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Aisha Nabukeera praises her acid attack scars as blessing in disguise
Almost 13 years ago, the public was awash with news of a young Aisha Nabukeera allegedly burnt by her stepmother. Then, she couldn’t stand the immense pain and the mere look at her deep wounds around...
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DP courts Bobi, Muntu
After a successful reunion rally at Masaka’s Liberation Square on September 28, DP leaders trooped into Maria Flo hotel with Gen Mugisha Muntu, former FDC president, and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine...
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Mengo’s ECUREI offers free prostate screening
The Ernst Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI), a specialized medical imaging and biomedical engineering training facility, will offer free prostate cancer screening for men and...
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Every month, 10 students commit suicide at Makerere
On Sunday, September 16, Joshua Ajuna, was found dead in his room in Nsibirwa hall, at Makerere University, the biggest and oldest university in Uganda. On his side lay a bottle of suspected poison...
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Bank of Uganda raises interest rates
The Bank of Uganda has today announced a raise in the central bank rate (CBR) from 9% to 10%, a move responding to pressure of increasing prices of goods and services. The CBR is key in determining the...
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People Power: Police raid Byanyima's house
Lawyers of Edith Byanyima have protested the manner in which detectives from Kabalagala police station raided and searched her home. Edith is sister to Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of Oxfam...
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Water shortage exposes students to rape, murder in Karamoja
The great lesson for students in arid Karamoja — at least, as they understand it — is that water is a very scarce and precious commodity to come by. “Sometimes we don’t bathe,” says 16-year-old...
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Uganda still ranks top in countries with high maternal deaths
While Uganda has made progress towards improving health of mothers and newborns; the country still ranks among the top countries with high maternal and newborn death rates. Dr Placid Mihayo, an...
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Kirumira death: Videos emerge
On the night of September 8, Bulenga, a bubbly town in Wakiso district, was thrown in panic as a sudden hail of bullets tore into Assistant Superintendent of Police Muhammad Kirumira, killing him...
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ICC: attacks mean we're on right track
The strong criticism by African countries and most recently, the United States of America against the International Criminal Court, means the court is on the right track of ensuring justice in the...
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CAA 'clarifies' on Capt Mukula flight school
The Civil Aviation Authority has denied claims by Captain Mike Mukula that his Uganda Aviation School was denied an air operator certificate (AOC) to run aircrafts in Uganda. Yesterday, Mukula who's...
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Dr Lukwiya’s wife narrates how her husband contracted Ebola and died
He was the 14th medical worker and 156th person to die of Ebola since it broke out in 2000, yet Dr Mathew Lukwiya’s resolute and death still stands out to date. He epitomised medical success,...
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Kirumira murder suspect charged, remanded
Wakiso Magistrate's court has charged and remanded a key suspect in the murder of former Buyende district police commander Muhammad Kirumira. The suspect Abubakar Kalungi, a 47 year-old carpenter and...
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'Pastor' fails to 'resurrect' 5 month-old baby, arrested for murder
Police in Luweero have arrested a 'pastor' and three other people for the alleged murder of a five month-old baby. The 'pastor', Viola Nassanga and her aides Juliet Nakayenga, Edith Nabuule and...
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Huge capital flight making Ugandans poorer - Kasaija
Government is doing a lot of business with foreign firms and individuals, who, once paid, quickly repatriate the money to their home countries and offshore accounts, Finance minister Matia Kasaija has...
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Congolese gynaecologist, Yazidi human right activist share Nobel Peace Prize
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist...
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Fmr S.Korean President Lee sentenced to 15yrs over corruption
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday on a range of corruption allegations. Lee also was ordered to pay an almost $11.5 million fine. He had been...
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Anti-Corruption court orders for arrest of Siraje Bakaleke
The Anti-Corruption court has ordered for the arrest of suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police (ASP) Siraje Bakaleke for defying court summons. This was after Bakaleke failed to turn up today to...
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Museveni donates Shs 500m to taxi operators
President Yoweri Museveni has donated Shs 500 million to Old Taxi Park Taxi Operators Association. Museveni who is touring and addressing mini rallies in downtown Kampala announced the donation as he...
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Museveni dishes out Shs 3bn to city traders
President Yoweri Museveni dished out more than Shs 3 billion to traders in downtown Kampala on Friday during his tour of the area. The donations are even likely to increase once the details of smaller...
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