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Kony case: ICC lawyers want confirmation of charges done in Uganda
The International Criminal Court (ICC) plans to hold a confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda, an official from the court suggested on Friday. Ms Leonie van Braun, a senior trial lawyer in the office of the ICC prosecutor, said holding the hearing
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UPDF soldier to face justice for deadly shooting in Agago
Three civilians from Ngora East Village, Paimol Sub-County in Agago District, who were shot dead by a Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier on October 20, 2024, were laid to rest on Wednesday. The deceased—Sunday Apio, 21; Santino Akidi, 47; and Florence Ajalo, 15—were all bu
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Masaka High Court Acquits One of Four Students Accused of St. Bernard’s SS Mannya Dormitory Fire
In a landmark ruling, Masaka High Court Judge Victoria Nakintu Katamba has acquitted one of the four students accused of setting fire to a dormitory at St. Bernard’s SS in Mannya, Rakai District, killing 10 students and injuring 37 others.Henry Taremwa, who was accused alongsi
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Naro intensifies banana value addition research
The National Banana Research Programme (NBRP) under National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) situated at Kawanda is working with private processors of products from banana to discover the most practical banana-based products for mass production in Uganda. Various prototypes of
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BREAKING NEWS: MTN Writes to Kalemera over Shs 260bn Tax Dispute; Accuses URA of Coercion, Corruption
MTN Uganda has accused Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) of deploying ‘coercive tactics’ to extract Shs 260bn from the telecom in an ‘unfounded’ tax assessment.MTN Uganda also blamed URA officials for ex
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Concern as Katakwi tops in GBV cases
District leaders in eastern Uganda’s Katakwi District have expressed concern over the rising prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) among marrieds and teenagers. A recent study by the Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development (CEHURD) conducted in Teso and Karamoja sub-region
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Katanga case: Defence lawyer challenges gun evidence, cites wrong weapon
Police’s acting Director of Forensics Services Andrew Kizimula Mubiru was yesterday accused of examining DNA samples on a different gun and not that which ended the life of Kampala businessman Henry Katanga, late last year. Mr MacDosman Kabega, one of the defence lawyers of the five ac
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Bush burning: Cherished, but fuelling climate catastrophes
Since time immemorial, during dry seasons, farmers in Lamwo District have burnt grass in their gardens to stimulate the growth of fresh green grass for their livestock and to enhance soil fertility. Smallholder farmers believe dry grass is not nutritious to their animals, and in a desper
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Uganda-Kenyan border villages fuel new FGM
Uganda – Kenya border villages in Karamoja and Sebei Sub-regions are still the hotspots where girls and women are being mutilated, Monitor has learnt. The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) point focal person for Moroto District, Mr Moses Loru King, said cases of FGM at border villages h