The Uganda Police Force has congratulated all members of the public upon successfully commemorating the annual Uganda Martyrs Day, which was celebrated yesterday 3rd, June,2019, at Uganda Martyrs Shrines Namugongo. In a statement dated 4th June, ACP Polly Namaye (in featured photo), the Deputy Uganda Police Force Spokesperson said: “The
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Uganda has 24 operating commercial banks. The banking industry saw 19 banks record a net profit of Shs790.092bn in 2018 compared to the 17 banks that posted a profit of Shs785bn in 2017. This means that five (5) banks made losses in 2018. The five-loss making banks in 2018 made
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The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has urged Muslims to be peacemakers within their communities and throughout the country. Mubajje was speaking on Tuesday at prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr, at Gaddafi National Mosque, Old Kampala. In his Eid message to the nation, Mubaje congratulated Muslims in Uganda
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A rich young man was getting a huge mansion built so that he and his family could move in. One day the architect working for the rich man saw him drive a fancy car, zooming past into the mansion gate. The architect told himself, “How I wish my life was
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The US has said China is playing a "blame game," misrepresenting trade talks between the two countries. In a statement, the Trump administration also accused China of "backpedalling" on trade agreements. The comments come in response to Beijing's release of a paper blaming Washington for the setback in talks. The
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A woman in Nombe II B village, Kashari County, Mbarara district has hacked 7 members of her family to death. The incident happened last evening. Lydia Kyomuhangi reportedly lured six of her grandchildren with soda and cake before locking them inside a family Kitchen, where she used a machete to
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A woman identified as Doreen Akoth is suing International Hospital Kampala-IHK for negligence during a surgical procedure that has had lasting effects on her body and lifestyle. Akoth visited International Hospital Kampala for delivery on October 28, 2017, after antenatal visits to Bethesda Hospital in Soroti and St. Anthony Hospital
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Security forces stormed a protest camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday morning and at least nine people were reported to have been killed in the worst violence since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April. Footage broadcast broadcast by al-Hadath and Jazeera television showed chaotic scenes of
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By Besi Ndereya In 1875, a letter purportedly authored by Kabaka Mutesa I of Buganda was published in England. The letter was a request for Missionaries and hence resulted in the arrival of Alexander Mackay from the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in 1877. In 1879, Fr. Lourdel Pierre Simon (Mapera)
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Uganda lags behind all its East African neighbours in deepening access to electricity according to a recent report by the World Bank, Kenya based Daily Nation reports. Kenya leads her regional peers by a big margin. At over 75 percent access currently (63.8 percent by 2017), Kenya’s rate was almost
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