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13:42
13:42

Family Protection Unit Personnel Call for Improved Welfare 3

Speaking in a meeting with the Police Chief Political Commissar, Ubaldo Bamunoba in Jinja City on Saturday, the officers say that, inadequate facilitation is deterring them from fully executing their duties.
12:31
12:31

Leaders Ask Gov't to Increase Funding to Nebbi Hospital

According to the leaders, the hospital receives 800 million Shillings every quarter and procurement of drugs from National Medical Stores (NMS), is inadequate causing a shortage of drugs.
10:52
10:52

Family of Student Found Dead in Jinja Seeks Justice

Isabirye was killed on Thursday night using a suspected blunt object in the head. Isabirye is suspected to have been killed from another location and dumped at the roundabout as a coverup.
10:19
10:19

Mobile Money Agent, Youth Leader in Entebbe Arrested for Alleged Murder Police

It is alleged that Nsanje found his shop broken into and a flat television screen and some other valuables stolen. Nsanje and Muliika suspected Denis Kivumbi 36 of being behind the theft. The two pounced on Kivumbi who was in the vicinity.

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07:26
07:26

Pictorial: Ateker People Brave Heavy Downpour to Showcase Culture Ateker cluster Top story

The Ateker Reunion Festival, which will last for three days, brings together all Ateker communities from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The event has also attracted guests from Turkey and South Africa.

Business and finance

11:57
11:57

Farmers in Kwania Urged to Embrace Cocoa, Coffee Growing 3 2

George Johnson Ojok Ocen, Kwania District Production Coordinator, says farmers can potentially earn about 13 million shillings per acre of cocoa annually. He said cocoa can thrive anywhere in Northern Uganda if farmers provide adequate trees for it.
11:21
11:21

High Crime Rates in Jinja Blamed on Non-Functional Field Weighbridges 4 1

The residents say that the weighbridges had created a sigh of hope, through extending employment opportunities to youths in the area, who are currently left jobless.
09:26
09:26

Educationists Call on Parents to Prioritize Children's Education 7

Amos Olal Odur, the former Academic Registrar of Makerere University who is now the chairperson Alebtong District Service Commission castigated parents for taking Universal Primary and Secondary Education to be free education. He said government cannot provide everything for every learner and so parents must take up the mantle of educating their children.
10:39
10:39

Fourth Airline to Ply Entebbe-Juba Route Aviation 5

The South Sudan-registered company will initially operate three flights every week - on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It joins the fray, that has been for Uganda Airlines Limited, Eagle Air Limited and Premier Aviation.