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Updated: 24 Sep, 19:1319:13

• Suspected Fraudster Arrested

  24 Sep 2018, 18:28 106 Views

  The suspect 35-year-old Tonny Kaddu was arrested in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb after he was allegedly involved in another scam where he defrauded 400 million shillings from a victim Masitulah Ankunda.

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• Suspected Iron Bar Hitmen Arrested in Hoima

  24 Sep 2018, 17:38 164 Views

  Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Police Spokesperson says that police liaised with other security operatives and managed to arrest the suspects. According to Hakiza, some of the suspects were found armed with iron bars, Pangas and Knives.

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• Makerere Indoor Sports Arena To Be Complete In Two Months

  24 Sep 2018, 17:35 103 Views

  A visit to the facility on Monday morning following a week long tournament, one can attest to the developments. Several banners are currently being pulled down and the carpet has already been packed up to aid construction works to resume.

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• Bobi Wine Attacks Museveni over Brutality

  24 Sep 2018, 17:08 325 Views

  MP Kyagulanyi said that President Museveni has on several occasions been referring to himself as a grandfather but the actions of the army dont reflect him as a grandfather.

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• Makerere Starts Process To Appoint Deputy Vice Chancellors

  24 Sep 2018, 17:04 147 Views

  Prof Ernest Okello Ogwang is currently the deputy vice chancellor academic affairs. He was elected to occupy the office in October 2013 and his five year term is supposed to end next month. Prof Bazeyo William is presently acting deputy vice chancellor finance and administration. He assumed the office in September last after then substantive officer holder Prof Barnabas Nawangwe was elected vice chancellor.

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• Mak Students Demand an End to Strikes

  24 Sep 2018, 16:20 196 Views

  Arnold Ssemanda says that the newly formed body will advocate for peaceful dialogue to solve their grievances with the university authorities.

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• Court Dismisses Petition Seeking to Ban Polygamy

  24 Sep 2018, 16:08 237 Views

  In the petition, MIFUMI Project, argued that Polygamy violates the right to equality which is guaranteed to all persons by the constitution and that polygamy is discriminatory and undermines the status, dignity, welfare and interest of women because it doesnt allow one woman to marry more than one husband.

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• Nakapiripirit Leaders Decry Low Revenue Collection

  24 Sep 2018, 15:54 138 Views

  According to the Auditor Generals Report for the financial year 2017/2018, indicates that the district collected only 135 million shillings out of an estimate of 177 million Shillings in local revenue.

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• Cheptegei Wins Race In Amsterdam

  24 Sep 2018, 15:43 173 Views

  Returning from injury Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei has won the 2018 Amsterdam Dat Tot Damloop 10 miles IAAF Silver Road Race Label.

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• Uganda's First War Crimes Trial Commences in Gulu

  24 Sep 2018, 15:03 225 Views

  Kwoyelo is facing 93 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, arising out of atrocities committed while commanding LRA operations in Kilak Hill from which Abera and Pagak villages, and Pabbo, internally displaced persons camp in Amuru district, were attacked and destroyed between 1993 and 2005.

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• Nakaseke District to Revoke Land Allocations

  24 Sep 2018, 14:58 162 Views

  Ignatius Koomu Kiwanuka the LC 5 Chairman of Nakaseke district says that the institutions have not shown any interest to develop the land which has forced the district to review the allocations.

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• UNRA On the Spot over Poor State of Roads

  24 Sep 2018, 14:37 179 Views

  The leaders argued that UNRA has totally failed to meet its obligations of maintaining a number of roads in the districts, which has affected service delivery.

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• Museveni Donates UGX 100 Million to Kamwokya Ghetto Groups Top story

  24 Sep 2018, 14:36 334 Views

  The money was delivered this morning to six groups at Harvest Church in Kamwokya by a number of State House officials. Two groups received 30 million each while other four groups received 10 million each.

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• Families Decry Delayed Compensation for Land along Soroti-Moroto Road

  24 Sep 2018, 14:18 164 Views

  The over 170 kilometer road connects the towns of Soroti, the largest town in Teso sub-region, to Moroto, the largest town in the Karamoja sub-region and ends at Lokitanyala, another border point between Uganda and Kenya.

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• High Malnutrition Levels Worry Nakapiripirit Medics

  24 Sep 2018, 13:15 189 Views

  In Nakapiripirit, stunted growth stands at 30 and underweight at 23 for children aged 6-59 months, according to June 2017 UDHS report.

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• Kabulasoke Solar Power Project Stalls

  24 Sep 2018, 12:23 189 Views

  In 2015, the Electricity Regulatory Authority-ERA awarded a license to Mss Xsabo Power Limited, owned by a Ugandan Europe-based-investor to produce 20 megawatts which will be added to the national grid.

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• Bukomansimbi Elders Demand for Senior Citizens Grant Inclusion

  24 Sep 2018, 11:43 215 Views

  Up to 320 billion Shillings was allocated this financial year, as part of the second phase of the SAGE program, through which, each of the elderly persons selected is entitled to 25, 000 Shillings per month. But the elders in Bukomansimbi are bitter that whereas their counterparts are receiving the senior citizens grant, their district has never been considered for the same.

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• Police Denies Military Presence at Winnie Kiiza's Home

  24 Sep 2018, 11:38 334 Views

  On Sunday evening, Kiiza posted on her Facebook page saying that her home in Kasese had been invaded by nine men in military fatigue. Kiiza also alleged that the two military personnel had on Friday raided her home and were targeting her husband.

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• Forty People Rescued from Lake Albert after Boat Accident

  24 Sep 2018, 10:50 342 Views

  The boat, that was carrying the Christians among them, men, women and children, was hit by a strong wind soon after setting off from Kiryamboga landing site. It was also loaded with tents and plastic chairs according to Pastor Julius Orombi an eye witness.

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• Solicitor General Okays Kasese Vanilla Ordinance

  24 Sep 2018, 10:49 211 Views

  The ordinance, which was passed by the district council in May 2017, is aimed at curbing down on vanilla theft and promoting farming of the cash crop. It calls for centralized vanilla markets and associations charged with monitoring the trade and farming of vanilla in every sub-county.

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