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09 Oct '24
In a developing diplomatic showdown, the United States of America envoy to Uganda, William Popp, is scheduled to meet with President Yoweri Museveni at State House in Entebbe this Thursday.The meeting comes in the
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09 Oct '24
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has sounded an alarm after a significant number of Senior Four candidates risk being ungraded due to their schools’ failure to submit continuous assessment scores. Data from UNEB reveals that only 56% of the 4,166
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09 Oct '24
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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09 Oct '24
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president, Jimmy Akena, has advised General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son, to adopt a more diplomatic approach in handling diplomatic matters.Akena emphasized the impo
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09 Oct '24
The Ugandan government has entered into a partnership with Ghana’s Jospong Group of Companies to recycle waste that has accumulated at Kiteezi landfill in Wakiso District over the past 28 years. The collaboration aims to address Kampala’s long-standing waste management issues by rehabilitating t
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09 Oct '24
Busia District is abuzz with excitement as it prepares to host Uganda’s 62nd Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. This is the first time the district will host a national event of this magnitude, marking a historic moment for the local community and Uganda at large. The eve
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09 Oct '24
Police in Kampala are investigating the discovery of an unidentified male body in the Ndeeba suburb of the city, which they are treating as a suspected murder case. According to Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson of the Kampala Metropolitan Police, the body was found on the morning of Tuesda
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09 Oct '24
The executive director of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Dr. Chris Mukiza, has firmly rejected calls for his resignation following the release of the 2024 National Population and Housing Census report, which contained several errors. Speaking at a breakfast meeting with journalists and medi
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09 Oct '24
Tragedy struck in the early hours of the morning as a couple and their two young children were killed in a suspected arson attack in Buyoboya village, Bulange sub-county of Namutumba district. The incident, which occurred around 1:00 AM, left the community in shock and mourning.
The deceased
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09 Oct '24
Kenya’s National Assembly voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in a historic political event. The decision was made during a lengthy parliamentary session, with 281 members voting in favor of the impeachment, while 44 opposed it, and one member abstained.