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Two Middle East Consultants bosses convicted of attempting to traffic 50 migrant workers

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The International Crimes Division of the High Court has convicted two employees of Middle East Consultants company for attempting to...

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Business

Absa Bank unveils ‘Mobi Tap’ functionality for small enterprises

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Absa Bank Uganda has unveiled the Absa Mobi Tap functionality, which allows Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises to use their...

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Crime

LC1 Chairperson, Secretary arrested over Lira torture video

LIRA, UGANDA: The Police in Lira District have arrested two suspects who appeared in the video that went viral video on social...

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Kenya

Two killed, hundreds arrested in Kenya protests

Two people were killed on Wednesday following anti-government protests in Kenya, a hospital official said, as the interior ministry announced the arrest...

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News

UMSC Delegate meets Speaker Among, Muslim Parliamentary Caucus

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Grand Mufti of Uganda His Eminence, Sheikh. Dr Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, the National Chairman of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council...

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Big Story

Shocking details emerge on top deals that led troubled KCCA ED Kisaka with city mafias

KAMPALA, UGANDA: As Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) prepares for life after under fire Executive Director (ED) Dorothy Kisaka beginning next week,...

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National

Museveni receives special message from DR Congo’s Tshisekedi

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Wednesday received a special message from the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), H.E...

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Packwach halts movement of animals over contagious pleuropneumonia outbreak

PAKWACH, UGANDA: Pakwach District Authorities have Imposed quarantine on five Sub Counties over an outbreak of contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia and Bovine Pleuropneumonia...

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National

Six houses burnt, property worth millions destroyed in Amolatar land dispute

AMOLATAR, UGANDA: At least six houses were set ablaze, and property worth millions of shillings destroyed in Amolatar District on Wednesday afternoon...

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OP-ED

OPINION: Narcotics dangers should be emphasized to consumers countrywide

By Steven Masiga There is a higher connection between the consumption of narcotics such as miraa and mairungi and crime rise across...

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News

Kiryandongo disburses shs70m to PWDs and older persons

Kiryandongo District authorities have launched the disbursement of funds worth 70 million shillings to 16 beneficiary groups under the special grant for...

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National

URA to fine traders sh6m for not issuing e-Receipts

LIRA, UGANDA: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has vowed to fine disobedient traders a penalty of shs 6 million per month for...

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Crime

JINJA: Notorious robbery suspects arrested with house-breaking tools

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja City have arrested and detained five suspected criminals with house-breaking tools who have been reportedly terrorizing people...

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National

Lamwo Deputy RDC commissions shs214b USAID project

LAMWO, UGANDA: The Deputy Resident District Commissioner of Lamwo district Mr Oguti Sebastian has applauded the Northern Uganda Development of Enhanced Local...

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Big Story

EXPOSED: Why Team MK’s Gashumba is at loggerheads with Museveni’s ONC over #TovaKuMain slogan

The popular slogan of“Omalaka Jajja, Tova ku Main” asking President Museveni to stay in power for another political term has sparked a...

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Big Story

NEMA defends Sudhir, Ruparelia Group on Lake Victoria landfilling claims

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has cleared the air on the ongoing construction works at Ruparelia Group’s Speke Resort...

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National

JINJA: Promoted officers implored to carry on tasks of new ranks

The 168 police officers in Kiira regional policing area who were elevated from various ranks in the recent promotion by the President...

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Crime

Girl, 15, raped on her way to school, rapist nabbed

The Police in Masindi District, western Uganda have arrested a suspect accused of allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl on Monday morning.

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National

Police quell protest by Amolatar locals over land dispute

molatar District Police on Monday thwarted an unauthorized demonstration organized by locals in protest of a “stranger” who allegedly wanted to access...

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News

Three Kabale market officials arrested over gross misconduct, extortion

Three individuals from the Kabale New Central Market Allocation Committee have been arrested on allegations of misconduct and gross extortion during the...

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Zombo Leaders rally farmers to adopt small-scale irrigation

Zombo District leaders have rallied small-scale farmers in Alangi, Zeu, Kango and Paidha subcounties to adopt the drip and sprinkler micro-scale irrigation...