmers in the Karamoja...

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Court

Victims protest as Lwengo Chairperson Kitatta gets bail in attempted murder case

Masaka, Uganda: Victims and complainants Tuesday protested the decision by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Masaka to grant bail to Lwengo District...

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Two killed in Kibuku car crash after driver swerves to avoid hitting child

Kibuku, Uganda: Two people have been confirmed dead in a tragic accident involving a Toyota Land Cruiser in Kibuku District. The crash...

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State House clarifies former minister Kuka received Official State Burial

Kampala, Uganda: State House has clarified that former Minister of State for Gender, Governance, and Community Development, Hon. Jane Frances Kuka, was...

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Ugandan scholars urge shift to agroecology farming for sustainable future

Kampala, Uganda: A coalition of farmers, academicians, policymakers, and food safety advocates has called on Uganda to urgently embrace agroecology as the...

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13-year-old girl gang-raped while returning from school

Pallisa, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Pallisa District are investigating a disturbing case of aggravated defilement and rape involving a 13-year-old girl, identified...

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Zombo School pupils forced to share pit latrine with church amid sanitation crisis

Zombo, Uganda: Parents and stakeholders at Padea Olyeku Primary School in Serr Parish, Abanga Sub-county, Zombo District, are urgently calling for intervention...

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Four held over gruesome murder in Adjumani

Adjumani, Uganda: Police in Adjumani District are holding in custody four suspects arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of 33-year-old Ingavure...

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IDI injects UGX 72 million into Kamuli early childhood centres

Kamuli, Uganda: The International Development Institute (IDI) Uganda has injected UGX 72 million into Early Childhood Development (ECD) education with the handover...

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Umukuka urges learners to embrace HIV testing, reject abuse

Mbale, Uganda: His Highness the Umukuka III, Jude Mike Mudoma, has urged school learners across Masaabaland to voluntarily test for HIV in...

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EC sets date for ruling on Dr. Keddi’s presidential nomination appeal

Kampala, Uganda: The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Thursday, October 2, 2025, as the date it will deliver its verdict on the...

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Chope Cultural leaders launch Bursary Scheme to support disadvantaged learners in Kiryandongo

Kiryandongo, Uganda: The Paluo-Chope Cultural Institution has rolled out an educational bursary program to support academically gifted but financially disadvantaged learners in...

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Uganda Politics

Why NRM Tribunal nullified victory of Mbabazi’s wife in older persons flag race

Kampala, Uganda: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has nullified the election of Jacqueline Mbabazi as the party’s flag bearer...

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