Proscovia Suubi Nantongo, a lecturer at Kyambogo University has died under mysterious circumstances. She breathed her last at Karenga Health Centre IV on Monday following her admission in critical condition. Details of her health condition prior to the admission are scanty. The Kidepo Regional Criminal Investigations Department Officer, Bosco Gume, says
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The suspects who were arrested in relation to the shooting of Works Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala have been linked to 14 other murders. Gen Katumba was shot on June 1, 2021, from Kisota Road in the outskirts of Kampala in an attack that claimed the life of his daughter
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Fort Portal City The government is extending the deadline for data collection for people supposed to benefit from COVID-19 relief cash.Although the distribution of money was initially scheduled to end on Wednesday, the Minister for Gender, Labor and Social Development, Betty Amongi, told journalists that only 14 billion of the
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Cocoa prices could rise as Chocolate demand picks up in Europe Chocolate demand appears to be roaring back in Europe as easing Covid-19 restrictions encourage consumers to buy more treats again. Cocoa processing -- where beans are turned into products used in confectionery -- jumped 14% in the second quarter from a
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Some criminals in Kampala have now been born-again. They are now cleaning streets to earn a living instead of stealing Ibrahim Kalanda, 30, has lived on the streets of Kampala for more than 15 years engaging in criminal activities like stealing and conning unsuspecting members of the public. Born in
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Ugandan security officials from Kanungu district have arrested a prime suspect in the killing of Tanasia Kamuswa, the Chief of Burambira in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The chief was killed on Sunday. The arrested prime suspect has been identified as Patirisi Baribusa, a
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There is a low uptake of COVID-19 services in Karamoja due to stigma and poor mindset among community members. Dr. Ben Watmon, the Director Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, says there is a lot of stigma related to COVID-19 and lack of knowledge on the virus. He was addressing a team
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Rebecca Akufo-Addo said she did not request to be paid Ghana’s first lady has offered to refund all the allowances she has received since the president assumed office in 2017, following a public outcry over salaries. Rebecca Akufo-Addo also said she would not accept a salary that was recently approved
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The Uganda Prisons Authorities -UPS have said the suspects in the assassination attempt of Gen. Katumba Wamala are currently undergoing treatment at Kitalya prison where they were remanded last week. Last week, the five suspected people who are allegedly connected to the shooting that led to the killing of Gen.
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Police commanders at Nateete police station are in trouble for allegedly protecting bars operating against directives during the COVID-19 lockdown. In March last year, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, closed all entertainment venues including bars in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The leisure places affected by Museveni’s orders
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