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6 unopposed candidates give NRM 6:0 head start in parliament
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has already secured seats in the forthcoming 11th parliament after six of its candidates went through unopposed.By the close of the countrywide...
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23 arrested at Entebbe airport with forged COVID-19 test results
Aviation police officers have arrested 23 travellers who turned up at Entebbe International airport with forged PCR COVID-19 test certificates. The suspects include 13 men and 10 women who have been...
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Two jailed for 4 years over botched robbery at Besigye's fuel station
The General Court Martial in Makindye has sentenced two security men to four years in jail after they pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession of a firearm and five rounds of ammunition.Banuli...
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Police apologize to Buganda, Catholic Church over Mbogo clan fracas
Police have in a rare outact come out to apologize to Buganda kingdom and the Catholic Church after firing tear gas at its officials during mass in Mityana.On Saturday, police in Mityana district fired...
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Museveni donates Shs 250m, truck in Ankole
As schools financially struggle to reopen after a seven-month lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni has donated Shs 100 million to a primary school in his village of Rushere in Rwakirura district.In a...
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NARO launches portable micro garden for urban dwellers
Researchers at the National Forestry Resources Research Institute (NaFRRI) have launched an improved portable micro garden to support farming in urban areas. NaFRRI is under the National Agricultural...
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Kenya sees new surge of coronavirus after easing restrictions
Kenya is facing a second wave of coronavirus infections, just weeks after lifting tough restrictions meant to limit its spread. Kenya's Health minister on Sunday warned the country was headed for tough...
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Defilement: Court rejects Rev. Kalule 'negative' DNA report
Luwero High court has rejected a DNA report presented by Reverend Canon Kezekiah Kalule which shows that there is a 0.00% probability that he fathered the child with an underage girl. Rev. Kalule,...
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L.Albert floods displace Tonya primary school students
Pupils of Tonya primary school in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima district have relocated to the nearby Tonya Church of God as a result of flooding that has submerged their school premises. The floods...
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3 Makerere University staff remanded over forged COVID-19 results
Four people including three Makerere University employees have been remanded to Kitalya and Kigo prisons in Wakiso district for forging COVID-19 test result certificates.Emmanuel Kawalya, a samples...
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IGAD meeting to discuss regional risks
As countries continue to battle the effects of coronavirus, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the permanent interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and the Food and...
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Nigeria: Lagos imposes 24-hour curfew as anti-police protests continue
The governor of Nigeria’s largest city and financial hub has declared a full-day curfew amid continuing protests against police violence. Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said Tuesday that a 24-hour...
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Church joins campaign against polythene bags
The Church of Uganda (COU) and international NGO, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have partnered to promote the Green and Plastic-Free Environment campaign. The official launch happened on October 6...
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‘Upgrade Kasangati Health Center IV to better serve the community’
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kasangati Health Center IV has only received Shs 2.5m to alert the public about and manage the Covid-19 pandemic during the lockdown, the hospital in...
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Stop testing truck drivers for Covid – EA Business Council
The East African Business Council (EABC) has called for an end to mandatory testing of truck drivers for Covid-19 at border points, saying the resulting congestion is stifling trade among the partner...
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Businessman Katumwa arrested over runaway 16-year-old girl
Renowned city businessman and Nansana Municipality parliamentary candidate, David Katumwa is under custody at Katwe police station for allegedly orchestrating the disappearance of a teenager. The...
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Opposition to EC: We will sue over election cash
Asuman Basalirwa, president of the opposition Justice Forum Party [Jeema] and chairman of the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), has faulted the Electoral Commission for doling out Shs 12bn...
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Govt to switch off fake phones
The Uganda Communications Commission, UCC, has signalled to millions of phone users and laptop owners – many of whom are unknowingly using fake devices – that they will be switched off soon. UCC head...
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MPs approve Shs 200bn for DRC roads
Parliament has approved Shs 200 billion to support Uganda's quest to jointly construct a 223-kilometre road with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Uganda and DRC entered a...
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Teargas, bullets rock Wandegeya as police disperse Bobi Wine supporters
Police in Wandegeya fired teargas and live bullets this afternoon as police tried to block the National Unity Platform (NUP) party president and presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka...
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