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Verbatim: Museveni's 2020 Martyrs' day speech
Religious leaders converged at Namugongo Martyrs shrine today to celebrate the annual Martyrs day, a special fete set aside to remember young Christian converts who were burnt to death for their...
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Gov't sets tough conditions for city taxis
Only registered taxis will be allowed back on city roads as government lifts a ban on public transport tomorrow June 4.In a meeting held on Tuesday between the minister for Works and Transport, Edward...
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New York police shove, block journalists from covering protests
New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press (AP) journalists covering protests Tuesday in the latest aggression against members of the media during a...
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Ugandan security have killed 6 while enforcing COVID guidelines
Ugandan security agencies have directly led to the death of at least 6 people in the last 75 days while implementing COVID-19 guidelines. The victims were killed by soldiers of the Uganda People’s...
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COVID-19 positive Kenyan patient escapes from Moroto hospital
A Kenyan female national who was under treatment for coronavirus disease has escaped from Moroto regional referral hospital. She was admitted at the hospital on June 2 from Amudat in northern Uganda...
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Uganda registers 15 more coronavirus cases
15 more Ugandans have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The total confirmed cases are now 522. The latest positive cases were registered from the samples tested on Wednesday, June 3....
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Full speech: State of the Nation Address 2020
State House Entebbe 4th June, 2020 His Excellency the Vice President;Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament;His Lordship the Chief Justice;Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker of Parliament;His Lordship the Deputy Chief...
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Supreme court stays ejection of MPs from new municipalities
The Supreme court has stayed the execution of an earlier Constitutional court judgment annulling the election of legislators from six newly created municipalities. The affected legislators are Patrick...
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Gulu district yet to receive Shs 165m COVID money
Gulu district is yet to receive the Shs 165 million COVID-19 fund money allocated to each district by the ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development. The ministry released the money to...
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Passengers stranded as govt lifts ban on public transport
Several passengers were on Thursday left stranded as only a few taxis resumed operations in the city while several other unregistered passenger service vehicles (PSV) got impounded by police. June 4...
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Pictorial: Fire guts Kasubi tombs again
Fire has gutted one of the huts in Kasubi tombs. The fire is said to have broken out in the hut that is a short distance from the main tomb around 1 pm Friday. A team of officers from the Directorate...
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Rugunda goes into isolation as Uganda's COVID cases rise to 557
Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has gone into self-isolation after some of his contacts tested positive for COVID-19. He becomes the first senior government official to be isolated since the first...
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Four KCCA staff isolated after showing coronavirus symptoms
Four members of staff of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have this afternoon been isolated after they developed symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19).The four KCCA staff were picked by the...
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Museveni orders all ministers to test for COVID-19
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered all his cabinet ministers to undergo COVID-19 testing before they can be allowed to attend weekly sessions. Testing of the ministers begun Thursday and continued...
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Museveni fires National ID boss Gama
Judy Obitre-Gama, the executive director of National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has been ordered to vacate office immediately on July 15, 2020, when her contract ends. Gama, who...
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9 more Ugandan health workers test positive for COVID-19
Uganda has confirmed 36 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the number of total confirmed cases in the country to 593. The new cases were part of 1,310 samples that were tested on...
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Over 600 flee Cameroon hospitals as COVID-19 cases increase
Cameroon says hundreds of hospital patients have fled health facilities after a jump in cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Cameroon has about 7,599 confirmed cases and more than...
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Kisoro couple perish in accident en route to scientific wedding
A couple has perished in a motor accident on its way to attend a scientific wedding in Kisoro district. Hillary Namanya, the programs manager of Rukundo International, a local NGO in Kabale and his...
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Black Lives Matter protests continue on 3 continents
Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday in cities far from the United States to express their anger over the death of George Floyd, a sign that the Black Lives Matter movement against police...
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Tumukunde calls for united opposition to defeat Museveni
Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has called for a united opposition to defeat President Yoweri Museveni and end his 35 yearlong hold onto power. In his first public statement since his release from prison...
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