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09:03
09:03

Acholi Elders Seek Meeting With Museveni After Owning Up To Mistakes President Museveni 3 1

While addressing mourners at the reburial of Brig. Gen Pierino Okoya in Gulu District on Friday, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo commended the president for owning up to the mistakes made during his regime.
11:58
11:58

Right-to-Information Activists Ask Gov’t To Restore Facebook Twaweza East Africa 3 1

It follows a ban on Facebook imposed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in January 2021, after the social media giant deleted accounts operated by government officials on grounds of seeking to manipulate public debate prior to general polls.
11:07
11:07

We Have Punished Brig. Okoya’s Killers - Museveni President Museveni 4 1

The President said the politics of identity, religion, and tribes led to the killings of many innocent people in the country in the past which were uncalled for at the time if the leaders focused on uniting the country.
09:10
09:10

Businesswoman Accused Of Deploying Armed Congolese Refugees On Disputed Land 3 4

Gava Twinamatsiko, Nyabubare village LC1 Chairman says that locals watched with no help as fire ravaged trees but feared to cross into the land to avoid being harmed by armed Congolese refugees deployed there.
17:14
17:14

Pictorial; Sheik Yusuf Balinda Installed as Supreme Khadi Greater Lango Muslim District 19

In November last year, Sheik Balinda, the Imam of Madina Faizan Mosque in Lira City led a group of Lango Muslims who defected from the Old Kampala Muslim Administration. He was then appointment the Assistant Supreme Kadhi of the Greater Lango Muslim District Administration.
14:04
14:04

Reburial of Brig. Pierino Okoya Underway in Gulu 4

Brig. Okoya who was Uganda Army's Second Infantry brigade commander was shot dead along with his wife Anna Akello Okoya at his home in Koro village, then Gulu District, now Omoro District.
12:37
12:37

Sheik Yusuf Balinda Installed as Khadi for Greater Lango 9 1

In his message, Sheik Balinda promised to respect his top leadership and to work in line with the rules and regulations of the Kibuli Muslim Administration. He called for Unity among all Muslims saying it is time they put all differences aside and focus on development.
16:13
16:13

Rights Activists Task Gov't on Access to Information, the Cost of Internet 4

Charity Kyomujjuziri from the Africa Freedom of Information Centre while addressing the press at Uganda Media Center underscored the need for government to translate key national documents and make them available to all citizens.
15:25
15:25

Cabinet Accepts UBOS Decision to Postpone National Census 1 3

The Cabinet’s resolution comes a month after UBOS, last month postponed the exercise citing delays in procuring crucial equipment.
12:54
12:54

What Awaits Hasty NRM Parliamentary Caucus Meeting at State House Apaa Land Conflict 1 1 Top story

An invitation letter authored by Denis Hamson Obua, the Government Chief Whip, and Chairperson of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus directed all the 336 members of the Caucus to undertake a mandatory Coronavirus test at Parliament which ends today at 5:00 pm.
10:14
10:14

Upholding Integrity: Kampala's Local Council Court Members Take Oath of Duty 4 1

Rehema Nassozi Ssebbowa, Senior Principal City Hall Grade One Magistrate, emphasized the significance of integrity, stating that it goes beyond ethics and professionalism. She advised the appointed members not to use their positions for personal interests but to uphold the principles of justice for all, particularly benefiting the disadvantaged, including the poor, women, and marginalized individuals.
07:51
07:51

Over 400 Arsenal Fans in Amuru Battling Stomach Complications After Celebratory Meal 2 1 Top story

Michael Odora, an Arsenal supporter and Chairperson of the business community in Lajalula Trading Centre who is also treating the condition says they suspect that the food which was cooked in the open could have been poisoned by a dirty-minded person.
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08:53

More Than a Year Later, Bagungu Farmers Seek Justice over Elephant Destruction 1 6

Kamanyire says she went through the processes of reporting and filing her claim to the authorities through the local councils, the district agriculture office, the government valuer, up to the Uganda Wildlife Office at Paraa Town in Nwoya District north of the lake.
08:40
08:40

Rwenzurur Kingdom Officials Struggling to Raise Resources for Omusinga's Home Coming 1

The homecoming organizing committee, along with the three pillars of the Kingdom, which include the Royal Family, Kingdom Veterans, and Chieftains, had initially set a budget of Shillings 9 billion for this event.
11:23
11:23

Inadequate Funding for Water, Sanitation Sector Irks CSOs 1 4

Yunia Musaazi, the Executive Director of Uganda Water and Sanitation Network-WASNET, emphasized the need for increased government budget allocation to the water, sanitation, and environment sectors.
11:40
11:40

Government Not Yet Able to Fund Schools' Boarding Section -Janet Museveni 2 1

Janet Museveni noted that government is yet to afford taking full responsibility for meeting the cost of students’ social welfare in addition to education it undertook under the universal education policy.
12:51
12:51

Gov’t to Probe Allegations of LRA Funding, Sex Slave Trade by ICC Official 1

The State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem says the revelation has exposed the truth about LRA's alleged Western sponsors, even though when the government made it clear in the past, no one cared to listen.
12:59
12:59

New Fathers to Get 20 Week Fully Paid Leave at Standard Chartered

All countries, apart from the US and Papua New Guinea have laws that make it for mandatory for employers to offer minimum paid parental leave, while Uganda and most African countries only limit it to maternity and paternity leave of between 8 and 17 weeks.
12:34
12:34

We Have Values to Uphold- IUIU Responds to Activists Objecting to Compulsory Pregnancy Tests 4

Rehema Kantono, the Public Relations Officer at IUIU, stated that the institution is rooted in Islamic principles, and as a result, both students and staff are expected to adhere to rules and regulations that align with these values.
13:52
13:52

21 Journalists Brutalized in Line of Duty in One Year-ACME Report 1 1

The figure is the highest among victims of media freedom violations in the country in just a year according to the new report titled “Systematic Threats to Journalists, Activists, and Freedom of Expression”.
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