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President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the dismissal of six engineers from the Ministry of Works and Transport over their handling of major road infrastructure projects, as government intensifies...
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The recent spate of road crashes involving learners on educational trips has raised serious concerns over the safety of school travel in Uganda, prompting the government to suspend all school...
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•Parliament's Committee on Physical Infrastructure has intensified scrutiny of the delayed Busega–Mpigi Expressway, questioning why the multi-billion-shilling project remains less than half...
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A former Nation Media Group journalist in Mukono has ventured into grassroots politics, securing the National Unity Platform ticket to contest for LCI chairperson of Nsambwe A Village, where he...
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Police in Lira City have arrested two 18-year-olds over a violent robbery that left a woman seriously injured. The attack happened on 17 June 2026 in Starch Factory Cell, Lira City West Division...
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Security forces have recovered 63 stolen cattle and 24 goats after a gun battle with suspected cattle raiders in Abim District. The attack happened on 18 July when suspected armed raiders from...
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The Ministry of Local Government has called Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), Town Clerks, District Chairpersons, City and Municipal Mayors, District Service Commission Chairpersons, and other...
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Researchers at Makerere University have identified genetic changes in the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus (BDBV) that could reduce the effectiveness of some existing diagnostic tests...
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Uganda imepoteza mmoja wa wanasiasa wake wakongwe zaidi baada ya taarifa kuthibitisha kuwa Jenerali mstaafu Moses Ali, Mbunge wa Adjumani West County na aliyewahi kuwa Naibu Waziri Mkuu wa Pili wa...
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National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert kyagulanyi ssentamu - Bobi Wine has raised alarm over the continued disappearance of the party's Deputy President for Buganda, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga...
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A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Kakumiro district after allegedly faking the death of his child and placing a banana sucker in a coffin in an attempt to defraud his family of Shs 350,000...
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Students who survived Friday evening’s Nalango Senior Secondary School bus crash along the Jinja–Kamuli road have recounted the moments leading up to the accident, alleging that the driver had...
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Makerere University has launched electronic academic transcripts and certificates, allowing graduates to access their credentials online while enabling employers and other authorised parties to...
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The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is struggling to recover a staggering Shs233.9 billion owed by government institutions and Uganda Airlines, with Parliament warning that the debt is...
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King David Junior School will remain closed for about two weeks as it focuses on the emotional recovery of learners and staff following the Kapchorwa road crash that claimed 24 lives, including...
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The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has told Parliament that the controversial Ham construction project was initially stopped because the developer had started work without following the...
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The Ministry of Works and Transport has revealed that three of the four buses involved in recent major road crashes across Uganda were not licensed to operate because they had failed mechanical...
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Minister of Works and Transport Fred Byamukama has blamed poor planning and weak contract management for the persistent delays on road projects across Uganda, saying some contracts were signed...
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Paramount Chief of Teso Shaking hands with Gen Salim Saleh. The Paramount Chief of Teso, Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot, has led a delegation of cultural leaders, Members of Parliament and elders...
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The Government of Uganda has rolled out an emergency food relief intervention to support households in the Karamoja sub-region, where a prolonged dry spell has severely disrupted agricultural...
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