Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has upheld the conviction of two former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) officials and confirmed their 10-year disqualification from holding public office over a bribery case.Ā The officials, Beatrice Nakibuuka and Jocelyn Wagaba Twemanye, who previously served as Ward Administrator …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Passengers aboard a Uganda Airlines flight from Johannesburg to Entebbe were left shaken after the aircraft made a sudden mid-air return following a bird strike that shattered part of the cockpit windscreen.Ā The incident occurred on Friday morning when Flight UR713 departed O.R. Tambo International Airport …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā Members of Parliament have urged government to allow the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to utilise its Non-Tax Revenue collections, to enhance enforcement of product standards, warning that limited funding is undermining its mandate. The legislators on the Committee of Tourism, Trade and Industry …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | The Gulu Archdiocese has suspended the joint Way of the Cross that had been scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2026, in Gulu City, citing doctrinal differences with other Christian denominations. The decision brings to a halt a decades-old ecumenical tradition that has seen Catholics, Anglicans, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The salary of privates in the Uganda Peoplesā Defence Forces could jump from Shs 650,000 to Shs 816,280 if a resolution reached between the defence ministry and Parliament holds. The proposed salary increment was agreed to by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN |Ā Uganda has secured over 2.1 trillion Shillings (USDĀ 540 million ) funding from the World Bank to improve the management of cities and municipalities. The initiative aims to improve urban management, expand climate-smart infrastructure, and create jobs for both residents and refugees in ten cities, 26 municipalities, …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Eight deportees from the United States have arrived in Uganda, sparking renewed debate over the country’s role in accepting third-country nationals, an official said on Thursday. Simon Mundeyi, spokesperson for Uganda’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, told Xinhua by telephone that the eight people arrived at …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The assailant who stormed the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program Centre and stabbed at least four children to death had visited the school two days ago seeking admission for his child. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Racheal Kawala identified the assailant as Christopher Okello Onyu, 34, …
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Ggaba, Uganda | URN | A machete-wielding man has this afternoon attacked a Ggaba daycare centre in Kabuuma zone near Lake Victoria, hacking four school children to death. Police in Kampala have arrested and identified the suspect, 39-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala confirmed the incident, …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | Kenyans motorists have begun crossing into Uganda in search of cheaper fuel at the pump station in the border district of Busia. They say the prices in Uganda seem to be lower than those in their country. As fuel prices increase in most countries,Ā a …
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