Ugandan Police has said they are in talks with Kenyan authorities for the release of nine arrested Ugandans who were being trafficked through Jomo-Kenyatta International Airport. The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson Charles Twine said that nine Ugandans were arrested at the airport for holding passports with forged Kenyan stamps over
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Cargo trucks en-route to Juba congest Elegu Township/ Photo by Dominic Ochola More than 3,000 cargo trucks have been parked in Elegu Township, Amuru district following travel suspension by truck drivers protesting ambushes along Nimule-Juba highway in South Sudan. The truckers’ strike started on 23 August 2021 in response to
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Police PRO, Fred Enanga The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in Greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested individuals. At least 26 people have been killed using machetes, clubs and other blunt objects in Masaka City and Lwengo district since July 21. While presenting
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Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga The governments of Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to patrol the Nimule-Juba highway where drivers and travelers have recently been attacked. The agreement comes after lorry drivers were killed and bus travelers injured by unknown militia. Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga said
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By Hassan Kitenda Capital acts as that cushion that protects banks, their customers and shareholders against possible losses from risks that banks are exposed to. Traditionally, the core function of any commercial bank is the extension of loans and the larger proportion of banks’ assets is formed by loans. This
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Local leaders in Mbale, Busia and Butaleja district are alarmed over the high number of teenage mothers. The three districts have registered 12, 185 cases of teenage mothers within six months. Local leaders blame the vice on the prolonged closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed
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Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi (Left) and Managing Director Huawei Uganda Mr. Gao Fei (Right) The Minister of ICT and National Guidance and the Managing Director Huawei Uganda, Mr. Gao Fei launched the Huawei ICT Talent Development Report in Kampala on Friday 27th August 2021 at
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The vans arrive at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe Three hotels in Entebbe Municipality have been fully booked to accommodate at least 500 evacuees from Afghanistan, URN has learnt. They include Imperial Resort Beach Hotel that is accommodating the 51 evacuees, Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel and Central Inn. While
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Hon. Jackson Karugaba Kafuuzi, Deputy Attorney General signs the Kampala Protocol for adoption of Voluntary Registration of Copyright & Related Rights. Looking on is Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho (L) accompanied by other URSB staff. The 40th Session of the Administrative Council held in Harare, Zimbabwe from 5th to 7th December
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Former Tender care Nursery /URN Photo Tender care nursery school in Kyaliwajala along Namugongo-Kireka road has turned into a health centre. Established in 1998, the formerly high-end nursery school is now St. Thomas hospital. Simon Ogwale, who operates close to the former school, says that they were also surprised
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