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Police start manhunt for man who knocked dead ‘walking’ UPDF Colonel

Police in Kampala has launched a manhunt for the driver accused of knocking dead, Abdul Kawawa, a Uganda People’s Defence…

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Use your humble beginning as stepping stone- Deputy Speaker Oulanyah to underprivileged youth

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has urged underprivileged youth to use their humble beginnings as a stepping stone…

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Out To Lunch: A ‘boys-quarter’ or main house, which way first?

By Denis Jjuuko Sometimes homeowners in Uganda embark on their dream house projects by starting with building a small house…

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UK’s Prince Harry, wife Meghan plan to relocate to Africa

United Kingdom's Prince Harry addressed rumors that he and Meghan Markle were thinking of moving abroad on Sunday, during an…

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Rotary District Governor climbs Mt Kilimanjaro to mark World Polio Day

Rotary District 9211 Governor Francis Xavier Sentamu will reach Gilmans Point (5700m) around sunrise and continue on to Uhuru Peak…

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Buhweju local gold miners want licenses from gov’t after being evicted from fields 

Artisanal miners from Buhweju district are seeking licenses to explore gold, following their eviction from the fields by the Mineral…

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Uganda, Serbia to bolster relations

Uganda is to benefit in a number of sectors including agriculture and education through improved bilateral relations with the Government…

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OP-ED: NRM and Opposition Troubles Before the Storm

By Ofwono Opondo For the last two years there have been ominous political signs bolstered by political grandstanding and finger-wagging…

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Speaker Kadaga in move to bolster relations with Nile Basin Member States

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has allayed concerns raised by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt,…

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Rural Electrification: Sub contractors assure MPs on their ability to deliver amid incompetence claims 

A cluster of companies sub contracted by TBEA Hengyang Transformer Company Limited has reassured MPs on their ability to deliver,…

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Record breaking! Fortebet now raises maximum win to Shs1 billion

Fortebet, Uganda’s biggest betting company, has broken another own record! From 500 million as the maximum win on a single…

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Saudi Arabia bus crash kills 35 foreign tourists near holy city of Medina

Thirty-five foreign nationals have been killed and four others injured in a bus crash near the Muslim holy city of…

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How authorities used bitcoin to bust giant child porn site

U.S. and Korean authorities say they broke up one of the world’s largest markets for child pornography, a crime that…

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Zimbabwe sets-up first legal weed plantation in Prison

A Zimbabwean company planted the country's first authorised hemp crop last week at a prison in the capital Harare after…

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Government takes over management of water supply in Rwamwanja refugee settlement

KAMPALA: National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed today a landmark agreement…

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