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KIRYANDONGO: ONC Coordinator blames high school dropouts on increased child labour, teenage pregnancies

The Office of the National Chairman Coordinator Ms Irene Adokorach has attributed the increased drop out rates in KIRYANDONGO schools to early...

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UHRC boss on the spot as commissioner petitions Justice Minister, AG over ‘gun comments’

An internal war is brewing at the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) involving the Chairperson Mariam Wangadya and a section of commissioners...

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SCANDAL: How OPM spent shs9.6b on training youths on ‘how to drink coffee’

As the storm seems to calm on the Karamoja Iron Sheets saga that involved the Office of the Prime Minister, Parliament has...

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Why information literacy is very vital in the fake news era

By Fred Amula Last week I joined a discussion in one of the University students’ WhatsApp groups. Knowing that this is an...

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Man caught having sex on church altar fined Shs600,000

The leadership of Bugonya Church of Uganda in Kayunga district has fined a 23-year-old man Shs 600,000 for having sex on a...

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Govt speaks out on fate of village chairpersons amid delayed LC elections

The Minister for Local Government, Hon Raphael Magyezi has assured Parliament and the entire country that government is doing all it takes...

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Woman arrested in Rwampara with church vehicle stolen at Aponye’s burial

Police in Rwampara district, western Uganda have arrested a woman who on Wednesday stole a motor vehicle at the burial of prominent...

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Bunyoro University task force secure varsity land at Kigumba

The Bunyoro University task force have concluded the search for the university land after traversing the 8 districts in the Bunyoro Sub-region.

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Man arrested for conspiring with father in girlfriend’s murder

The Police in Buikwe district have arrested a man together with his father over the alleged murder of his lover, and the...

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Ministry of Local Govt seeks shs35bn for motor vehicles

The Minister for Local Government, Hon. Raphael Magyezi has urged the Committee on Local Government and Public Service to push for the...

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Court sets hearing date in ‘breach of marriage promise’ case

The Grade One Magistrate’s court in RUkungiri district has scheduled July 21st, 2023, as the hearing date for the restatement application filed...

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Lira journalists trained on gender-sensitive reporting by EOC

In a mission to promote a just and fair society for all, the Equal Opportunity Commission [EOC] has conducted a half-day training...

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Gen Muhoozi merges MK Movement groups ahead of National congress

The leadership of the MK Movement Central Executive Committee has revealed plans to form official organisational structures ahead of the 2024 planned...

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Zombo sub-counties struggling to make ends meet with no local revenue sources

A section of LC3 Chairpersons of subcounties in Zombo district are demanding a policy review on the 35 per cent remittance of...

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Lamwo RDC calls for calm after raiders steal 21 cattle, burn 4 motorcycles

Lamwo Deputy Resident District Commissioner Mr Oguti Sebastian has called on residents especially those living at the border point of Lokung and...

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Rukungiri NRM Mobiliser in hot soup over empty promises to locals, runs to Museveni for bailout

RUKUNGIRI, UGANDA: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Senior Mobiliser in RUkungiri district, Ms Peace Rugambwa Twinamatsiko is in hot soup for failing...

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Lightning strikes four in Adjumani

At least four people are nursing injuries at Arinyapi health centre III in Arinyapi sub-county, Adjumani district after they were struck by...

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MPs want Kyangwali evictees resettled in Bugoma forest

Legislators from Kikuube district are calling on the government to urgently resettle over 1,000 individuals who were forcibly evicted from their ancestral...