All posts tagged "News"

OPINION: Anita Among is a victim of Malice and Sabotage

By Elisha Kaweesa I am here to give sense to the ill conceived people who call themselves the Intel Team who attacked...

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Rwampara residents receive free mosquito nets from Ministry of Health

Rwampara, (UG): A Ministry of Health campaign to distribute mosquito nets is currently ongoing in Nyeihanga Town Council, Rwampara district as residents...

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Eastern Uganda’s Nabukonde Kiyayi crowned Miss Tourism 2023

Kampala, (UG): Ms Nabukonde Kiyayi Ruokaya, the Eastern Uganda beauty queen from Sironko District is the winner of Miss Tourism Uganda 2023....

Newly commissioned Paidha market to boost local revenue in Zombo

Paidha town council is projected to register an 18.3 per cent increment in revenue performance with over 280 million shillings in local...

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OP-ED: The “Identity misconception trap” about Gay and minority Identities

By Ivan Mugonero The debate on LGBTQ rights in Uganda has lately been fronted by a babble of voices that have no...

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Over 600 boda boda riders arrested for not wearing helmets

Kampala, (UG): At least 675 motorcyclists mostly boda boda riders have been arrested in less than two weeks for not wearing crash...

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Kiboga district fails to recover sh1.2bn youth funds

Kiboga district authorities are struggling to recover sh1.2bn from various youth groups who received funds under the Youth Livelihood Project (YLP). The...

Bobi Wine draws large crowds in Luwero, condemns rampant land grabbing

Luwero, (UG): The National Unity Platform Party President Robert Kyagulanyi has condemned rampant land grabbing which has left many people landless in...

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Unknown gunmen shoot two dead in Kaabong

Kaabong, (UG): Two people have been shot dead in a road ambush along Kotido-Kaabong road by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The afternoon deadly incident...

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Court

High Court quashes two-year-jail term for Kenyan national jailed for stalking DPP

Kampala, (UG): The High Court in Kampala has set aside the two-year jail term handed to a Kenyan National who was accused...

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Business

Salaam Bank gets first Islamic banking license in Uganda

Kampala, (UG): Salaam Bank Uganda Ltd has become the first commercial bank to acquire a license to offer Islamic banking services in...

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New insurance policy cover for Boda boda passengers, riders unveiled

Kampala, (UG): A specialized insurance policy tailored to cover both Boda boda riders and their passengers has been introduced to provide coverage...

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Acholi Chief walks 90km in protest over gruesome killing of Apaa residents

Gulu, (UG): Members of Acholi Parliamentary Group, clan chiefs and hundreds of protestors this morning (Saturday 9th) joined the Paramount Chief Rwot...

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Crime

Two arrested with shs 4m, 104 National IDs stolen from money lender

Kampala, (UG): The Police in Kampala have arrested two suspects on allegations of breaking into a money lending company office and stealing...

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District leaders call for overhaul of govt compensation strategy

Kampala, (UG): District leaders from Lango and Masindi have urged the government to revamp its compensation strategy, citing lack of supervision by...

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Crime

LUWEERO: Unruly wife kills UPDF soldier in domestic fight

Luweero, (UG): Police in Luweero District have opened up a murder inquiry to investigate how Sgt Cosmas Oryema, a UPDF soldier was...

NDA admits it found ARVs in meat but never issued public warning

Kampala, (UG): The National Drug Authority (NDA) has admitted that it knew the anti-retroviral (ARV), an HIV medicine was being used to...

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Katonga Spirit: Uganda’s Cuito Cuanavale, Stalingrad and how it can shape our anti-imperialist charge

By Alex Joel Masereka Historians have described it as the fiercest battle fought on the African continent. Situated in Angola, the Cuito...

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Court

Katusabe murder: Ssebuwufu handed ‘final blow’ as Supreme Court upholds 18-year-jail sentence

Kampala, (UG): The Supreme Court of Uganda has upheld an 18-year jail term for Muhammed Ssebuwufu, the proprietor of Pine Car Bond...

Trade Ministry bosses, city law firms in ‘hot soup’ over sh20bn stolen from cooperatives compensation

Kampala, (UG): The State House Anti-Corruption Unit and Internal Security Organisation (ISO) have commenced arrests of officials at the Ministry of Trade...

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UNEB releases official timetable for 2023 PLE, UCE, and UACE Exams

Kampala, (UG): The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2023 Examination Time Tables for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE),...

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Museveni to address the nation on security amid terror threats

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday, September 07, at 8 pm address the nation on security matters and issues of...