For many Ugandans, the gold found deep underground in the hills of Mubende District was a lifeline. Over the past five years, an estimated 70,000 people have left their homes and moved to the gold fields, seeking - if not their fortunes - a way of feeding their families. When
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejected early results of a presidential election on Wednesday that showed he was losing to incumbent and long-time rival Uhuru Kenyatta, stoking fears that his disgruntled supporters could take to the streets. As of 0300 GMT, the election commission website put Kenyatta ahead by 55.1
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Fake cancer medicines have hit the Ugandan market, putting patients of the deadly disease in more danger. Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) says they have impounded some unregistered and counterfeit medicines; Avastin® (Bevacizumabi) tablets packed in plastic jar on the market with features Avastin® 400mg, Batch no: NC 2001, Expiry
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One of former President Idi Amin Dada's sons has hit out at Ugandan opposition leader over statements the latter made regarding the ex-leader. Hussein Lumumba Amin took to his Facebook page to bash FDC strongman Kizza Besigye after the former presidential candidate tweeted that President Yoweri Museveni was campaigning for
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Uganda's Members of Parliament on Tuesday questioned the country's education ministry officials over why the ministry has been operating for two years without a strategic plan. This emerged in a meeting between parliament's education committee chaired by Mbale Woman MP Connie Nakayenze and the ministry officials that the sector's strategic
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga are both confident of winning the General Election. Speaking after casting his vote at Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu South Constituency, President Kenyatta said that he is confident that he will beat Mr Odinga, saying he believes that he has run a
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A group of Members of Parliament have accused State House workers of hiding their letters addressed to President Yoweri Museveni and in the process denying them an opportunity to meet him. This was revealed by Rose Mutonyi, the Chairperson of Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday while meeting Okello Oryem,
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A medical examination conducted on the 18-year-old girl accusing a senior police Intelligence Officer, Gilbert Arinaitwe of rape has confirmed that she was indeed sexually abused. The rape victim appeared on Monday before the Criminal Investigations Directorate at Kibuli together with her mother and recorded a statement implicating Arinaitwe. A
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The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) will host over 100 stakeholders from all over Africa and beyond on August 24 and 25th , 2017 at Speke Resort Munyonyo to discuss cancer under the theme: “From Prevention to end of life care”. Speaking to journalists in Kampala today, Dr. Jackson Orem, the
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The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) is rolling out a nationwide campaign to stop impersonation and other forms of examination malpractices in schools. The campaign involves the use of a mobile phone application which invigilators will use to verify each candidates index number and level of examination. Upon entering the
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