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UPDF Captain kills self after shooting colleague in Somalia
A Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) Captain in Somalia has committed suicide after shooting his colleague. The soldier whose identity hasn’t been established reportedly turned his gun on himself...
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Health minister fined Shs 20m for contempt of court
High court judge, Musa Ssekana has slapped a fine of Shs 20 million on Health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng for contempt of court. The fine stems from a petition by David Ekau challenging the...
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Buganda Land Board dismisses claimant of Kasubi market land
The ongoing construction of the new Kasubi market has not been without controversy and the latest twist has pitted Buganda Land Board against one Betty Nanjobe Lumaama, who claims to be a Buganda...
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Envoy to strengthen trade with the UK
Lord Popat, the British premier’s trade envoy to Uganda, is in the country to strengthen trade ties between the two countries. Yesterday, he addressed the local business community and government...
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Rwenzururu queen mother kicks up firestorm in death
She died quietly but kicked up a measurable political storm in death. On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the queen mother of Rwenzururu Christine Biira Mukirania passed on at Kilembe Mines hospital. The queen...
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Hoteliers, Bobi Wine join fight to save Murchison falls
A licence application by South African firm, Bonang Power and Energy (Pty) Limited, to construct a hydro power dam at Murchison falls, a waterfall between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert on the White Nile,...
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Mubende evictions shatter dreams
In 2014, Francis Lubyaayi retired after serving many years as head teacher of various primary schools in Mubende. As he walked out of Kigamba primary school in Kasambya subcounty – his last duty...
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BOU saga: Police, Ofwono clash
Sometimes you read or hear a story and everything about it is in synch—the narrative, character, setting, sourcing and protagonists, etc. But the narrative of the Bank of Uganda plane cargo currency...
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No confirmed Ebola case anywhere in Uganda - ministry
The ministry of Health has dismissed as false, rumours of a confirmed Ebola case in Mbarara district in western Uganda or any other part of the country. Yesterday, Tuesday social media and main stream...
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Masaka hospital x-ray section closed over radiation leakage
The Uganda Atomic Energy Council (AEC-Uganda) has closed the x-ray section at Masaka Regional Referral hospital citing radiation leakage.AEC-Uganda is mandated to regulate the peaceful application of...
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Mozambique wildlife park loses zero elephants to poachers
Niassa Reserve, one of Africa's largest wildlife parks, is marking a year without losing a single elephant to poachers. The last elephant killed by poachers in the Mozambique animal preserve was May...
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Gov't sued over Museveni bush war, victims demand Shs 25bn
Some 10,805 people from various districts have dragged government to court seeking for Shs 25 billion compensation for the alleged losses they suffered during the I986 political insurgency. The lead...
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BOU currency scam: probe extended to regional currency centres
Police has extended its investigation into the extra cargo loaded on a Bank of Uganda (BOU) chattered plane to the currency centres in Mbale, Kabale and Fort Portal. A senior detective at the...
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Israeli firm reports first cannabis harvest from Uganda
Israeli firm, Together Pharma Limited has reported that it made a cannabis harvest from Uganda on Tuesday, despite a government announcement that the said license had been halted. This is according to...
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Police pilots demand for pay rise
Uganda police pilots and engineers are demanding for a pay rise. The pilots say that they are being left out of a proposal to standardize the salary of pilots.The pilots whose salary was increased to...
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Gov't has lost control of UTL - investment minister
Government has "technically lost control" of Uganda Telecom, the state minister for Investment and Privatization Evelyn Anite has revealed. Anite told MPs on Thursday that when the Nigerian firm was...
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Civil Aviation Authority denies role in BOU currency saga
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said it played no role and is not answerable for the extra 5 pallets loaded onto the chartered cargo plane carrying printed currency from Paris, France to Entebbe...
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South African teens flying self-assembled plane across Africa
A group of South African teenagers has assembled a four-seater airplane and is flying it across the continent. Aviation experts say this a significant feat, one that will inspire teens who want to be...
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URA intercepts Kenyan truck trafficking two men in boxes
The Uganda Revenue Authority has today morning intercepted a Kenyan registered truck at Busia border smuggling two people in boxes into Uganda. URA says the truck registration number KCT 230T reached...
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Court rules Stella Nyanzi has case to answer
Buganda Road Magistrate's court has ruled that Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi has a case to answer in relation to offences of cyber harassment and offensive communication.Nyanzi is...
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