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DRC team to travel to Uganda over M23 amnesty3 hours ago

A delegation from DR Congo is expected in Uganda on Friday to oversee arrangements to enable former M23 fighters sign forms denouncing rebellion as a precondition to receiving amnesty.....

NGOs lack integrity, say MPs4 hours ago

MPs on the defence and internal affairs committee have accused non-governmental organizations operating in the country of being dishonest.....

Pangani: Another terror attack in Kenya12 hours ago

Kenya Police have yet again been stunned with a bomb blast at a Police Station in Pangani, Nairobi this evening.....

National

Amnesty commission needs sh4.6b for rehabilitation11 hours ago

The Amnesty Commission requires an extra funding of sh4.6b to rehabilitate and reintegrate the backlog reporters if sustainable peace is to be realized, the internal affairs minister, Gen Aronda Nyak...

Police arrest Namazzi’s suspected killers13 hours ago

The Police have arrested five men in relation to the murder of a student, Joan Namazzi....

Business

Tobacco industry cautions on new legislation 1 hour ago

The tobacco industry leaders in Uganda have expressed concern about the new legislation to regulate the industry saying it might suffocate tobacco farming and investments in the country.....

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MPs want more money for research and innovation 2 hours ago

The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) boss Prof. Charles Kwesiga has appealed to the executive and parliament to allocate his agency a one off additional sh28b to enable it execute its mand... ..

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Sport

Former boxing champion Kassim Ouma arrested in US1 hour ago

Kassim Ouma might be past his best but he has certainly not lost his punching skills.That’s exactly what one Hollywood resident found out when he allegedly tried making gay advances at the former wor....

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Kisaala bemoans goal-shy strikers 19 hours ago

BUL FC head coach Kefa Kisaala yet again blamed his strike force led by team captain Patrick Asiku for letting him down in the club's 0-0 draw with Kira Young....

Rugby Cranes to miss Bamburi series 1 day ago

UGANDAN franchise sides Rwenzori and Victoria host Kenya sides Papa and Chui respectively in the opening fixtures of the Bamburi Rugby Super Series on Saturday at Kyadondo....

Kenya academy wins Uganda tournament 1 day ago

The Kenya Sevens Academy (U-19) team won the 7s on the Nile tournament played in Jinja, during the Easter weekend.....

Express put the skids on KCCA's title charge 1 day ago

THE nine-time champions left their Lugogo home ground wondering what had hit them after they were upset by a struggling Express....

Entertainment And Lifestyle

Not a very good time to be a journalist1 day ago

IT has never been easy being a journalist, even at the best of times. It is not the best paying of professions, nobody really likes or trusts you because they think you may write about them....

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The East African carnival 18 hours ago

Easter was here. And again, Bebe Cool invited (or pretended to have invited) a horde of east African artists to his father’s recreation centre in Kiwatule in what he dubbed the East African carnival....

Lutaaya, Golden Band pull off Easter concerts 1 day ago

Following weeks of bickering among the defunct Eagles' Production over copyrights, brand name, and of course money, the grand finale was to be witnessed over the long Easter weekend as they tussled i....

Power and sex: Is your wife safe at the workplace? 1 day ago

A number of powerful career men have found themselves in trouble over their sex escapades with their subordinates. Some even have sex in the office, jeopardising their careers and relationships....

Opinion / Columnists

Born in December, dead in April – Is Easter too close to Christmas?

It was on December 25 last year, when the entire world joyously celebrated Jesus’ birth with pomp and glamour in many churches around the world.

The weevil that can control Lake Kyoga weed

Over the past weeks, the media has been awash with an invasion of a strange weed on Lake Kyoga, the fast growing aquatic fern, Giant salvania

Youth key in regional integration

Plans are ongoing to have a single currency in the next three years, and eventually a political fusion known as the East African Federation.

West Nile @ 100: Some West Nilers are lost Bagungu

Do all West Nilers know their roots? Historical records indicate that some of them were Bagungu and a bigger fishing community.

World

Formula One:Ecclestone - F1's Napoleon with a nose for business 3 hours ago

Bernie Ecclestone started out as a simple second-hand car salesman and went on to transform Formula One into one of the most profitable sports in the world.

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Science & technology

Twitter’s new design available for all 1 day ago

AFTER announcing its new Facebook-inspired profile pages earlier this month, Twitter is finally rolling out the new look to all of its users....

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WhatsApp passes 500 million active users 1 day ago

WHATSAPP while announcing that the app has 500 million active users, has been adding around 25 million new active users every month, a pace that isn’t slowing... ..

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