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20:48
20:48

Interim Market Leaders Protest Appointment of Market Masters 2 1

Kabanda accuses the interim leaders of failing to account for 697 Million Shillings they receive annually from the government.
19:49
19:49

Uganda Receives 650,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses 3 5

501,153 doses were donated by the French government while the 153,900 doses were from Belgium.
18:17
18:17

Teachers to Conduct Remedial Teaching, Assessment When Schools Reopen 2

Dr Dennis Mugimba, the Education Ministry Spokesperson says that they are redesigning the school calendar to enable the learners undergo remedial studies for three months.
17:18
17:18

Nakiwogo-Buwaya Ferry To Suspend Operations For Maintenance 3 2

The Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA says the Nakiwogo-Buwaya ferry will not work on Saturday and Sunday in order to undergo mandatory maintenance.
16:30
16:30

Give Pregnant Teenagers Second Chance in School–Educationists teenage pregnancies 1

Benson Katyango Boeing, a Senior Education Officer of Kotido district says girls are at the risk of dropping out of school once their parents don’t give them another chance to study and complete their education because despite early pregnancies.
16:27
16:27

JEEMA to Hold Grass Root Elections 1 4

JEEMA Secretary General, Muhammad Kateregga tells URN that after grass root elections, the party structures will be fully constituted for the National Delegates Conference planned for 2023.
16:01
16:01

Fear as Suspected Lion Devours Livestock in Kitgum 2

The Kelpolo village LCI Chairperson Alex Apire says they received reports from locals about the wild animal after it killed and devoured one cow that it dragged for a distance from the kraal it leaped into on Wednesday night.
15:45
15:45

Former Kyenjojo Woman MP Appeals Against Election Petition Ruling 1

On September 8, Justice Victoria Katamba dismissed the petition on grounds that Baguma didn't have an accompanying affidavit to support her petition as provided for in the law.
15:13
15:13

One Arrested in Masaka over Death of Three Boda Boda Riders 3

Katungi’s arrest follows an operation in which police recovered a motorcycle whose owner Joseph Ssebandeke, had been attacked by iron bar hitmen. Ssebandeke is in critical condition at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.
14:56
14:56

Mbale City Traders Protest Slow Works on USMID Roads 3 5

The vendors argue that due to the slow progress of works, the road has become impassable due to the flooding caused by the ongoing rains.
12:47
12:47

U-20 Women Team Departs for World Cup Qualifiers Ayubu Khalifa 1

Kiyingi named a squad of 20 players from those that were training at Njeru. The squad comprises two goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders and five forwards.
12:35
12:35

Kibaale to Get UGX 25Bn Modern Market vendors 2

The market once constructed will help accommodate over 500 vendors currently operating in the daily Karuguza market that is situated in Ruguuza cell, Karuguza town council. The market currently accommodates more than 200 vendors.
12:12
12:12

LDC to Reschedule Supplementary Exams 1 1

Frank Nigel Othembi, the LDC Executive Director, says that they hope to finalize the process of arranging the supplementary papers when students resume face to face learning.
11:41
11:41

Workers Union Wants Ratification of Violence and Harrassement Convention Expedited 5

The convention passed at the 2019 General Conference of the International Labour Organization-ILO in Geneva requires member countries of ILO to domesticate and implement its provisions to respect and promote workplaces free of violence and harassment.
10:47
10:47

Nyanzi Lists Nine Grounds of Appeal Against Court Ruling

Last week, Justice Margaret Apiny dismissed Nyanzi's petition. She ruled that Nyanzi had not personally served Nsereko and didn't exploit available options like asking the court to extend the time for service such that he could serve Nyanzi.
10:33
10:33

Teachers in Kitgum Buy Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Cards 4

The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech and COVID 19 Taskforce chairperson says that they have received information about teachers dodging vaccines and opting for fake documents.
09:40
09:40

Police Summons Masindi District Officials Over Alleged Corruption shoddy works 1

The summoned officials are John Kasaija, the Masindi municipal engineer, Deo Kabugo, the town clerk Masindi Municipality, Lameck Atugonza, the Masindi district and his supervisor John Muhumuza. Others are Alfred Onen, the District Water Officer, Geoffrey Nkurunziza, the former acting district Chief Administrative Officer-CAO, Patrick Okise, the district internal auditor, Godfrey Byarugaba, the district procurement officer and David Baguma, the Masindi chief financial officer.
09:38
09:38

Ntungamo Pineapple Farmers Baffled by New Disease 1 4

The bacterial disease called mealybug has been reported in Nyongozi parish in Nyamukana Town council and affects the plant as small insects that put a web cover leaving it to dry.
09:18
09:18

Buganda to Use Emergency Drums to Deepen Covid-19 Fight buganda kingdom 4

According to Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, this partnership will use the sounding of the Gwanga Mujje drum in the villages translated as “all of you come” a drum that was sounded in the olden days in times of trouble to rally the people to a common cause for example fighting invaders. To him, Covid-19 is a lion that has attacked and people need to come together to fight it hence the sounding of this drum.
08:44
08:44

Dozens Stopped From Boarding Ferry Over COVID-19 Restrictions 4 3 Top story

Marine police officers have today turned away close to seventy people who showed up at Nakiwogo, Entebbe to board MV Kalangala Ferry.
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