Impounded export-bound gold containers 'go missing'
There is a mystery surrounding the whereabouts of two containers recently impounded by the Minerals Protection Police Unit (MPPU) almost two months ago. The two containers were impounded near Katuna...
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Security sweats over Bobi Wine's return
Police officers at all units in Kampala Metropolitan are on high alert ahead of the return of the Kyadondo East member of parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine is expected to return...
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Are Africa’s social policies serving her children?
As we publish the sixth of our eight-piece series on violence against children, we wish to give our readers a bonus. The series rotate around a survey report on violence against children in Uganda,...
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Districts fear Kampala is killing them
Local government officials have expressed concerns that the central government is taking over their roles in the districts. Recent public sector management reforms, they say, have limited the space for...
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Society needs effective reporting, tracking, referral, prompt response
Everyone has the responsibility to report violence against children. In Uganda however, few cases are reported because of skepticism and or earlier frustration. So, more efforts are needed to raise...
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Neglected 13-year-old boy demands to know his father
Sophia Nampiima reported a case of child neglect One of the most stressful things for a mother is giving birth and the father denies or abandons her child. Sophia Nampiima is one of many women in the...
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19 assassinations: Gen Kayihura pins 10 on ADF
“Until June 2018, when Museveni mentioned that ADF was responsible for Felix Kaweesi’s and the sheikhs’ death, the rebel group had been mentioned 10 times, especially by the former inspector general of...
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With or without me, change is coming to Uganda – Bobi Wine
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has told a US audience that peaceful change of power with or without him is inevitable in Uganda. Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has for the last two weeks been...
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Muntu: Bobi’s People Power will swallow FDC
At the close of nationwide consultations on the future of their party, former president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change, Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that FDC could find itself being...
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Bobi Wine, police ready for showdown
Police has warned Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine's supporters not to waste their time thronging Entebbe International Airport or lining the streets to welcome back the legislator. Ahead of Bobi...
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Bobi Wine returns, arrested
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi has been arrested just moments after he landed at Entebbe International Airport. He was forced into a waiting police vehicle, registration number, UP 7500 and driven...
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Bobi Wine vows to continue fighting for freedom
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi has said that he will not relent on his quest for freedom and justice for all in Uganda. Kyagulanyi was speaking from his home in Magere, three hours after his...
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Kiyingi off Mukulu trial
The state has dropped Aggrey Kiyingi, a Ugandan-Australian based doctor, from the terrorism trial of former rebel leader Jamil Mukulu and more than 30 others. In the amended indictment consented to by...
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Families of detained Rwandans call for a speedy trial
The families of detained Rwandan nationals are calling on the government of Uganda to expedite a speedy trial of their relatives. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala on Tuesday through their...
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Youth group welcomes AG report on Crane Bank sale
A group of youths have praised the Auditor General’s report for implicating Bank of Uganda in the fraudulent sell of Crane Bank to DFCU bank at a paltry Shs 200bn despite of having assets worth more...
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Mulago women’s hospital opens to public
Mulago Specialised Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare hospital opened its doors to the public on Monday. This followed a cabinet tour of the state-of-the-art facility led by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana...
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Uganda wins World University Netball title
Hosts Uganda are the 2018 FISU World University Netball champions after stopping giants South Africa in the final on Friday night. Cheered on by the chief guest and Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda...
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Tanzania ferry accident death toll climbs to 200
The death toll rose to 200 and one survivor was reportedly rescued Saturday from the ferry boat that capsized in Tanzania's Lake Victoria on Thursday. Tanzanian officials continued their search inside...
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Ebola case confirmed near Uganda border
Health officials in Bunyoro sub-region have been put on high alert following reports of an Ebola case at Tchomia landing site in Ituri province on the shores of Lake Albert. Tchomia landing site is...
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LRA commander Ongwen fathers child from ICC custody
Detained former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels commander Dominic Ongwen is a proud father of a bouncing new child. The child whose gender has been concealed, was conceived during the second leg...
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