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Olive Nakatudde

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Olive Nakatudde is a URN journalist based in Kampala. Nakatudde has been a URN staff member since 2013.

Nakatudde started out in journalism in 2009 with Dembe FM radio in Kampala. In 2012, Nakatudde joined Voice of Africa as a political reporter. She has been a photographer since her journalism school days at Makerere University.



Nakatudde is interested in good governance and public policy, which she reports on intensively from the Uganda Parliament. She is a keen follower of cultural affairs in Buganda Kingdom and covers the kingdom\'s Lukiiko (parliament). Nakatudde also reports on education and health.

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08:19

U.S. Ambassador Shares Hopes and Dreams for Uganda’s Future in Farewell Op-ed 1

"My tour started just prior to the presidential elections, when 54 people were killed by security forces. To this day, there has been no accountability for their deaths," writes the U.S Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie E. Brown.
11:44
11:44

Ugandan Wins U.S. Leadership Impact Award 1

Smart Girls Uganda innovated a water-proof Solar Smart Bag that includes reusable sanitary pads and a solar panel that charges a light bulb to enable girls to stay safe while walking to school, read at night, and in turn enable young girls to stay in school.
18:07
18:07

Road Rehabilitation Grant Should Be Managed by URF-Speaker Among Uganda Road Fund 1

Government allocated 1 billion Shillings for each district, 10 cities and 31 municipalities in a bid to improve the condition of roads. The Speaker said the respective administrative units must ensure prudent and accountable utilization of the disbursed funds in line with guidelines of the Road Fund.
16:41
16:41

Speaker Directs ICT Committee on Broadcaster's Petition 1

During the Thursday plenary sitting, Speaker Anita Among informed the House that she had received the petition from NAB, which expressed concerns about the government's policy of channeling business solely to government-owned media houses.
14:38
14:38

Parliament Vets 11 New High Court Judges 1

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has vetted 11 new acting High Court judges recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni.
15:40
15:40

Otuko Sworn in As Oyam North MP 1 Top story

Otuko, who ran on the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party ticket, was declared the winner of the Oyam County North by-election earlier this month. She replaced the late Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, who was shot dead by his bodyguard in May.
14:45
14:45

U.S Mission Hands Over Infrastructure Projects in Northern Uganda USAID 1

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Uganda Mission Director Richard Nelson says that this marks the fourth and final phase of the Northern Uganda Development of Enhanced Local Governance Infrastructure and Livelihoods (NUDEIL) program.