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Uganda's COVID-19 cases increase to 870
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Uganda has risen to 870 after another 11 people tested positive for the disease on Sunday. Four of the confirmed cases are among drivers that were picked from...
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MPs approve Shs 1 trillion supplementary 4 days to end of FY
Parliament approved a supplementary budget of Shs 1.087 trillion to facilitate the COVID-19 response by the ministries of Health, Trade and other government entities.The approval followed a...
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Somalia postpones presidential elections by 13 months over COVID
Somalia’s Electoral Commission has announced the rescheduling of the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections by 13 months. The chairperson of the National Independent Electoral Commission...
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Parents protest Kampala Parents high online fees
Disgruntled parents of Kampala Parents School (KPS) have petitioned government to intervene and renegotiate the huge fees imposed on their children to access online learning platforms. The parents say...
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12-year-old girl commits suicide in Nansana
Police in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district is investigating circumstances under which a 12-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police...
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11 Ugandan returnees from Afghanistan test positive for COVID-19
Eleven Ugandans who recently returned from Afghanistan have tested positive for COVID-19 according to results released from the ministry of Health today. All the 11 returnees were under quarantine at...
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Govt kicks off mosquito net distribution
It is a busy season at the ministry of Health. As one team knocks at doors to hand out cloth-masks to combat Covid-19, another shall be traversing the country handing out mosquito nets. Starting with...
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Why Mamdani and I disagree
A fortnight ago, Yusuf Serunkuma, a PhD candidate at Makerere University Institute of Social Research [MISR], won a Shs 25 million High Court award in general damages and an order stopping MISR and its...
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Delayed compensation slows Rukungiri-Kanungu-Ishasha road
The delayed compensation of over 1,000 residents of Kikongi parish in Bwambara sub-county in Rukungiri district has slowed the tarmacking of Rukungiri-Kanungu-Ishasha road. President Museveni...
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Will Makubuya’s drive on decolonisation bear fruit?
What started as a commentary is gaining traction with more than 5,000 people petitioning government to decolonise Kampala streets by removing icons of colonial oppressors and replacing them with...
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We will stop scientific poll
Fresh from jail and seemingly steeled by the two months’ prison stint, former security minister Henry Tumukunde has plunged straight into political battles that will shape campaigns for the February...
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Uganda registers four new COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Uganda has risen to 893 after four cases tested positive for the disease from samples drawn on Monday. This is the lowest number of cases that have been...
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UPDF soldier jailed 35 years for shooting dead Kasese lay reader
A Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldier has been charged and sentenced to 35 years for killing a lay reader of the Anglican Church in Kasese district.The soldier, Pte. Abraham Lokwap, 23,...
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Prof Baryamureeba arrested over knocking woman dead
Former Makerere University vice chancellor and 2016 presidential candidate, Prof Venansius Baryamureeba has been arrested over knocking a woman dead in Muyenga. The fatal accident happened today at...
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Court dismisses suit challenging Museveni's sole candidature
The Constitutional court, in a majority decision of 4-1 has dismissed an application by ruling party MPs challenging President Yoweri Museveni's sole candidature in next year's general elections. 11...
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UPDF liaison officer Brig Twesigye falls to death in bathroom
Uganda Peoples' Defense Forces (UPDF) liaison officer at the East African Community headquarters in Arusha in Tanzania, Brigadier Victor Twesigye is dead. Brigadier Twesigye passed away at his home in...
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Two police detectives, suspect perish in Jinja road accident
Two detectives from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters and a suspect have perished in a motor accident at Magaga trading centre along the Jinja-Iganga highway. The deceased have...
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Uganda's COVID cases rise to 902, as another 259 people die in Africa
Uganda's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen to 902 after nine samples tested positive from the 1,958 samples tested on July 2.Seven of the confirmed cases are contacts who were picked from Amuru...
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Boda boda rider commits suicide inside Masaka police station
A boda boda cyclist has torched himself to death inside Masaka central police station in protest over his impounded motorbike. Hussein Walugembe, who has been operating a motorcycle taxi from around...
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Office of the President returns, requests Shs 3bn unspent COVID funds
The Office of the President has requested to be reallocated Shs 2.9 billion it returned to the treasury after failing to spend it on activities in the last financial year. The money is part of a...
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