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WTO warns of impact of tariffs for least-developed countries 1

The Director General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said LDCs are particularly vulnerable to current trade policy risks.
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Parents Demand Transfer of Headteacher for Diverting UPE Funds 7 2

According to Omoligai they approved and allocated 30 percent of UPE funds that’s one million seven hundred shillings for curriculum activity but in vain.
16:46
16:46

NEC Opens Armoured Vehicles to Civilian Market 3 4

The showroom located at Abayita Ababiri along the Kampala-Entebbe road was aimed at easing access to the products especially by civilians, since the factory is located in Nakasongola Army Base, a not-so-friendly environment to civilians, according to Lt Gen James Mugira, Managing Director at NEC.
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'A Man of Character’: Family, Friends Pay Tribute to John Kazoora maj. john kazoora 1 8 Top story

Major General Sabiiti said Kazoora’s life was marked with what he described as unwavering patriotism.
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Nominations For NRM Party Structures Set for Thursday 1 3

On Tuesday, District Registrars embarked on training Sub-county registrars on how the nominations would be conducted before they dispatched them with forms of expression of interest to start the exercise. On Wednesday, the sub county registrars also trained the parish registrars who are mandated to oversee the nominations across the villages.
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No Ugandan Delegation Will Attend Pope’s Burial 1 4

Father Pius Male Ssentumbwe, Chancellor of the Kampala Archdiocese, noted that the Kampala Archdiocese, in conjunction with the Uganda Episcopal Conference in Nsabya and consultation with the Papal Nuncio in Mbuya, has organised a requiem mass for the Pope. The mass will be led by the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Archbishop Luigi Bianco, at Lubaga Cathedral on Friday.
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Elderly in Gulu Miss SAGE Money over Irregularities On National IDs Social protection 1

Mary Oywa Apoto, the LCV councillor representing older persons in Gulu district council, says that officials who carried out registration during the mass registration for National IDs assigned wrong ages to older persons, which has inadvertently made them miss out on social protection funds.
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15:35

Besigye, Lutaale File Second Bail Application Dr Kizza Besigye 1 Top story

The applicants recount their abduction from Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16, 2024, and subsequent detention at Makindye Military Barracks without due process. They were later charged before the General Court Martial, which they protested, citing their civilian status.
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Student Remanded For Impersonating Hamis Kiggundu on TikTok Impersonation 1

The suspects are jointly charged with Frank Sempa, who was remanded earlier by the same Court.
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One Arrested for Child Trafficking in Jinja City 1 1

It is alleged that, on Monday, while in the company of others who are still at large, Hussein lured the 13-year-old girl from a grocery shop along Main Street to his home at Kutch road, in the southern division, Jinja city.
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14:56

Works Minister to Review Members of Local Government Building Committees

The Minister has drafted the amendments in the Building Control Act 2013, with intentions to stop Chairpersons for Committees on Works, Planning and Development, who are originally elected as councillors in districts and urban local government councils, from heading the Building Review Committees in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
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Soroti Vocational School Teacher Found Dead 1

According to Rev. Julius Apedu, the Principal of VTI-Soroti, Moses Ejou was discovered in a corridor near his residence in Nakatunya ward in Soroti City, on Tuesday morning, with deep injuries to his head and multiple deep cuts on his body.
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IGP Byakagaba Tasks Police Officers to Utilize Refresher Trainings 2

The 384 officers attending the course at Kikandwa have been drawn from the Criminal Investigations Directorate, Forensic Services, and K9 Unit. According to Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP Moses Kafeero, the director of police human resource development, the course being held under the theme ‘skills enhancement and ideological orientation.’
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11:54

Two Wanted for Murder in Kibaale Mob 1

The suspects have been identified as Matia Byamukama and Nicholas both residents of Kyeguruma village, Kirasa parish in Kyebando sub county. They are accused of attacking, hacking and murdering Julius Kiiza 23, a resident of the same area.
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11:39

Pope Francis Lies in State At St Peter's Basilica 1 Top story

The Pope’s coffin, escorted by Swiss Guards, cardinals, and other priests, was transported from Casa Santa Marta, where he died, to the Basilica, where people will be able to come pay their respects over the next few days.
11:27
11:27

WHO Releases New Guideline to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancies Adolescent Health

The guideline recommends holistic efforts to provide viable alternatives to early marriage by strengthening girls’ education, savings, and employment prospects. If all girls finished their secondary schooling, it has been estimated that child marriages could be reduced by as much as two thirds.
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11:23

NUP Mobilisers Tasked On Recruiting Members 3

Lwanyaga said that so many times, NUP Mobilisers are mobilizing each other rather than focusing on attracting people from other parties to join NUP to widen support.
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Oyam District Leaders Seek Interventions to Persistent Water Shortage 3

Currently, the Northern Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (NUWS), a unit under the Ministry of Water and Environment, is responsible for operating and maintaining piped water systems in rural and urban areas across Northern Uganda and oversees the water supply in town councils.
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Rainstorm Destroys Houses in Moroto Moroto municipality 2 3

On Tuesday, the elders gathered in the Akiriket and slaughtered a bull that Lokure paid for as a fine for cleansing their shrine to avoid rainstorms. Robert Lochuga, one of the residents, said that the storm came through the direction where the trees were cut.
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Soroti Anglican Bishop, Christians Mourn Pope Francis Bishop Kosea Odongo 1 1

Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.
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