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Bobi Wine rejects EC security officers, asks them to withdraw

The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has rejected the security escort detail which was attached to him by the Electoral Commission...

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Supreme court summons petitioner over abusive language

The Supreme court has summoned Ivan Ssebadduka to appear before the judges for allegedly using abusive language in his petition filed against President Yoweri Museveni, Electoral Commission and...

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Kenya reimposes COVID-19 measures amid surging cases

Kenyan health officials say the public has failed to follow health protocols to limit the spread of COVID-19, leading to a jump in daily infections. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta now is...

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Court orders Katosi road scam convicts to refund Shs 20bn

The High court has ordered six entities convicted in the Katosi road scam to refund Shs 20 billion to Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).     The no-nonsense head of the Commercial Division of the...

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One killed, four injured in Kaliisa mourners accident

The NBS TV protocol officer has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after getting involved in an accident that killed one person and injured 3 others along the Masaka-Mbarara highway.The...

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200-acre marijuana farm discovered in Queen Elizabeth national park

Uganda's top tourism destination, Queen Elizabeth national park, is also being used to generate recreational substances whose earnings are not reflected in the country's tourism revenues.What is...

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Kazinda sentenced to 15 years over accumulating abnormal wealth

The Anti-Corruption court has this afternoon handed yet another 15-year jail sentence to troubled Geoffrey Kazinda, the former principal accountant in the Office of Prime Minister.     Justice Margret...

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Uganda registers 14 new COVID-19 deaths, 284 cases on Thursday

Uganda has registered 14 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) deaths in Gulu, Masaka and Kampala - the country's highest single-day tally according to results released by the ministry of Health (MOH)...

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Nateete stepfather kidnaps his stepson, demands Shs 10m ransom

Police are holding a stepfather, Jamil Ssebuliba as a prime suspect in the kidnap for ransom of his 3-year-old stepson last month from his home in Nateete in Kampala.    Ssebuliba was arrested...

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Malawi president demands dismissal of exams board after tests leak

Malawi's president is calling for the dismissal of the National Examinations Board after end-of-year school exams were leaked on social media. The leak forced the cancellation of national exams and led...

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Police orders Church to block Bobi Wine rally in Kitgum

Police in Kitgum blocked the National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine from campaigning in the municipality. Kyagulanyi’s campaign agents...

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Petitioner summoned over abusive language responds with even more insults

A petitioner who was summoned by the Supreme court to explain his use of abusive language in a petition has shot back with even more insults calling the judges "drunk" and "a council of fools" lacking...

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Uganda-DRC roads: Red flags raised over project worthiness, Dott Services

As preparations enter the final bend for Uganda to construct roads inside DR Congo, several experts have expressed pessimism about its economic viability. Last November, President Museveni and his DR...

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Akena murder: Kanyamunyu sentenced to 6 years as girlfriend walks free

Exactly 4 years since he shot dead child rights activist Kenneth Akena, Mathew Kanyamunyu has been sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter after court ruled that he unintentionally killed...

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Every consumer tap to have water by February 2021 - Badru Kiggundu

The current water scarcity in many parts of Greater Kampala metropolitan area will be history in three months time, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) board chairman, Eng. Badru...

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Museveni to Arua: Vote issues not age

76-year-old presidential candidate, also the incumbent president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the electorate in Arua, northern Uganda to vote leaders with workable policies and not simply because...

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UCC lifts ban on company, ministries SIM card registration

Telecommunications regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has lifted the ban on company SIM card registration.   A statement issued by Ibrahim Bbosa, the head of PR and UCC spokesperson...

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Former Ghana president dies at 73 

Ghana is remembering former President Jerry Rawlings, an iconic figure who died Thursday in the capital, Accra, at the age of 73. Rawlings twice seized power in military coups, alleging government...

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ANT presidential candidate Muntu fails to show up in Mitooma

The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) supporters in Mitooma district were left disappointed after the party presidential candidate, Gen Mugisha Muntu failed to turn up for the campaigns.Muntu...

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Soroti radios deny Amuriat access citing gov't intimidation

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Patrick Amuriat Oboi has been denied access to radio stations in Soroti.Amuriat, who has been canvassing for votes in the Teso sub-region,...

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