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Twisted tale of Kiddu held captive for 25 days
Monday, June 24, 2019 began on a happy note for Phoebe Oprah Kiddu but took on a bitter edge later. Little did she know that Monday would be the last thrill day she was spending with family and...
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Bwanika: Bobi is held captive
Last week, Robert Kyagulanyi took a surprise political turn. He appointed national coordinators for People Power activities –recruiting heavily from entrenched opposition political parties. The...
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Rains cause massive cracks on Bundibugyo-Fort Portal road
Cracks have developed on the Fort Portal-Bundibugyo road following a heavy downpour and landslides in Bundibugyo district on Tuesday. The cracks developed at Bubukwanga, just about six kilometres from...
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Makerere drops to 16th position in university rankings
Makerere University has now dropped to 16th position on the African continent and 1,225th globally according to the July 2019 Ranking Web-Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of higher education...
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New report cites land grabbing in oil palm project
A new report by Makerere University's Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC) has pinned the National Oil Palm Project for illegal land acquisition in Kalangala and Buvuma districts.The report that was...
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Gov't sides with Finasi over ROKO in Lubowa hospital saga
The government has said it is not worried about the ongoing squabbles between Finasi and ROKO as long as the construction of the International Specialized Hospital of Uganda continues.Parliament early...
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Airtel hand over Shs 400m proceeds from Kabaka run
Airtel Uganda and the Buganda kingdom have handed over sickle cell testing kits worth Shs 200 million plus another Shs 200m cash to the ministry of Health. More than 60,000 people took part in this...
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Nyanzi pleads with court to find her guilty of annoying Museveni
Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi has expressed disappointment with Buganda Road court Grade One magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu for failing to find her guilty of annoying President Yoweri...
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Somalia's president gives up US citizenship
The office of Somalia's president says he is giving up his United States citizenship but it is not immediately clear why. A statement posted on Twitter on Thursday says President Mohamed Abdullahi...
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Four killed in renewed Sudan protests
At least four protesters were killed and many injured by gunfire Thursday in the Sudanese city of Omdurman, opposition medics said, as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to pile pressure on the...
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Preaching abstinence to teenagers a waste of time - Unesco
The United Nations Cultural Organization (Unesco) has urged countries to stop preaching abstinence to teenagers because it is not practical. The agency’s HIV and health education advisor for Eastern...
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Chaos as court sentences Nyanzi to 18 months in prison
Six youths (mostly Forum for Democratic Change supporters) have been arrested as court turned chaotic during the sentencing of Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi. Nyanzi was today...
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Uganda Airlines sets August 28 for maiden commercial flight
Uganda Airlines has set August 28 as the official date for the company’s maiden commercial flight. The operators announced today Friday at a media engagement meeting in Kampala. The company purchased...
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Mozambique president, opposition leader sign peace agreement
The president of Mozambique and the head of opposition group Renamo signed a peace deal on Thursday, formally ending years of conflict between the two factions. The peace agreement puts a cap on a...
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Africa's booming cities face severe toilet crisis
MAKINDYE-LUKULI — The darkening clouds are ominous for many in this urban neighborhood, promising rushing rainwaters stinking of human waste from overflowing septic tanks. As Africa faces a population...
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Auditor General apologizes over inflated Judiciary toilet costs
The auditor general John Muwanga has apologized to judiciary for a typing error that saw money used to construct two water-borne toilets inflated by more than Shs 390 million from Shs 43 million to Shs...
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URA apologizes for video showing staff abandoning clients
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has offered an apology to Ugandans after a video emerged showing their staff celebrating a colleague’s birthday as several clients stood in queue waiting to be served.The...
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Gaagaa bus with 65 passengers on board catches fire in Nebbi
A bus belonging to Gaagaa bus company today, Sunday went up in flames in Nebbi district.The bus, registration number UBB 991Y from Kampala heading to Koboko via Arua district went up in flames at Mbaro...
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People Power activist Ziggy Wine dies of torture injuries
People Power activist and local musician Michael Kalinda aka Ziggy Wine has passed on at Mulago hospital. Kalinda died yesterday night of injuries sustained after being tortured a few weeks ago....
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Former Amin soldier rejects gratuity over negative publicity
The former director of the much-feared State Research Bureau (SRB) Rtd Lt. Col. Francis Itabuka, says he opted not to claim his gratuity from the ministry of Defense due to negative media publicity....
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