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Kireka 14Bn Market Project Cleared As IGG Brings Stakeholders Together

Kireka 14Bn Market Project Cleared As IGG Brings Stakeholders Together

Deputy IGG Anna Muhairwe greets an old man after the Kireka market redevelopment-related meeting at Kira Municipal Council headquarters. Deputy IGG Ann Muhairwe arrives to tour the Kireka market. Having existed since the early 1970s, Kireka main market is one of Uganda’s oldest ye

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NRM Leaders in Apac clash over Shs186m campaign money

NRM Leaders in Apac clash over Shs186m campaign money

According to several local party leaders, the Shs186 million was deposited on January 13, 2026 into Apac district party account at Centenary Bank.Apac, Uganda: A bitter dispute has erupted among leaders of the ruling National Resistance Movement in Apac District over Shs186 million that wa

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Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach

Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach

SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici

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UTB BANK BOSS ON THE SPOT AS CLOSE TO UGX 70M VANISHES IN 5 MINUTES – Customer Demands Refund, Accuses Executive Director of Shielding Fraudsters

UTB BANK BOSS ON THE SPOT AS CLOSE TO UGX 70M VANISHES IN 5 MINUTES – Customer Demands Refund, Accuses Executive Director of Shielding Fraudsters

A shocking bank scandal has erupted after Ugx 69 million mysteriously disappeared from a customer’s account in just five minutes, leaving behind a trail of fear, anger and serious questions about the safety of money in Uganda’s banking system.The man at the center of the storm is Chine

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MITOOMA ON FIRE! 4 District Bosses Arrested Over Sale of Gov’t Jobs

MITOOMA ON FIRE! 4 District Bosses Arrested Over Sale of Gov’t Jobs

Mitooma senior district officials arrested on Thursday, 12th March, 2026MITOOMAFour Senior Local District officials of Mitooma have been arrested on allegations of selling government jobs and extorting money from job applicants during recent and ongoing Local Government recruitment

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Investigation: Kabale–Mgahinga Road: Shs.16bn Paid to Briefcase Firm, 2 years Later no Works on Ground

Investigation: Kabale–Mgahinga Road: Shs.16bn Paid to Briefcase Firm, 2 years Later no Works on Ground

So far shs 16 billion has been paid to a brief case firm in Kabale- Mgahinga Road upgradeWhen the government launched the Shs112 billion Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi and Kisoro–Mgahinga road project, it was marketed as a transformative infrastructure investment expected to unlock tourism poten

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Urgent warning to anyone taking ibuprofen

Urgent warning to anyone taking ibuprofen

People are being urged to beware of relying on anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for pain relief because of their impact on kidney function. Those at higher risk of kidney disease, such as people with diabetes or high blood pressure, should be particularly careful, according to Kidney Car

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MPs warn it could take 48 years to clear Uganda’s Shs8.4t domestic arrears

MPs warn it could take 48 years to clear Uganda’s Shs8.4t domestic arrears

Appearing before Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and Secretary to the Treasury.Parliament has been told that at the current rate of funding allocated to settle government domestic arrears, it could take more than four deca

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Four suspects remanded in Wakiso for 170 million shilling land sale scam

Four suspects remanded in Wakiso for 170 million shilling land sale scam

WAKISO, Uganda — Four people were arraigned Wednesday at the Wakiso Chief Magistrates Court on charges of theft and conspiracy after allegedly conning an elderly man out of 170 million Ugandan shillings.The accused — Sendi Jamil, Juuku Anderson, Namuli Fatuma and Nalunjogi Jamilah —

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Uganda has minerals the US needs – so why is there no trade deal?

Uganda has minerals the US needs – so why is there no trade deal?

Unlike its approach to Rwanda, Kenya, DR Congo, and Tanzania, the United States has not been intentional in pursuing commercial engagement with Uganda.Different from its neighbours, Uganda is not a direct party to any binding trade agreements with the U.S. and relies on regional arrangemen

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