NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Ali Khan, 17, adjusted his backpack and stepped aboard the afternoon Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train at Voi Station. Three days earlier, the Indian teenager and 74 fellow campers had arrived here from the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on the morning train. After exploring …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Experts have urged those who already received their first injection of the twice-yearly HIV preventing drug Lenacapavir to consider using combination prevention options, warning that the game changer injection is not a vaccine. The initial recipients of the drug that has since had a lot …
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Luwero, Uganda | URN | Police in Luwero District are hunting two former employees of the defunct power distributor Umeme over their alleged involvement in vandalizing electricity infrastructure across the Savannah Region. The suspects, identified only as Isma and Juma, previously worked for Umeme in the Greater Luwero area and …
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Kitgum, Uganda | URN | Thousands of residents in Kitgum and neighbouring districts could benefit from increased employment, business opportunities and infrastructure development after London-listed mining company Blencowe Resources raised the value of its Orom-Cross Graphite Project to US$1.254 billion (about Shs4.7 trillion) following an updated Definitive Feasibility Study. The …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | The government has extended the Northern Uganda cattle restocking programme from the initially planned five years to ten years. The State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Bearice Akello Akori explained on Saturday that the ten years implementation period is ensure all eligible households eventually receive …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court Criminal Division has dismissed a bail application filed by city lawyer Erias Lukwago, ruling that it had been overtaken by events following his committal to the High Court for trial on a charge of misprision of treason. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nation Media Group Uganda (NMG Uganda) has begun a phased return to operations after receiving official clearance from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to resume business following a month-long shutdown. The media house resumed operations this morning with digital publishing as engineers and technical teams …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Pauline Bateebe, have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) PLC. Their appointment strengthens Uganda’s representation in one of East Africa’s …
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Glasgow, Scotland | URN | Peruth Chemutai won bronze in the women’s 3,000-metre steeplechase at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday, taking Uganda’s medal tally to three at the ongoing Games. The Olympic champion clocked 9 minutes, 9.45 seconds to finish third in a highly competitive final. Kenya’s …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The cumulative freight volume transported along Kenya’s Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation, has exceeded 50 million tonnes as of July 26, the operator said on Monday. Since commencing operations on May 31, 2017, the …
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