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Armed assailant shot dead while threatening family of five


Mr Owoyesigyire said that fortunately, the children were rescued by locals, although the assailant had already inflicted injuries on them

Godius-ankunda , Blair-musiime , Lucia-atuhaire , Maria-zoe-ampaire , Anita-ayebare , Irimu-zone , Akiso-district , Uke-owoyesigyire- ,

Islanders turn to risky canoes as MV Nathalie suspends operations


MV Nathalie, the only modern vessel plying the Kasenyi -Kyamuswa route last week suspended operations to undergo mandatory annual full maintenance

Mv-nathalie , Yrus-ssekimpuku , Akiso-district , Ubeke-lwaazi-landing-site , Alongo-kajiri ,

Study shows Uganda democracy in decline


The region experienced a decrease of 0.19 points primarily due to the governments’ inability to uphold political pluralism and conduct transparent, equitable elections

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Experts probe how Brig Gen Kiggundu was electrocuted


Brig Gen Kiggundu was reportedly electrocuted in the bathroom at his official residence in Entebbe Municipality on Sunday evening

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Dei chief vows to advance vaccine research


Dr Magoola will next month lead a team of fellow scientists for a meeting at the Food and Drug Administration of the USA to discuss an innovation to treat cancers using mRNA technology

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Primary Seven leaver burns self to death


There were reports that the deceased had chosen to take his own life after he did not score Aggregate 4 in the recently released results of 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations

Abdurahim-rusiba , Kitende-sisa , Akiso-district , Kiruddu-hospital , Alanzi , Burns-unit , Edris-kalanzi ,

Inside Kampala's vanishing wetlands and green spaces


From the Centenary Park green spaces to the Kinawataka green wetlands, areas that store and absorb the water flow by trapping and slowly releasing surface water, rain, and floodwaters, have shrunk

Uganda , Uganda-land-commission , Wetland-management-department , Office-of-the-auditor-general , District-land-boards , Area-land , Excavator , Ubigi-wetland- , Ulenga- , Ampala-mityana-road , Akiso-district

Women and girls in fishing communities decry sexual harassment


Ms Betty Nakisirinya, a resident of the Bugiri-Bukasa fishing community, said women who engage in the fishing business go through sexual harassment, especially when they go to landing sites to...

Betty-nakisirinya , Ugiri-bukasa , Iwulwe-and-kasenyi , N-katabi-town-council , Akiso-district , Exual-harassment , Ishing-communities , Ishermen , Ex-for-fish ,

Tension as Busamba land tenants get death threats


The letters were dropped in homes of those who have refused to have their land demarcated by the land surveyor

Nakato , Lyantonde , Uganda , Wakiso , Wakiso-district , Erosittu-kyajamani , Justine-nambi , Teddy-namusoke , Judith-nabakooba , Josephine-mpamulungi , Peter-ganjala , Joachim-kibabu

I saw Magara suspect pick bag with ransom money - witness


We never spoke to the man as he was new in the area but when he picked the bag, we shouted at him asking where he was taking the lady’s bag and he (suspect) replied that they were together

Wasswa-ssegawa , Anaaba-ndejje-village , Makindye-ssabagabo , Akiso-district , Kyewolya , Susan-magara ,