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21 Jul '25
Former Member of Parliament for Mpigi District, Sarah Nakawunde Temulanda, has called on women, young mothers, and youth to embrace vocational training programs as a practical solution to unemployment in Uganda.Temulanda made the remarks during a graduation ceremony where 42 women and
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16 Jul '25
The Anti-Corruption Division of High Court has today convicted and sentenced, the Former Chairperson Rakai District Service Commission, Mpuga David to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of UGX7.2 Million for extorting and demanding bribes from job applicants in the
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03 Jul '25
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced a planned power outage across parts of Central Uganda on Saturday, July 5, 2025, to allow for critical maintenance and upgrade works by the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL).The blackout will la
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30 Jun '25
Mpigi District Service Commission chairperson Fredrick Kirumira and secretary Sarah Nakamoga upon arrestMpigi district LC V chairperson and two senior officials of the District Service Commission (DSC) have been arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption
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17 Jun '25
President Yoweri Museveni made headlines on Monday after an impromptu stop in Mpigi turned into an emotional encounter with local residents.During his journey through the region, the long-serving Ugandan leader unexpectedly stepped out of his heavily prot
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07 Jun '25
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has continued to offer financial support to roadside market vendors, with an aim of improving their household incomes.For the last three (3) years, the President through a team of officials from State House has been traversing roadside markets along major H
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01 Jun '25
Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has pledged urgent government action to restore Uganda’s collapsing highways, beginning with the Kampala–Jinja route, a key regional trade corridor now in a state of disrepair.“No highway should be allowed to deteriorate,” the
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17 May '25
The Ndiga (Sheep) Clan has called on the central government to return the remains of legendary Buganda warrior Kibuuka Omumbaale, currently held at a government facility in Kamwokya, saying the repatriation is vital to restoring cultural pride and cohesion.Kibuuka Omumbaal
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06 Mar '25
The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has cancelled 112 land titles that were illegally issued within Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) across Uganda.This move is part of ongoing efforts to protect the country’s forest cover from encroachment and fraudulent land acquisitions.Accordin
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03 Jan '25
Reports from the morning hours of yesterday, the 2nd of January, 2025, indicate that a UPDF officer by the name of Lt. Ariho Amon under the Engineering Brigade committed suicide at Nakirebe, located between Wakiso and Mpigi districts.(Photo: The deceased Lt. Ariho Amon.)It is allege