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Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has ordered a full investigation into Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after a surprise midnight inspection exposed severe staff shortages, overcrowded wards...
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The government has announced plans to connect one million Ugandans to electricity free of charge under the Electricity Scale Up Project. Speaking about the programme, State Minister for Energy...
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The Government of Uganda has signed a contract to build a Karuma Bridge on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, bringing the long awaited project one step closer to reality. The agreement was signed in...
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Uganda’s long-distance star Joshua Cheptegei delivered a commanding performance to win the 2026 Absa Run Your City 10K in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday, crossing the finish line in 27:19...
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Security agencies have arrested four men in Lira City after dismantling another suspected counterfeit currency operation and recovering fake Uganda shilling notes along with materials believed to...
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President Yoweri Museveni has called on African countries to prioritize economic transformation as the foundation for lasting peace and security, arguing that strong defense systems can only be...
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National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has issued a strongly worded statement following the resignation of Mariam Wangadya as Chairperson...
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The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has earmarked Sh50 million to intensify efforts to eliminate bedbugs that have infested several informal settlements across Kampala, with Kawempe-Kirokole...
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At least one residential unit was extensively damaged after a fire broke out at the family quarters of Nsambya Police Barracks in Kampala on Sunday night. The blaze started at about 9:45 p.m. on...
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Uganda’s engineering fraternity has pushed back against the arrest of local government engineers during the government’s anti-corruption drive, accusing senior officials of turning investigations...
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At least 20 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers were injured on Saturday after a military truck transporting them to their duty stations overturned in Agago, northern Uganda. The...
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Minister of State for Local Government Balaam Barugahara has warned Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Deputy RDCs and District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) that they should resign if...
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Police in Katwe have arrested five suspects believed to be behind a series of aggravated robberies across the Kampala Metropolitan Area. The suspects have been identified as Muwanguzi Believer...
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Katerema Secondary School in Tororo District will reopen on Monday, July 13, after the Tororo District Education Office assumed direct management of the institution following student protests over...
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The Ministry of Local Government has ordered the immediate interdiction of four senior officials in Mbale District to pave the way for investigations into allegations of gross negligence, abuse of...
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The whereabouts of National Unity Platform (NUP) Vice President for Buganda Muwanga Kivumbi remain unknown after he was reportedly rearrested while travelling from Butambala to Kampala. His...
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Former Members of Parliament under the Association of Parliamentary Alumni of Uganda have called for special recognition measures to protect them from what they describe as continued disrespect...
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Acting Minister of Education and Sports, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, has called for agriculture to be made a compulsory subject in Uganda's education system, saying it is essential for preparing...
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Former Speaker of Parliament and Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among is expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala, where she is set to face formal charges after weeks of...
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The General Court Martial sitting at Makindye has remanded Maj Gen James Birungi on charges of treachery and offences relating to (in)security. Birungi, the former director of the Chieftaincy of...
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