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UCC trains 1,800 boda boda riders to drive Uganda’s digital economy

UCC trains 1,800 boda boda riders to drive Uganda’s digital economy

KAMPALA — The Uganda Communications Commission has trained 1,800 boda boda riders in an ambitious drive to transform the country’s informal transport sector into a digitally integrated workforce. Through its Beera Ku Digital initiative, the commission is executing a structural intervention de

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Police Arrest Over 700 Suspects in Week-Long Crackdown Across Greater Kampala

Police Arrest Over 700 Suspects in Week-Long Crackdown Across Greater Kampala

Police have arrested at least 700 suspects in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area during intelligence-led operations conducted between February 16 and 22, 2026, targeting a surge in violent crime, narcotics, and gang activity.Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke told journalists on Monday

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Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects

Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson, said ten girls aged between 18 and 22 — most of them Senior Four leavers — were rescued on Friday nigh

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Why Uganda must become a permanent member of BRICS

Why Uganda must become a permanent member of BRICS

If we become permanent members of BRICS, the most obvious benefit shall be economic. Our economy relies heavily on agriculture, raw materials, and a growing services sector. We need big markets like those of China and India for our agricultural produce.Uganda has a young population, with a

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Shs350m NICU equipment boosts Lira Hospital’s newborn care capacity

Shs350m NICU equipment boosts Lira Hospital’s newborn care capacity

Lira, Uganda: Lira Regional Referral Hospital has received Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) equipment worth Shs350 million, a major boost expected to strengthen care for premature and critically ill babies across Northern Uganda.The equipment was donated by Pathfinder International with

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KCCA’s Clean Streets Gamble: Can They Keep Vendors at Bay?

KCCA’s Clean Streets Gamble: Can They Keep Vendors at Bay?

Kampala city after street vendors being evicted.Overview:KCCA spokesperson Daniel Nuwabine said this time it will be different. He said eviction of street vendors in the Central Business District (CBD) is part of a broader effort to organize trade in the city and the entire Greater

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Guard Arrested After Midnight Robbery Attempt in Bushenyi

Guard Arrested After Midnight Robbery Attempt in Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi District are investigating an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred shortly after midnight on February 18, 2026, at Katooma Cell, Ryeishe Parish, Ibaare Sub-county.The suspect, identified as Kankiriho Ramathan, also known as Samuel, 21, is a security guard attached to

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Police Arrest Private Security Guard Over Alleged Aggravated Robbery in Bushenyi

Police Arrest Private Security Guard Over Alleged Aggravated Robbery in Bushenyi

BUSHENYI, Uganda — Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred in the early hours of February 18, 2026.According to the Greater Bushenyi Regional Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tayebwa Apollo, the incident o

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Iganga NUP boss says ‘no grudges’ after election defeat

Iganga NUP boss says ‘no grudges’ after election defeat

Iganga NUP Chairperson Grace Ndizaawa says he has forgiven political rivals after losing Iganga Central Division chairperson race, and reiterates a call for unity and reconciliation for better service delivery.Grace Ndizaawa, popularly known as Commander War Child, expressed gratitude to s

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Chameleone undergoes surgery after ‘rapid loss of eyesight’

Chameleone undergoes surgery after ‘rapid loss of eyesight’

Chameleone revealed he had been rapidly losing his sight on the right side, prompting the intervention. Jose Chameleone has announced he successfully underwent eye surgery after rapidly losing vision in his right eye.The legendary artist posted an image from his recovery bed to expr

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