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20:13
20:13

Kyagulanyi Rallies Families of Abduction Victims for Support NUP 4 2

“After failing to get justice in the supreme court, we decided to go to the court of the people and when we call upon you the people who have been victimized by these actions of the regime, don’t waste any time to raise and join us. Said Kyagulanyi”
20:05
20:05

Express FC Defeats Wakiso Giants 3:0 1

The win gives Express an early lead of the league table with twenty-two points overtaking Vipers SC which has twenty-one points however Vipers has not played their game week ten.
19:48
19:48

Smart Ride Struggles to Establish Itself in Gulu City 2

Smart Ride requires a passenger or client to request transport services through a mobile application that can only be installed on a smartphone. It was launched in May 2020, with the hope that within three months, it would be well established, according to Michael Ebong, the founder of the transport service.
19:07
19:07

Kyotera Employer Castrates Worker over Vanilla Theft 1

Ronald Mayanja, now in critical condition, was accused of stealing vanilla beans belonging to his boss Joseph Katamba.
19:06
19:06

Mwesigye's Team Rejects EC Tally Which Gave him Zero Votes at His Polling Station 4 1

Mwesigye cast his vote at Banga-Nakiwogo Playground (L-NAJ) polling station. The polling station is located in Division A, Entebbe Municipality within the vicinity of Special Forces Command (SFC) army barracks. This is where Mwesigye cast his vote, in the company of his wife Fausta Nansubug, and his Electoral Commission bodyguards.
18:49
18:49

Karamoja Bishop Tasks Gov't to Address Increasing Insecurity in Karamoja 1

According to Bishop Nasak much as the government is removing guns from the Karimojong, a section of the Karimojong are acquiring arms which need to be investigated.
18:43
18:43

Motorcycle Thief Runs to Police Station to Escape Mob 1

James Ekaju, the North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson explained that Ivan Ogwang is a notorious thief alias Ben Otim whose luck simply ran out.
18:18
18:18

Fear, Mistrust Stopped Kampala Residents from Voting 7 1

A common thread from responses of people who never voted, and community leaders in areas that had a low voter turnout are panic that there was going to violence after the election, which prompted people to run to their countryside homes and belief that elections cannot result in change.
18:00
18:00

Psychiatrists, Traditional Healers Partner to Manage Mental Illnesses in Acholi 1 2

Alfred Lulua Droti, the acting in charge at the mental health department of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital says that by History, persons with mental illnesses were first treated by traditional healers because many believed and still believe the condition is spiritual and can be managed by traditional healers.
17:13
17:13

Catholic Church Gets New Parish to Serve Islands' Believers 3 1

Bukasa the newly introduced Catholic Church Parish has been curved from Bumangi Parish to cater for Four Island Sub Counties in Kalangala District
17:07
17:07

Head Teachers in Kitgum Fail to Account for UGX 21M COVID-19 Funds 1 2

Each school received 1.5 Million Shillings for the procurement of hand sanitizers, hand washing equipment, thermometers, soap and detergents amidst other basic requirements.
16:27
16:27

Ugandan Health Workers Not Allowed to Breastfeed Exclusively Ministry of Health 2

Findings show that no health workers or other hospitals staff carry out exclusive breastfeeding. For NGOs, only 9.1 percent of the mothers employed there are able to breastfeed exclusively followed by those employed in the private sector at 22.2 percent. Only women employed in United Nations agencies were found to be able to breastfeed exclusively for six months
16:00
16:00

Speaker Kadaga Honoured for Promoting MPs' and Staff Welfare 1 3

Kadaga was lauded for a number of interventions and contributions including her support to the 2011 progressive amendments to the parliamentary pensions act and her support to the 2014 amendments which relieved members from the stress of high interest rates in the banks.
15:41
15:41

Don't Use Facemasks to Smuggle Unwanted Materials - Candidates Told 4 1

The Uganda National Examinations Board has allowed candidates to wear face masks during the examination as part of the standard operating procedures to ensure that candidates don’t contract the deadly coronavirus. But, teachers fear that desperate candidates might want to use them to smuggle small pieces of paper with answers into the examination room.
14:17
14:17

Lira Residents Get Titled Houses for UGX 25M Lira City East 2 5

A housing block for four families has four units each with a single bed-room, self-contained with a sitting room and a kitchen, complete with a beautiful compound and back yard garden, going for 25 million shillings.
13:46
13:46

Man Sentenced to 42 Years over Defilement of 3 Little Girls 1

Bugembe George aged 24 has been sentenced for 42 years in prison after pleading guilty of defiling the three little girls in one day. 36 of the 40 cases listed for hearing by the High Court Criminal session are of defilement.
13:31
13:31

Six Arrested in Sheema over Counterfeit Veterinary Drugs 2 2

The Head of veterinary services NDA, Jeanne Muhindo, says that the culprits have been duplicating pesticides for spraying bedbugs, cockroaches and other insects and re-package them as acaricides for spraying animal, which they rebrand as Tick Burn.
12:58
12:58

Dense Fog disrupts Airport Operations, Road Transport visibility 1 3

Vianney Luggya, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson says that a Qatar Airways flight that was taking off to Doha had delayed for about 40 minutes because of the fog. But, he added, there was no significant impact on the operations of the Airport, because the phenomenon of poor visibility is not new.
10:38
10:38

Gov't Planning to Increase Monthly Stipend for Elders SAGE 2 1

During her monitoring visit to Katakwi District on Thursday, Kanyike said the ministry’s technical team is developing a cabinet paper to be discussed in the cabinet on how to reduce the age of beneficiaries.
08:04
08:04

Taxi Drivers Shun Usafi Park, Continue Operating on Streets 4 2

KCCA had directed all taxis plying the Entebbe route to relocate from the Old taxi park to Usafi park, a directive which affected several stages, among them Kajjansi, Zana, Namasuba, Kasenyi, Ndeeba- Sembuule, Kibuye Queens-Way and Ndejje. Also in the same park were taxis to Makindye, Salaama-Munyonyo and Nsambya routes.
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