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Uganda Prisons Not Surprised Inmates Escaped With Guns lt col deo akiiki 3

Baine said that Ugandans and people of Karamoja shouldn’t fear that these escapees might have been driven by other motives to take the guns.
19:48
19:48

Joint Campaigns for FDC Presidential Candidates Commence wasswa biriggwa 6 5

The first phase of the campaigns was held on Thursday at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi moderated by the FDC Electoral Commission Chairman Toterebuka Bamwenda
19:34
19:34

COVID-19 Patients in Pader Protest Poor Conditions at Isolation Center

One of the patients who preferred anonymity for fear of reprisals told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that access to food, water and electricity at the facility remains a big concern.
19:12
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FDC Wins in Rukungiri Youth Elections

FDC Youths won in most of the polling stations in the five parishes that make up Nyakagyeme sub- county beating candidates from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)
19:05
19:05

Nyamabuye Hydropower Investor Grilled at Electricity Disputes Tribunal ERA

Elemental Energy holds a license to construct a 7MW Nyamabuye Hydropower Project on River Kaku in Kisoro district, South Western Uganda.
19:04
19:04

Chaos As KCCA Council Fails to Discuss Owino Market Dispute 4 4

The KCCA Speaker, Abubaker Kawalya expressed dismay on the behaviour of members absconding from duty and wondered how people's grievances shall be attended to without council sittings. Kawalya observed that the market dispute had come up for the third time, saying several vendors had turned up seeking answers to their grievances.
19:02
19:02

1.8m Fall Back Into poverty as Uganda Launches 2021-22 Budget Strategy economic recovery 4

It aims at creating of half a million jobs per year, while per capita income should grow from the current 870 dollars to 1,198 dollars by 2025.
18:34
18:34

We Shall Pardon Akena-UPC Vice President Court of Appeal 1 2

Kamure alleges that during Akena’s illegal tenure in office, the party was driven on non UPC ideologies since the later sought for an alliance with President Museveni’s National Resistance Movement Party-NRM.
18:32
18:32

Man Electrocuted by Falling Electric Cables

Jimmy Patrick Okema, the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, says Komakech's lifeless body was found lying on the ground by residents in the morning.
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Man Hit By Metal From Construction Site Demands UGX 80m Compensation Sudhir Ruparelia 1

Yiga says that on September 26, 2019, while he was moving along Kiyembe Lane in Kampala city, he was hit on the head by a metal which dropped from the company's site between Market Street and Kiyembe Lane.
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18:08

Parliament Tasks Finance Ministry to Investigate Platinum Credit, Bayport loans 2 1

On Thursday afternoon, Gulu Municipality Member of Parliament, Lyandro Komakech raising on a matter of National Importance in parliament, said the behavior of the financial firms is hurting school teachers who are already suffering because of the lockdown.
18:07
18:07

Only 47 Guests Invited For Judiciary’s Benedicto Kiwanuka Memorial Lecture Jameson Karemani 1

According to a statement by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny- Dollo on Thursday evening, the memorial lecture is aimed at celebrating Kiwanuka's life and achievements and to remind them of his contribution to the advancement of rule of law and nation building in Uganda
17:49
17:49

Parliament Defers Decision on NSSF Mid-term Access To Benefits 1 2

First presented before Parliament in August 2019, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Amendment Bill, 2019 has generated controversy on issues regarding the mid-term access of funds, direct lending to government and whether the fund should revert to the ministry of Gender.
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17:29

COVID-19: Overwhelmed Quarantine Centers Release Travelers Before 14 Days Elapse Ministry of Health

The source was unsure of the exact number of people that were released yesterday but she reveals the hostel with more than 130 bed capacity got filled up when they arrived that some of them were shifted to another hostel that she couldn’t establish.
17:21
17:21

Police Probes Mysterious Death of Indian Accountant 2

Muhel says that he was shocked when he went to check on Mayur late afternoon and found him unconscious. He says he immediately alerted their colleagues who organized and rushed him to Doctors Case Clinic in Rukungiri but health workers declared him dead.
16:58
16:58

Moroto Municipality Remains Calm after Prison Break 2

After the prison break, gunfire rocked Moroto town as security personnel engaged the armed escapees, bringing business in the area to a standstill. By 7:00 pm, all streets in the town were deserted.
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16:53

Parliament Bus Evacuating Covid-19 Patients Catches Fire Kitgum District 1

The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, Patrick Jimmy Okema couldn’t tell whether any of the people on the bus sustained injuries.
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16:20

Minor Teargassed as Police Disperse People Power Protesters 3 Top story

NUP Spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi accuses police of abdicating their responsibility by failure to take action against Sipapa. “He is guarded by police and other fellows who carry guns, he has one himself. The other day he came here and shot at our gate. One of our fellows got injured and the young people are saying we want answers,” he said.
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Premier Rugunda Tasks Internal Affairs Minister to Present Kibwetere Massacre Report 1 1

On 26th August, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga gave the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda a two weeks ultimatum to present before the House an action taken report on the Kibwetere massacre as well as compensation for orphans.
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Voters Asked to Shun Candidates who Engage in Electoral Violence 2021 Elections 4

Speaking on Thursday at the Electoral Commission offices along Jinja Road in Kampala, Byabakama said those who engage in violence discredit the work that individuals and organizations have done to ensure that Uganda changes leadership through only peaceful means.
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