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Inside Uganda’s death by suicide puzzle

Inside Uganda’s death by suicide puzzle

In June this year, Kampala registered the highest cases of suicides in a single month, most of them involving high-profile individuals. Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, said four of seven incidents were registered in a single day on Martyrs' Day

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Civil Aviation Authority Spearheads Construction of Reusable Sanitary Pads in Busoga Following NTV Story

Civil Aviation Authority Spearheads Construction of Reusable Sanitary Pads in Busoga Following NTV Story

Namayingo and Buyala village, Budondo in Jinja District are set to benefit from new equipment for manufacturing reusable sanitary pads, thanks to an initiative by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). This follows an intervention sparked by an NTV report earlier this year highlighting t

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VIDEO: Questions linger over Shs10 trillion SGR cost

VIDEO: Questions linger over Shs10 trillion SGR cost

In early March 2017, panic-stricken officials from Uganda’s ministries of Works and Finance, dashed to Dar es Salaam to “compare notes” with their Tanzanian counterparts on among others, variations in prices of their disassociated Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) projects. President Mu

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Namanve industrial park road works remain at 51% less than a to end of project

Namanve industrial park road works remain at 51% less than a to end of project

A report by the Ministry of Finance has indicated that works on critical infrastructure that seeks to connect all estates in the Kampala Business and Industrial Park, also known as the Namanve Industrial Park, remain far behind schedule less than a year to the planned completion date. Go

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Kigezi crumbles under weight of high TB cases

Kigezi crumbles under weight of high TB cases

Authorities in Kigezi have said cases of tuberculosis (TB) are still high in the sub-region despite several interventions by the government and development partners to contain the disease. The authorities highlight poor health-seeking behaviour, poor living conditions, alcoholism and cul

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Will MPs’ stance against Bill to control alcohol return to bite?

Will MPs’ stance against Bill to control alcohol return to bite?

Parliaments all over the world have been known as places where elected representatives of the people develop, deliberate, and adopt legislation that promotes public interests. In Uganda, Parliament has been at the forefront of originating, drafting and passing Bills that are often aimed

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LC5 chairpersons want to be made signatories to accounts

LC5 chairpersons want to be made signatories to accounts

A section of district leaders in Bugisu Sub- region have said the District Local Government Act should be amended to make district chairpersons signatories to district local government accounts to enhance accountability and in combating corruption. Currently, the chief administrative off

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2026 elections: 13,000 EC jobs up for grabs

2026 elections: 13,000 EC jobs up for grabs

As the country gears up for the 2026 General Election, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced more than 13,000 job slots. The job call issued last Wednesday seeks to recruit 2,300 sub-county election officers and 10,717 to oversee the exercise countrywide. The general election i

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SFC soldier shoots three civilians dead, injures three others

SFC soldier shoots three civilians dead, injures three others

A 45-year-old soldier from the elite Special Forces Command (SFC) is said to be on the run after allegedly shooting dead three civilians and critically injuring three others in Agago District, northern Uganda.  Number RA/249451 Pte Bony Ameny, a resident of Ocini Tetulu village, Kamdini

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SHOCKING: Man Discovers That Pastor Who Officiated His Wedding Is The Father Of His Two Children

SHOCKING: Man Discovers That Pastor Who Officiated His Wedding Is The Father Of His Two Children

In 2023, heartbreaks had started cropping up almost every week had it not been the Ministry of Health to impose breaks on the then trending DNA tests where several laboratories had even started running adverts for the testing services.

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