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Museveni fires ISO boss Bagyenda
The Internal Security Organization (ISO) boss, Frank Kaka Bagyenda, has been sacked.A source at ISO who preferred anonymity said they have been notified that Kaka is no longer ISO director."You know...
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Biriggwa bows out of FDC presidential flag bearer race
Forum for Democratic Change chairperson, Wasswa Biriggwa has pulled out party presidential flag bearer race in favour of party president, Patrick Oboi Amuriat. During the FDC national council meeting...
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Ugandan banks gang up against businessman Ham Kiggundu
Uganda's banking sector has joined Diamond Trust bank (DTB) in the fight to overturn a court judgement that saw DTB lose a Shs 42 billion case against Ham Enterprises. The industry fears that the court...
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Museveni justifies Uganda funding roads in DRC, Ethiopia
President Yoweri Museveni has said that the move to construct roads in countries out of Uganda is meant to boost trade that can enable Uganda to get resources. He was speaking during the 58th...
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14-year-old girl commits suicide in Gulu following parents' fight
A teenage girl has committed suicide in Gulu city, northern Uganda following a fight between her mother and father. The 14-year-old primary seven-candidate of Bishop Cipriano Kihangire primary school...
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COVID-19 patients presenting with mental illnesses
COVID-19 patients and some of the recovered cases are presenting with a number of mental illnesses, mental health experts have revealed.While studies show that COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory...
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Police burst Kireka 'sex party', 21 suspects arrested
Police in Kiira Division is holding 21 suspects for allegedly staging a sex orgy in Kira Municipality, Wakiso district.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says the suspects were...
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Woman throws twins into river after husband disappears with food money
Kitgum police are holding a woman for allegedly dumping her eight-month-old twin boys in a fast-flowing stream. Lily Oyella, a resident of Bipong village in Oryang parish and mother of six reportedly...
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Malawi President flouts own COVID guidelines during visit to Tanzania
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has defended himself from public criticism for not putting on a face mask during his scheduled three-day official visit to Tanzania Wednesday. Chakwera has been...
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50 passengers miss flights at Entebbe over expired COVID results
More than 50 passengers have so far missed their flights for showing up at Entebbe international airport with invalid COVID-19 negative test certificates. All travellers going through the airport are...
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Kireka sex party organizers well connected, armed - residents
Residents of Kireka B, in Kira Municipality, say that sex parties, akin to the one in which scores were arrested over the weekend, were started by well connected and armed personnel, seeking sexual...
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Police resumes COVID-19 curfew enforcement
Police are reinstating the 9 pm curfew checkpoints with effect from tonight, spokesperson Fred Enanga has warned. Enanga says all roadblocks and barriers on roads leading into and out of the city for...
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Footballer beaten to death in Lamwo over poor defending
Police in Lamwo district have arrested two brothers accused of causing the death of a local football player they assaulted over alleged poor defending during a friendly local football match.Joel...
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Justice Mugambe sues contractor over shoddy works on her apartments
Justice Lydia Mugambe has sued Hallmark Construction and Painting Company Limited and its director, James Kayita for unprofessional conduct and executing shoddy works on her apartments.Mugambe says...
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53 drivers spend night at Jinja Road police for violating curfew
At least 53 drivers spent Monday night at Jinja Road police station for violating the night-time curfew.The drivers were arrested a few hours after police spokesperson Fred Enanga said they would...
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COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over participant's illness
A phase three COVID-19 vaccine trial by global company Johnson and Johnson involving 60,000 participants has been halted after a participant fell inexplicably ill. According to a statement, the study...
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Serere vet doctor arrested for distributing contaminated meat
Police in Soroti has arrested a veterinary doctor, a police officer, and a driver for distributing meat which is unfit for human consumption. The meat was found in a motor vehicle Reg no. UAM 699H...
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Mukono to Nambooze: Stop bad-mouthing bishop
The race for the Mukono municipality parliamentary seat has whipped up tensions between incumbent MP Betty Nambooze and Mukono diocese over the management of Bishop Schools. In her recent speech to...
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Scientists: Why Africa is beating Covid-19
As the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt a sense of apprehension about what would happen when it reached Africa. Concerns over the combination of overstretched and...
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Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ on banknotes
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science...
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