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Jul 2023 29 results
19:19
19:19

UNCTAD Calls for Clean Energy Investments in LDCS 1

The report found that FDI in Africa fell to prior levels of $45 billion after anomalously high levels in 2021 caused by a single financial transaction.
18:59
18:59

Court Orders Fresh Hearing Of Forgery Case Against Justice Minister Male Mabirizi 1

He further accused them of conspiring to utter a false document which they gave to the Electoral Commission and conspired to defraud the members of DP.
17:01
17:01

Kawanda Missing Girl Found Dead 1

Alice Nandutu’s body was on Friday found dumped in a bush at Senge village, Wakiso town council, in Wakiso district.
16:50
16:50

Tourism Enthusiasts Launch Drive to Boost Domestic Tourism in Acholi Aruu Falls 2 3

Opiyo pointed out that a lot of tourism potentials in the Acholi sub-region which includes Aruu Falls, Lamogi Hot Spring, Fort Patiko, Agoro Hills, and cultural institutions are being underutilized due to the effects of the Lord`s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency which has made the area labeled a no-go-zone for visitors.
16:41
16:41

KCCA Loses Land Worth UGX 34.6b to Encroachers

According to the report, out of the 242 pieces of land measuring approximately 184.818 hectares held, 24 pieces measuring approximately 36.79 hectares had been encroached upon by the local population. The most affected includes land is in Nakalama and Kasenge which was purchased for the construction of a landfill in 1997.
16:25
16:25

Ssegirinya’s Inciting Violence Case Pushed to August Muhammad Ssegirinya 1 1

The hearing has now been pushed to August, 11th 2023 with the hope that Sseggona will have recovered.
16:15
16:15

UGX 10m Earmarked for Fencing Paul L'okech Memorial Stadium in Agago 2 2

Paul L'Okech, also known as the Lion of Mogadishu, was a senior military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). He was the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Uganda Police Force at the time of his death in August 2021.
15:56
15:56

Preliminary Investigations Link Luwero Gruesome Murder to Family Head Domestic Violence 1 2

It's alleged that the Nagayi and Namiiro were killed with a sharp object while Mutebi was strangled to death.
15:41
15:41

Septage Dealers Protest Unfair Levies on Faecal Disposal Services 1 2

The petitioners, comprising 40 companies and over 480 individual members are private operators who provide sanitation services specializing in faecal sludge collection, transportation, and its safe disposal and management as well as toilet building and emptying, and unblocking of sewers and septic tanks.
15:21
15:21

Kiswahili More than Means of Communication 4 1 Top story

Some Ugandans have over the decades shunned the language and others have mistaken it for the language of the military, robbers, oppressors, and generally the armed forces. But According to Museveni, Kiswahili is not a language of the military nor does it belong to any tribe or country as some people have tended to insinuate.
15:05
15:05

Smuggling, Inflation Stall Cigarette Industry Recovery 1

URA says cigarette smuggling accounts for up to 27 percent of smuggled goods in Uganda, with Supermatch brand at more than 90 percent of the seized cigarettes.
15:04
15:04

Moroto District Struggles to End Child Labour in Mining Sites 1 5 Top story

Stone quarries and gold mining sites host the highest number of children while others are subjected to carrying bundles of firewood and bags of charcoal for sale to feed their families. Sometimes children walk for over 15 kilometres to Moroto town in search of markets.
14:37
14:37

Business Community in Mbarara City Wants Property Valuation List Decentralized USAID 5 1

The valuation process includes the rating of every property according to income generated and also the property owner to either agree or disagree with the amount asked him to pay.
14:12
14:12

Scans Rule Out Internal Injuries for Aponye's Driver, Brother Accident

Doctor Innocent Twesiime the Itojo Medical Superintendent says the two were referred to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital last night because they were in critical condition at the time, although scans did not show any internal injuries.
13:52
13:52

Police Recovers Two Stolen Vehicles in Jinja 1

The vehicles include a Toyota Pajero UAD 666X and a Toyota Camry registration number UAK 923P which are suspected to have been stolen during the wee hours of Wednesday.
13:21
13:21

Congolese Refugees Stuck in Nakapiripirit District 3 1

The three families comprising three mothers and twelve children who are between the age 6 months and 16 years old have been living in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement Camp in Kikuube district before reallocating to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya in search for better services.
12:53
12:53

UWA Seeks Exclusive Control of Dangerous Narcotic Drugs Use 1 1

Dr Patrick Atimnedi, Senior Manager Veterinary Services at UWA said that wildlife treatment particularly of herbivores relies heavily on a class of drugs called "Opioids” which have narcotic effect on the body and can be habit-forming and dangerous in humans.
12:47
12:47

Crested Cranes to Play Algeria in First Round of Women Afcon Qualifiers 1

According to the draws held on Thursday night at CAF Headquarters in Egypt, the winner between Uganda and Algeria will then face either Burundi or Ethiopia in the second and final qualification round.
12:29
12:29

Experts Want Women Participation Prioritized in Climate Change Campaigns 5

At the second Annual Women in Climate Change Conference held at the Makerere University Business School on Thursday, activists noted that the isolation of women has hindered the efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
11:36
11:36

Woman Arrested for Abducting Friend’s Child Over UGX 200,000 Debt 1

Jacqueline Basilika says that Sharon Kihembo approached her at around 9 pm on Tuesday and asked for her son to help carry items she had left at a boda-boda stage.
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