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16 Jun '26
MuseveniKAMPALA, Uganda — For months, Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), their deputies and assistants across Uganda had looked forward to what many considered a long-overdue reward: a substantial salary enhancement that government officials and parliamentary committees had publicly
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16 Jun '26
The World Bank-funded initiative aims to improve coffee production, strengthen climate resilience and increase household incomes among farmers in Kabale District.KABALE — Coffee farmers in Kabale District have received agricultural inputs worth Shs27 million under a government programme
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15 Jun '26
The allegations came to light during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting convened at Dokolo Health Centre IV last week after a series of complaints from patients and attendants who claimed they were being charged money to access services that are officially provided free of charge.The mee
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15 Jun '26
The remains of celebrated Ugandan actress Sally Elizabeth Bwamimpeke have finally been returned home, weeks after her death in Canada following a battle with breast cancer.Sally, who became a familiar face in Uganda’s film industry through her role as Jasmine in the popular Prestige tele
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13 Jun '26
Kampala, Uganda – The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has issued fresh guidance prohibiting recipients of honorary doctorates from using the title “Doctor” in academic, professional or official settings, in a move aimed at protecting the integrity of Uganda’s higher education
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13 Jun '26
Several users said they could open the platform normally on mobile data and Wi-Fi, sparking excitement and confusion over whether the government had officially lifted the long-standing restriction.Facebook appears to have been restored in Uganda after nearly six years of restriction, with
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13 Jun '26
Wambugu is currently serving an 80-year prison sentence, a punishment that, if fully served, would see him walk out of prison as an elderly man of 81 years. Yet despite the conviction, he insists he is innocent and says his nightmare began over something as simple as refusing to buy alcohol for a
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13 Jun '26
Residents of Rwamiramira Village in Kinuuka Sub-county, Lyantonde District, have expressed dissatisfaction with a recent court ruling in a long-running cattle theft case, arguing that the judgment did not fully reflect the evidence presented.The case dates back to 2024 when Ms. Jolly Murom
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13 Jun '26
The newly elected Buwama Sub-county chairperson has called for an investigation into the construction of the local government headquarters after discovering major structural defects in the less-than-three-year-old building, raising concerns over possible misuse of public funds and poor workmanshi
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13 Jun '26
Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth has slashed the budget under the Office of the Speaker from more than Shs24 billion to Shs3.9 billion and redirected the balance to parliamentary committees, saying lawmakers must be adequately funded to prevent them from seeking favours from the government agencies they