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Ugandans working abroad offer free treatment in Luweero
Through their Operation One Project Foundation, Ugandans working abroad commonly known as 'nkuba kyeyos', last week offered free treatment to residents of Luweero district. The 'nkuba kyeyos'...
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Angola freezes assets, accounts of ex-president's daughter
The daughter of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has denied allegations of financial irregularities after a court froze her bank accounts, calling the claims "politically motivated."...
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3,900 babies born in Uganda, 390,000 worldwide on New Year's Day
An estimated 3,916 babies were born in Uganda on New Year’s Day with the Ugandan babies accounting for approximately one per cent of the estimated 392,078 babies born worldwide on New Year’s Day....
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Malawi's albinos get personal security alarms as attacks intensify
Malawi is distributing personal security alarms to people with albinism, a condition that causes whitening of the skin from lack of pigmentation. Malawi authorities hope the alarms will protect albinos...
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Kalungu teenagers struggling to raise children sired by road contractors
A number of teenage mothers in Kalungu district are struggling to raise children fathered by workers of a construction firm that repaired the Kampala-Masaka highway. A Nigerian firm; Reynolds...
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Kitaka’s 2020 master plan for Kampala infrastructure
Eng Andrew Kitaka, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director, recently made one year in office, a period he describes as full of challenges and opportunities. In an interview with...
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Saracen Security supervisor 'shoots self' dead at Kabale police station
The supervisor of Saracen Security Company in Kabale has committed suicide.Denis Musinguzi, 29 years, a resident of Bugongi in Northern Division, Kabale municipality allegedly shot himself dead on...
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Makerere to earn Shs 750m for on campus advertising
Prime Media Network Limited, an outdoor advertising company will pay Makerere University Shs 150 million annually for the next five years in exchange for advertising space at the Kampala campus....
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Three arrested in Kisoro for trafficking Crested Cranes to DRC
Three people in Kisoro district have been arrested over illegal possession and trafficking of three Crested Cranes.Dan Iradukunda, 22, a resident of Bunagana in Muramba sub-county, George Habyarimana,...
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Kitgum hotel cancels Bobi Wine meeting after security raid
A hotel in Kitgum municipality in northern Uganda has cancelled a reservation booking by the People Power movement to hold their consultation meeting there next week. Sebastian Ogoni, the People Power...
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Two Ugandan loan officers abducted, dragged to court in DRC
Two Finance Trust bank loan officers who were abducted in Arua last week and dragged to court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been released on bail. Mubarak Asiimwe and Johnson...
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Bobi Wine arrested ahead of his first consultative meeting
Police have fired bullets and teargas to disperse supporters of Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, the Kyandondo East MP, who has been arrested ahead of his first consultative meeting at Our Lady of...
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18-year-old woman arrested for defiling 8-year-old boy
Police in Mpigi district is holding in custody an 18-year-old woman only identified as Nakato on allegations of defiling an 8-year old boy. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says Nakato, a resident of...
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Why Africa could become venue for US-Iran confrontation
Africa could emerge as a venue for a confrontation between the U.S. and Iran as Tehran threatens to retaliate after the U.S. airstrike that killed the Iranian Quds Force commander, General Qassem...
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Missing bicycle scam convict hands himself in
Sam Emorut Erongot the reported missing convict and the former commissioner in charge of policy and planning in ministry of Local Government has surrendered himself to authorities in Luzira prison to...
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Makerere officials on the spot over non-disclosure of investments
Makerere University management officials are on spot for allegedly refusing to disclose information regarding the institution’s investment deals to auditors. The Audit Committee of Council headed by...
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Lira RDC cancels Bobi Wine's consultation meeting
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine's consultation meeting in Lira town in northern Uganda has been cancelled by security over alleged failure to meet guidelines on public meetings. Bobi...
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UPDF recruitment: 2 held over forgery
Police in the western Rukungiri district are holding two men accused of using forged documents to join the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). The suspects have been named as Deo Aikimana, a...
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Civilian grabs gun, shoots police officer dead in Moyo
A police officer attached to the anti-stock theft unit in Metu sub-county in Moyo district, northern Uganda, has been shot dead by a civilian. Majid Moro was shot dead by his own gun on Tuesday...
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Bobi Wine cancels Gulu meeting
As restrictions on political space tighten and police continues to display a more hardline stance against political association, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s planned meet-and-greet gatherings are...
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