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Judicial Service Commission PS Nassali interdicted
The ministry of Public Service has interdicted the secretary to the Judicial Service Commission Dr Rose Nassali Lukwago over corruption allegations. Nassali was charged before the Anti-corruption...
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Cargo plane crashes in Congo, killing presidential staff onboard
A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing all eight passengers and crew, a presidential advisor told Reuters on Friday. The plane, carrying President Felix...
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IOM donates bus, medical equipment to Immigration
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has formally handed over a 30-seater Coaster bus as well as sickbay equipment to the Immigration Training Academy Uganda (ITA). The donation was made...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed awarded Shs 3bn Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts with neighbouring Eritrea. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chairperson of the five-member Norwegian...
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330,000 registered for O-level exams
Some 337,697 candidates have registered to sit for this year’s Uganda Certificate of Examinations (UCE) from 3,531 centres across the country. This represents an increment of 963 candidates (0.28 per...
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Gov't rules out plans to reintroduce Anti-gay bill
Government has denied reports that it is planning to re-introduce the contentious Anti-gay law recently struck down by court. The bill was first introduced in 2009 drawing worldwide condemnation for...
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Burkina Faso Mosque attack claims 16
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO - Armed men stormed a mosque in the volatile north of Burkina Faso as worshippers were at prayer, killing 16 people and sending residents fleeing, security sources and locals...
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19 killed in one of Japanese's worst typhoons
TOKYO - Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which...
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Police officer shoots dead defilement suspect in Sironko
A police officer in Sironko has shot dead a man for allegedly resisting arrest. Matayo Wodeyo, 23, a resident of Kisali village, Busita parish Busita sub-county in Sironko district was shot on Saturday...
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Trial of suspected German paedophile starts today
The hearing of a case in which German national, Bernhard Berry Glaser is accused of aggravated defilement and aggravated child trafficking expected to start today at the Masaka High court. Glaser, the...
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Two P.7 candidates killed in Kasese landslides
Two children have died after landslides hit Kyambarwa village, Mahango sub-county in Kasese district.The deceased are Winnie Biira aged 15 years and Patience Kabugho aged 13 years who were primary...
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AU slashes Pan African Parliament budget by Shs 14bn
The African Union (AU) has slashed the Pan African Parliament (PAP) budget for the FY 2020 financial year by $4 million (Shs 14 billion). Although the PAP had requested and passed a budget of $20.79...
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Suspected German paedophile trial fails to start over lack of interpreter
Hearing of a case in which a German national Bernhard Glaser is accused of abusing minors under his care has stalled due to the absence of a Flemish language interpreter. Glaser, the director of Ssese...
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Tear gas as Guineans protest 81-year-old president's bid to extend power
Police in Guinea have fired tear gas and bullets to disperse thousands of opposition supporters, civil society groups and trade unionists gathering to protest against a bid by the president to extend...
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Police probes drowning of Makerere University student
Police officers from Wandegeya and Makerere police stations are probing the drowning of a Makerere University student James Owimupehwe in the university swimming pool.Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police...
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IGAD meeting on cross border pastoralism ends without deal
The Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) meeting on cross border pastoralism in Uganda ended without the signing of the final protocol. The meeting held last week in Entebbe was to see...
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13-year-old girl rescued from shrine after failed abortion
A 13-year-old girl has been hospitalized at Kiyunga health centre IV after suffering complications while procuring an abortion from a shrine located in Naigobya village, Bulongo sub-county, Luuka...
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URA tells importers to pay for declared goods within 72 hours
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has ordered all importers to pay for the goods imported for home consumption within 72 hours after declaration or they face fines. This is a reduction from the 21-day...
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12-year-old boy arrested for killing neighbour’s baby
A 12-year-old boy has survived a mob after reportedly killing a neighbour’s one year and eight months old baby. The boy reportedly hit the baby using a brick and later hid her body in a nearby bush....
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Poor adherence to ARVs in children worries medics
Uganda might not be able to meet targets on viral suppression of HIV because of the poor response to poor adherence to ARV treatment among children, health experts have warned. The fear comes just two...
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