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IMF attaches tough terms on Shs 2tn loan advanced to Uganda
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set three conditions for Uganda to ensure the emergence loan money is not swindled but used for the intended purposes.On Wednesday, the IMF approved $491.5...
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Kenya closes 2 neighbourhoods deemed coronavirus hotspots
Kenya has closed two neighbourhoods — one in the capital, Nairobi, and the other in the coastal city of Mombasa — after a surge in confirmed cases of coronavirus. Kenyan authorities have confirmed...
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COVID-19: Tanzanian tests positive in Uganda as Ugandan tests positive in Kenya
Another Tanzanian truck driver has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Uganda to increase the country's cases to 101. The 32-year-old who entered Uganda via the Mutukula border was...
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Lesotho Prime Minister agrees to process for resignation
The timetable for Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s departure from office is in the hands of the government and his political party, despite his intentions to retire by the end of July. Under a...
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Wear masks properly, they aren't for decoration - Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned the general public to always wear masks whenever they are out of their homes. The president said wearing mask will help combat the spread of the...
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Ugandan health workers have bad attitude towards COVID-19 patients - study
Most health workers at four Makerere University teaching hospitals have a negative attitude toward COVID-19 patients.This was revealed in an online cross-sectional study conducted at Mulago national...
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LDU officer gunned down after shooting two dead
A Local Defense Unit (LDU) officer, private Robert Miyaga who shot dead two people in Masaka municipality has also been gunned down by the army personnel. Miyaga opened fire and shot Edward...
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Global coronavirus infections surpass 4 million
Coronavirus infections have surpassed 4 million globally. As of Friday, the number of infections stood at 4,006,410 and 275,698 deaths while the number of recoveries stands at 1,376,229. Uganda's cases...
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Ugandans 'furious' as 13 more truckers test positive for COVID-19
Uganda’s coronavirus cases have risen to 114 after another 13 truck drivers tested positive on Friday, May 8. Among the latest 13 positive cases are 7 were Kenyans, 4 Ugandans and two Tanzanians. There...
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South Sudan lifts COVID-19 restrictions despite rise in cases
Even though the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in South Sudan, the government is lifting several restrictions that are intended to control the spread of the pandemic. A South Sudan COVID-19...
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Malawi president suffers second court defeat
Malawi’s Supreme court has rejected an appeal by President Peter Mutharika and the Malawi Electoral Commission and upheld the order for a re-run of the presidential election held a year ago in which...
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Kasese floods: One patient died before evacuation
One of the patients who were admitted at Kilembe Mines hospital in Kasese district before it was devastated by flash floods died before the planned evacuation.The hospital was ruined when river...
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We can't lockdown forever - Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda will soon ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions because the country can't live under strict measures forever. Museveni made the remarks on Saturday at...
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5 more truck driver test positive for coronavirus
Uganda’s coronavirus cases increased by 5 new cases to 121. The new cases are all cargo truck drivers - 2 Ugandans and 3 Kenyans who arrived from Elegu and Malaba border points respectively. All the...
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Gen Tumukunde released on bail
The High court has granted former Security minister, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde a non-cash bail of Shs 50 million. Justice Wilson Kwesiga, the head of the High court criminal division delivered the...
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MP Cecilia Ogwal collapses in parliament
Dokolo Woman MP, Cecilia Atim Ogwal collapsed in parliament this afternoon, URN has learnt. The veteran legislator reportedly started feeling nauseated at around 2:00 pm before she collapsed. The...
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Suspected German child molester dies in Luzira prison
Bernhard Glaser, a German-born Belgian national who has been facing charges of aggravated child trafficking has died in Luzira prison. According to his lawyer Evans Ochieng, Glaser died Thursday...
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Suspected German child molester granted bail due to ill health
Suspected German paedophile, Bernhard Glaser Berry has been granted a cash bail of Shs 30 million. High court judge, Moses Kazibwe granted the 73-year-old suspect bail to enable him to travel to...
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KCCA, German Embassy okay cremation of suspected child molester
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the German Embassy in Kampala have approved the cremation of Bernhard Glaser, the German-born Belgian national who succumbed to cancer at Luzira prison last...
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Kidnapped Italian aid worker held in Somalia returns home
A kidnapped Italian aid worker who had been held in an al-Shabaab-controlled area of Somalia has been freed. Silvia Romano arrived in Rome on Sunday after being freed outside Mogadishu on Saturday....
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