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Parliament Challenges Former MP Kipoi’s UGX 10 Billion Claim Shaban Sanywa 1

According to Kipoi, the commission deducted 254 million Shillings from his emoluments and 214 million Shillings from his mileage allowances between 2011 and 2014, when he was in jail battling treason charges. During the same time, his seat was declared vacant after missing 15 consecutive sittings.
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People Power Mobilizers Arrested in Kaabong 1 3

The four mobilizers had travelled to Kaabong in a salon car full of Red Berets; the People Power trademark hats, to drum up support for Judith Adyaka Nalibe, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party candidate in the ongoing parliamentary campaigns.
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Kasese District Gets UGX 100 Million for AgriLED Initiative 1

AgriLED is an initiative which aims at transforming local governments to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable wealth creation by paying attention to the needs of individual districts.
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Irish Educationist Advices Gov’t on Assessment, Teacher Development cram work 5 1

Prof. Ring, the dean of Teacher Education at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, criticized the current form of assessment which offers a uniform and standardized examination which she argues cannot reflect the competence of each learner considering individual differences.
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Environmentalists in Search of UGX 2b to Clear Water Hyacinth on River Rwizi 2

The river, which is the lifeline of millions of people in the Ankole area, has had its water levels dwindling seriously as a result of human activity and the water hyacinth which now covers a big portion of the water.
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Nakaseke District Stuck with 27 Chronically ill Teachers 1 3

Some of them have been down with cancer, AIDS, mental illnesses and a combination of ailments that have made them unable to teach, according to a report by the Chairperson of Nakaseke Education Committee Juliet Diana Nassimbwa.
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Jan Mangal Loses Gold Mining License in Karamoja mining in karamoja 3 1

Gerald Eneku, the Inspector of Mines in North Eastern Uganda says the license was cancelled after all attempts to have the company back to the site failed. He explains that Jan Mangul hijacked some of the required procedures into the acquisition of the mining lease, something he notes disadvantaged its production in Moroto.
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Child Mothers Overwhelm Budaka Health Centre IV 6

On average, over 200 young mothers attend antenatal care per month at the facility and over 60 deliveries of teenage mothers are conducted.
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30 Students Receive Chinese Scholarships At Makerere University 2 2

Professor Nawangwe discloses that more than 1000 students at Makerere drop out of their courses due to their failure to raise the required tuition fees. He encouraged the beneficiaries to work hard and avoid engaging in acts of hooliganism.
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Masaka-Based NGOs Panic as Validation Deadline Closes-in National NGO forum 3

The government, through the Minister of Internal Affairs, announced a validation exercise of all NGO’s operating in the country starting from August 7, 2019. The one-month exercise ends on September 7.
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MTN Slashes Mobile Money Sending Charges 1

The new rates take effect on Saturday, September 7, 2019, and apply to only those sending from MTN to MTN network. The Charges for sending to other networks and withdrawing have not changed.
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NWSC Completes Testing of Nakivubo Channel Diversion Plant 2 1

Sam Apedel, the Communications Manager National Water and Sewerage Corporation says the diversion has been prompted by too high concentration of pollution the channel carries into Murchison Bay during dry seasons. He says the high concentration contaminate Lake Victoria water around Gaba Water abstraction station making it more difficult to treat and supply Kampala during the season.
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Makerere Still Investigating Dr. Kanakulya's Case –Nawangwe Social Sciences 1

Dr Kanakulya, a lecturer of Philosophy and Human Rights in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences –CHUSS at Makerere University was found in breach of university academic rules after he assigned a student to teach fellow colleagues for an entire month.
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Two Killed in Mbarara Fire 2 1

The fire which is believed to have started from charcoal stoves burnt down five kiosks.
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Food Insecurity Warning Splits Karamoja Farmers 1 4

The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Engineer John Byabagambi has dismissed reports of looming famine over Karamoja saying the region is set to record its first bumper crop harvests after many years of scarcity.
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Truck Drivers End Strikes At Uganda-South Sudan Border Elegu Town Council 1

Their protest follows the killing of a Kenyan Truck Driver of Somali origin on Friday last week by unknown gunmen. The deceased identified as Mohamed Jiro, a driver working with Luqman Petroleum was shot dead at 7:30 Pm, some three Kilometers outside Nisitu Township as he drove to Juba City.
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Police Constable Arrested For Murder of Rwandan National

Davis Taremwa attached to the counter-terrorism was arrested at hidden treasure hotel, Entebbe by security operatives.
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Measles Outbreak Reported in Kitgum District 4

The Kitgum Deputy District Health Officer Margret Aryemo says that for the past two weeks, major health facilities in the district have reported cases of measles after patients especially children exhibited signs and symptoms of the disease.
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Omoro district risks losing Northern Region Cancer Treatment Centre

The district local government had initially earmarked four acres of land in Pageya Parish, Koro Sub County for the construction of the facility. But later, part of the land was offered to Gulu, which is transforming into a city, and required to expand its boundaries.
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Counter Terrorism Officer Wanted over Entebbe Expressway Shooting 4

A report by police and military teams that arrived at shooting scene at Nambirigwa bridge at Mpala, Katabi town council, Wakiso District, on Thursday night, reveals that a Uganda police gun serial UGPOL563100699022697 and CT headdress were recovered.
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