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Gov't to close COVID-19 quarantine centres
Government is set to close COVID-19 quarantine centres once passengers who flew into the country before October 1 complete their required 14-day stay.Ministry of Health senior public relations officer,...
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Private medics worried over rising COVID-19 cases, lack of training
Ugandan private health workers have expressed concern over lack of adequate training and risk of exposure to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as community infections continue to skyrocket in the country....
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Ugandans close shops in South Sudan to protest wanton killings
Ugandan traders have closed their food shops in Gumbo market, South Sudan to protest against the arbitrary killing of their business associates.On Sunday, September 27, unknown gunmen waylaid three...
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Moroto Prisons boss suspended after jail break
The commissioner general of Uganda Prisons Service John Byabashaija has suspended Norman Aruho, the officer in charge of Moroto Prisons to pave way for investigations into the prison break at the...
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Dealer protests police confiscation of 1,000kg of gold
Lukanga Derrick Kibirango, a gold dealer, has petitioned the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) to investigate circumstances in which police continues to hold him as well as his gold consortium...
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Britain bans plastic straws
Britain’s primary environmental agency announced that beginning October 1 a ban on all “single-use” beverage straws is in effect, making it illegal for businesses to sell or supply them to individual...
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Museveni allows learners, teachers to use public transport
President Yoweri Museveni has given an all-clear to teachers and learners to use public transport so long as they observe the recommended coronavirus disease (COVID-19) standard operating procedures.As...
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Court dismisses Basajjabalaba’s petition against Shs 20bn tax
The Constitutional court has dismissed a petition in which businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba’s company, Haba Group Uganda Limited challenged tax imposition on a Shs 169 billion compensation. The...
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7 bodies found in Italy, France after violent storms
Seven bodies were found in a region straddling the French-Italian border near Nice on Sunday after torrential rains swept houses and roads away, officials in both countries said. Five of the bodies...
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MPs reject plan to spend Shs 200bn on DRC roads
The parliamentary Budget Committee has rejected, at least for now, a government plan to fund construction of roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo using Ugandan cash. The MPs raised the objections...
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Mutukula border Covid-19 test machines break down
Two genexpert machines installed earlier in May 2020 at Uganda’s Mutukula one-stop border post (OSBP) with neighbour Tanzania have not run a single Covid-19 test for the last two months, immigration...
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Student wins sex case but can’t erase photos
On September 29, Chief Magistrate Miriam Ayo Okello sentenced Makerere University Senior Administrative Assistant Edward Kisuze to two years in prison or a fine of Shs 4m for indecently assaulting an...
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DTB rocked by another lawsuit
Legal disputes over sour loans on their books have scarred some banks, strained relationships with clients and put a harsh spotlight on their banking practices. DERRICK KIYONGA digs into some of the...
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EC sackings: New details emerge
When the sacked officials walked off their desks on the evening of July 20, they were firmly in control of the Electoral Commission’s key day-to-day affairs. But a few hours into that night, EC...
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Landlord refunds NUP office rent money after security intimidation
A landlord in Kitgum municipality in northern Uganda has returned the money paid by the National Unity Platform (NUP) to establish an office on his premises citing intimidation from security. NUP...
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Uganda's Cheptegei smashes 10,000m World Record in Spain
Uganda’s king of long distance racing, Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei has today broken the men's 10,000m World Record in Valencia, Spain. Cheptegei who also broke the world 5,000m record in August this year,...
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Court orders DTB to refund immediately Shs 120bn to Ham
The Commercial court has ordered Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Kenya to refund more than Shs 120 billion they illegally deducted from two accounts of businessman Hamis Kiggundu. In August 2020,...
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Kagadi defense secretary arrested over selling gov't face masks
Jeremiah Asiimwe, the defence secretary for Rubiri village, Kagadi district has been arrested for allegedly selling government face masks. The Health ministry delivered 341,197 face masks to Kagadi...
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Fort Portal NRM primaries loser Kihunde joins NUP
Sylvia Kihunde, who lost in the NRM party primaries for the Fort Portal City Woman MP race has crossed to the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party. Kihunde contested against Sylvia Rwabwogo,...
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50 Ugandan journalists have tested positive for COVID-19
The ministry of Health has revealed that at least 50 journalists in Uganda have so far tested positive of the coronavirus (COVID-19).According to ministry of Health statistics, 9,442 persons have...
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