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21:58
21:58

UPDF Chopper Crashed During Heavy Down Pour- Eye Witness 2 1 Top story

However, Baker Kiyonga, an eye witness, said that he saw the chopper about 11.00am heading for the hill in zigzag motion during a heavy down pour before he heard a very loud bang shortly after.
21:29
21:29

LOP Urges Budget Committee to Approve Special Audit On Unspent Balances 4

According to Ocan, by the end of the 2018/2019 financial year, a total of Shillings 828.8 billion was returned to the Consolidated Fund as unspent balances.
21:09
21:09

Education Ministry Extends Holiday for Over 20 Schools Edward Kanoonya 2 1 Top story

According to the school calendar, learners are supposed to report back to school on February 3, 2020. However due to the ongoing training, the holiday in selected schools has been extended by one week.
20:44
20:44

Moroto Launches Sensitisation Drive Against Desert Locusts Moroto District 1

According to Dr. Inangolet, the awareness campaign will be implemented in all Sub Counties to ensure that the community is involved in the surveillance mechanism against the desert locusts. The campaign stems from the threat of the desert locusts, which are already wreaking havoc in the neighboring Kenya.
20:10
20:10

Teargas Rocks Kalerwe During Operation Against Illegal Power Connections 3 1 Top story

Umar Lwasa, a retail trader in Kalerwe was one of the victims of tear gas. He says police officers fired a teargas canister in his shop despite the fact that he wasn’t part of the protest.
18:51
18:51

Govt Abdicating its Role in External Labor Recruitment –Gender Committee Ministry of Gender 1 Top story

According to Ndeezi, during their investigations, the Gender and Labor Development Ministry declined to take responsibility for the fraud, claiming that it is a private fund of about Shillings 30 billion.
18:29
18:29

Regional Offices to Start Processing E-passports 3 1

The Commissioner of Citizenship and Passport Johnson Namanya on Tuesday said that they are planning to equip the regional offices in Mbale, Mbarara and Gulu districts to be able to take applicants’ biodata including photos.
17:58
17:58

Cabinet to Investigate UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit fishing community 1 1

A cabinet committee has been set up to investigate complaints against the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) Fisheries Unit since its inception in February 2017.
16:37
16:37

Distribution of 800,000 Hand Hoes Divides MPs Parliament 1 3

Members of Parliament have disagreed over the distribution of hand hoes meant for their constituents saying it was selective.
15:55
15:55

URA Arrests Impostor For Defrauding Tax Payers 1

Batte Kasim Abdul was arrested on Monday in Kampala as he tried to convince people to pay him money to help them buy cars from URA under the auction arrangement. He's suspected to have defrauded several people of millions of cash.
15:25
15:25

Woman Commits Suicide in Mbale Guest House

Sources at the guest house identify the deceased as Chelimo, 30, a resident of Kapchorwa town. Preliminary information indicates that Chelimo checked in at the guest house on Monday evening and was found this afternoon.
15:13
15:13

Rowdy Clan Members Loot Over 20 Cows In Revenge Attack medical treatment

The Koki clan members reportedly descended on Kalabong Central Village on Monday afternoon and looted over 20 cows, several kilograms of Sim sim and maize from members of Yom clan to avenge the death of 18-year-old Richard Akera Oton, a primary six pupil of Kalabong primary school.
13:18
13:18

UCC Finds Poor Signal Responsible for Most Network Failures dropped calls 1

UCC says poor signal quality occurs when there is degradation in the quality of the network signal due to interference to the radio signal from another radio in the same network using the same frequency. This ends up dropping or blocking calls.
12:33
12:33

Mbale Central Market Chairperson Accussed of Mismanagement 1 4

Trouble for the chairperson started on Tuesday morning when the vendors arrested him and handed him to police. This caused a meeting between police, the vendors and the market executives.
11:06
11:06

Herdsmen Want Security Personnel Deployed At Cattle Market 1

Recently, the RDC Moroto Peter Ken Lochap revealed that they have received intelligence reports that some thugs were plotting to attack traders in Nadunget market and loot property in retaliation for their stolen livestock. He said they were closely monitoring the reports.
10:43
10:43

SPLA Soldier Arrested at Elegu Border for Illegal Gun Possesion Elegu Border Post

Patrick Jimmy Okema, the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson told URN on Tuesday that Deng was apprehended on Monday evening by security at Elegu border check point shortly after entering Uganda illegally.
07:56
07:56

Fort Portal Diocese Bishop Challenges Ugandans On Corruption katoosa 4 3

Bishop Muhirwa said that huge amounts of money are budgeted for social services but are embezzled. He asked the citizens to be alert and not be tempted into corruption tendencies.
07:26
07:26

Budget Committee Summons Mutebile Over BOU Recapitalisation Bank of Uganda 3

According to the 202/2021 financial year National Budget Framework Paper, government indicates that it needs Shillings 481.7 billion to recapitalise Bank of Uganda. The proposal became a subject of contention when the Finance and Planning State Minister, David Bahati appeared before the budget committee to defend the National Budget Framework Paper.
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