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IBANDA: S.4 student drowns in river during Geography tour

The deceased identified as 19-year-old Caroline Natamba, was an S.4 finalist at St. Veronica Secondary School in Rushango Town Council, Ibanda district.

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Breaking

Five killed as truck rams into five vehicles at Buloba Forest Park

According to Police Statement, motor vehicle registration number UAX 628S Scania loaded with parked water from Kampala heading to Mityana had a...

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News

District speaker gives RDC two months ultimatum to vacate office

The Nwoya District Speaker, Tonny Okello has asked the Resident District Commissioner, Christopher Omara to vacate his office block within two months.

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Parliament

Opposition tables alternative sh49 trillion budget

In his speech, LOP Mpuuga said that out of the proposed 48.9 trillion Shillings alternative national budget, 32.8 trillion will be internally...

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World News

Russia arrests US journalist on espionage allegations

The Wall Street Journal said it was deeply concerned for Gershkovich’s safety and denied the claim from the FSB security service that...

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Featured

Gov’t, Sudhir Sh147bn Convention Centre on course – PM Nabbanja

The government is financing the convention centre as a joint venture with Mr Ruparelia. The project, whose MoU was signed last year...

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Kampala Flyover Project: UNRA announces latest traffic flow change

Drivers, riders and pedestrians from the city centre via the Clock Tower junction towards Nsambya and Mukwano Road will use the new...

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News

Uganda upgrades from paper-based to polycarbonate e-passports

When asked how much the upgraded passport will cost, the ministry explained that the cost of the passports remains unchanged with an...

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News

Suspected bomb blast blows off house roof in Jinja

Rhoda Namwase, a resident in the area says that they heard a loud blast from Ngobi’s house, and upon investigating, saw the...

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East Africa

Ethiopia confirms mass entry of Ugandans fleeing ‘doomsday’

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ugandans belonging to a religious cult in eastern Uganda fled from their villages to Ethiopia...

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Court

Karamoja iron sheets protesters charged with assault, remanded to Luzira

The activists who subscribe to the Revolution Against Dictatorship (RAD) and Torture Survivors Movement pressure groups were Tuesday arrested in downtown Kampala...

News

Archbishop Kaziimba provides update on Orombi’s health

Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba has revealed that the retired archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, 74, is feeling better and steadily recovering after an urgent...

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Finance

Employers given 30-days to remit NSSF contributions or face penalties

Ayota said that unlike in the past when the definition of an employer was ambiguous, the NSSF Act, as amended, now provides...

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Profile

Moses Eteku: The illustrious brain behind Shamos Tech Solutions digitalizing companies and organizations

Eteku's story in Tech business begins in 2019 after founding Shamos Tech Solutions Ltd, a startup that was just repairing computers but...

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OP-ED

oP-Ed: Is Our Ombudsman Incapacitated?

In my country Uganda, the Inspector General of Government is a supposed “ombudsman” that is mandated to carry on with defending the...

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News

Rtd Archbishop Orombi critically ill, admitted at Nakasero Hospital

Nebbi Diocese Bishop, Rev Pons Ozelle, Orombi confirmed the development and said the cleric was rushed to Nakasero after his health deteriorated...

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Features

JAJJA TOVA KU MAIN: President Museveni to meet NRM Village chairpersons at Kololo

All participants invited to the meeting will be subjected to mandatory Covid-19 tests, with the preparatory tests scheduled for up to Tuesday...

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Crime

Wife chops off husbands genitals in domestic fight, kills him

According to Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, "facts gathered indicate that on Sunday, March 26, Baluku returned home, while drunk and started fighting...