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Minister Balaam seeks answers as Mukono bridge collapses

Mukono, Uganda | URN | Residents of Nsambwe in Mukono Municipality and the neighbouring villages of Ttakajjunge and Kikubakima in Nama Sub-county, Mukono District, remain stranded nearly three weeks after the bridge linking their communities collapsed. The crisis has been compounded by a bitter dispute between Mukono District and Nama …

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PFF demands medical bail for Besigye

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uncertainty surrounds Dr. Kizza Besigye’s expected return to court as the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) demands his immediate release on medical bail, saying his reported health condition could affect his ability to participate in the proceedings. The PFF also wants Justice Emmanuel Baguma, who is …

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NSSF seeks court order to take full possession of Temangalo land

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has started the process of seeking a High Court order to take full possession of its contested Temangalo land, as Parliament has given the Fund and businessman Amos Nzeyi until next Monday to resolve the long running dispute out …

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MTN expands maternal, newborn health support in Luuka

Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiyunga Health Centre IV in Luuka District is receiving infrastructure, digital and community health support as MTN Uganda seeks to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare under its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign. The intervention, implemented under this year’s theme, “Expand Equitable Health for …

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Dry spell wipes out Karamoja’s first wheat harvest

Moroto, Uganda | URN | More than 40 farmers in the Karamoja sub-region are counting losses after a prolonged dry spell destroyed more than 200 acres of wheat they planted in the region’s first major attempt to grow the crop. The wheat project was introduced this year by the government …

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AMDA run puts preventive health at the centre of charity drive

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual AMDA Caravan Run took place at Kitante primary school in Kampala on Sunday, combining a fitness challenge with health screening and fundraising for a wider community outreach programme planned for Nyabwina Parish in Sheema District. The run, organised by the Archdiocese of Mbarara …

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