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Govt accused of ‘drops in ocean’ as OPM disburses Shs2.8b out of Shs80b cattle restocking fund

Govt accused of ‘drops in ocean’ as OPM disburses Shs2.8b out of Shs80b cattle restocking fund

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has commenced the disbursement of Shs2.8 billion under the long-awaited Shs80 billion national cattle restocking programme. However, the intervention has faced immediate scrutiny, with critics and local leaders describing it as a "drop in the ocean" g

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BUSTED! URA CBUSTED! URA Customs Smashes Major Rice Smuggling Syndicate at Uganda Bordersustoms Spies Crush Massive Rice Smuggling Racket at Uganda Borders

BUSTED! URA CBUSTED! URA Customs Smashes Major Rice Smuggling Syndicate at Uganda Bordersustoms Spies Crush Massive Rice Smuggling Racket at Uganda Borders

For an entire month, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Intelligence officers operated like undercover spies in a high-stakes economic war quietly unfolding at Uganda’s porous borders with Tanzania and Kenya.Away from the public eye, intelligence teams tracked suspicious truck moveme

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Lawyer Remanded Over UGX 193M Bogus Land Transaction

Lawyer Remanded Over UGX 193M Bogus Land Transaction

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a Kampala-based lawyer to Luzira Prison over allegations of obtaining Shs193 million by false pretences in a disputed land transaction. Jimmy Awanga, 49, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday for plea taking and

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Sacks of money recovered from Namere’s Munyonyo home

Sacks of money recovered from Namere’s Munyonyo home

Earlier in the day of Friday, Masaka city woman MP Justin Namere loaded airtime and rang hundreds of new MPs of NRM calling on them to boycot Oboth-Oboth’s function that has been organized for Saturday in home area of Mukono.Her phone was being monitored and it was clear she was promisin

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URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested

URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded an enormous consignment of mobile phones, estimated to fill nearly a full shipping container. The taxman believes the value of the phones could yield over one billion shillings in recovered taxes once fully assessed.The operation targeted shipments

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Rainy Night Horror as Armed Thugs Attack Female Police Boss and Steal Gun in Omoro

Rainy Night Horror as Armed Thugs Attack Female Police Boss and Steal Gun in Omoro

Police in Omoro District have launched serious investigations after unknown armed assailants attacked a female police officer at Lalogi Police Barracks and escaped with a police gun loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition.The shocking incident happened on the morning of May 11, 2026, at around

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Counter Terrorism police officers, private security guards remanded over Bank of Uganda break-in

Counter Terrorism police officers, private security guards remanded over Bank of Uganda break-in

Eight people, including Counter Terrorism Police officers and private security guards assigned to guard the Bank of Uganda headquarters, have been remanded by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court over their alleged failure to prevent a break-in and theft at the central bank.The accused

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‘He’s just not a Man United player’ – INEOS told ‘weak’ star has to go in brutal assessment

‘He’s just not a Man United player’ – INEOS told ‘weak’ star has to go in brutal assessment

Man Utd have been told to sell a 'weak' star this summerManchester United have been urged to sell a £36.5million signing who one pundit “can’t believe he’s actually still playing” for the club, in a brutal assessment following Saturday’s goalless draw with Sunderland.With

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Unoc starts discharging 100 million litres of fuel

Unoc starts discharging 100 million litres of fuel

Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) said on Wednesday it had begun discharging nearly 100 million litres of fuel at the port of Mombasa, with the first consignments expected to reach Uganda within days amid rising pump prices.The shipment, offloaded on May 5, comprises 47.5 million litres o

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LOP Ssenyonyi Attempts to Block Second Reading Sovereignty Bill

LOP Ssenyonyi Attempts to Block Second Reading Sovereignty Bill

An attempt by the Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi, to block the the second reading of the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 failed after a sharp procedural exchanges and pushback from the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, who ultimately cleared the way for the governmen

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