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'Mr update' Ssegirinya granted bail

Jinja grade one magistrate Anne Kyomuhangi has granted a Shs 1 million non-cash bail to Kawempe North National Unity Platform parliamentary candidate, Muhammad Ssegirinya aka 'Mr update'. His sureties...

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Malawi court frees prophet Bushiri after deeming his arrest illegal

A court in Malawi has freed a self-proclaimed prophet wanted in South Africa for theft, money laundering, and fraud. The court released Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, calling their arrest illegal...

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We want schools reopened not radios, parents tell gov't

A section of parents wants government to reopen schools for all learners instead of purchasing radios for home-based electronic learning. In September, President Yoweri Museveni ordered for the...

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Rwanda police shoots one dead, injures two others in Kabale

A Rwandan national has been shot dead and two others injured by Rwandan security personnel in Kabale district in western Uganda. The deceased has been identified as Muremi Chabobuzi, a resident of...

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Seven Sudanese doctors die from COVID-19 in 10 days

Sudanese health authorities said Sunday that seven medical doctors died from COVID-19 in 10 days, a development that reflects Sudan’s sharp rise in cases in recent weeks. Nearly 100 deaths were...

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Court orders Kampala Woman MP Nabilah's immediate release

Jinja Grade One magistrate, Anne Kyomuhangi has ordered the immediate release of the Kampala Woman MP Nabilah Naggayi. Kyomuhangi ordered Nagayi’s release on grounds that she has been under illegal...

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Pastor Yiga ex girlfriend Nabbi Omukazi demands Shs 730m from ABS TV

Barely a month after the death of pastor Augustine Yiga, his former girlfriend and fellow church minister, Maggie Kayima famously known as Nabbi Omukazi has come out seeking Shs 730 million from his...

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Late Watongola's daughter Kayaga nominated for Kamuli MP seat

The daughter of the late Rehema Watongola has been nominated to contest for the Kamuli Municipality MP seat in next year's elections.  Kamuli district returning officer, Kenneth Kayabwe nominated...

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Panic at Kyambogo University as student tests positive for COVID-19

Panic has engulfed Kyambogo University after a second coronavirus case was registered at the institute. The latest patient is a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Community Based Rehabilitation...

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Kenya doctors threaten to strike over lack of COVID-19 protection

Kenyan doctors are threatening to go on strike next month unless the government addresses their concerns about safety, health insurance, and staffing needs to fight COVID-19. The threat comes after at...

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How BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, AP covered Bobi protests

When presidential candidate Robert Kyaggulanyi aka Bobi Wine walked out of the Iganga Chief Magistrate’s court a free man last week after his brutal arrest and two-day incarceration, Uganda had already...

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Is it war or campaigns?

In just 16 days of campaigns this month, police sheer brute force has failed to break the statement over the enforcement of the Electoral Commission-sanctioned guidelines limiting attendance at rallies...

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2021: Why opposition cannot unite

Staring down similar challenges and a very powerful opponent, the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, opposition presidential candidates met last Friday ostensibly to assemble a strategy that best...

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DP offers free legal services to Bobi Wine protest suspects

The Democratic Party (DP) has offered free legal services to all people who were arrested during last week’s protests. According to police, more than 800 people were arrested from different parts of...

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Bobi Wine arrest protestors fined Shs 150,000 each by Kyotera court

The Magistrate’s court in Kalisizo, Kyotera district has released 29 of the 52 people who were arrested in connection over protests that erupted in various parts of the country last week. The protests...

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Here's how the three COVID-19 vaccines compare

With pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca's announcement Monday that its vaccine successfully prevented coronavirus infection, three candidates appear to be promising vital tools to curtail the COVID-19...

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UN: We are following Uganda’s campaigns

A UN secretary general question and answer session last week encompassed the brutal arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, a presidential candidate and member of Parliament for Kyaddondo East....

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Supreme court justices jail petitioner for 3 years for abusing them

The Supreme court has found a petitioner, Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka guilty of contempt of court, and sentenced him to serve three years in the Uganda Government Prison Kitalya.  The panel of seven...

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Police forces presidential candidate Amuriat out Masindi district

Police in Masindi fired teargas and live ammunition on Wednesday to disperse supporters of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat from his campaign rally....

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80 women desert broke boda boda husbands in Gulu during lockdown

Over 80 boda boda riders in Gulu are wallowing in loneliness after their spouses left them due to financial hardships brought about by the coronavirus disease lockdown according to Emmy Ocen, the...

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