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Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:50:24 GMT
Government Confirms New Strain of Coronavirus
[Monitor] Government yesterday confirmed a new strain of coronavirus in the country.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:08:52 GMT
'They're Abducting Everyone'
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Why the crackdown on Bobi Wine supporters may backfire on Museveni and NRM

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:59:18 GMT
Museveni Scoffs at EU Parliament Over Proposed Sanctions
[Monitor] President Museveni Saturday scoffed at European Union (EU) Parliament which has recommended sanctions against Ugandan individuals and organisations they claim are responsible for human rights violations during the recent general election, w...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:55:17 GMT
Ignore Talk of Disappearances - Museveni
[Monitor] In a country where over three hundred people have reportedly disappeared in just over three months, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Saturday night urged the nation to "Ignore the talk of disappearances," adding that such was intolerable un...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:04:35 GMT
'My Daughters Will Never Undergo FGM'
[Africa Renewal] -- Survivors are leading the push to end female genital mutilation

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:49:40 GMT
Radio Presenter Allegedly Hacked to Death By Girlfriend
[Monitor] Police in Bushenyi District are investigating circumstances under which a presenter at a local radio station was stabbed to death by his girlfriend.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:22:10 GMT
Lawyers in Poll Petition to Speak for 30 Minutes
[Monitor] The Supreme Court has given just two hours and 20 minutes to all the four parties to the presidential petition to make oral submissions for or against the suit filed by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, who i...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:14:46 GMT
Kyagulanyi Sues Govt Over Army Raid on NUP Offices
[Monitor] Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has sued government for the indefinite closure of his party offices by security personnel in the aftermath of the January 14 general elections.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:08:40 GMT
Zari Teases Fans, Poses With 'New Catch' On Valentine's Day
[Independent (Kampala)] Johannesburg -- South African based Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan is at it gain, teasing her fans by posing in a Valentine's Day post on social media with yet another boyfriend.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 07:56:21 GMT
URA Impounds 400 Foreign-Registered Motorcycles
[Monitor] At least 400 foreign-registered motorcycles have been impounded by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in four districts of Busia, Namayingo, Namisindwa and Tororo, during an operation that started two weeks ago.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:02:27 GMT
Street Vendor Beats Ruling Party Incumbent to Become Nakawa Division Councillor
[Monitor] For 15 years, Florence Aciro was a street vendor on the streets of Kampala. Her commodities of choice were mangoes, roasted ground nuts, and steamed fresh maize depending on what was in season at the time.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:01:19 GMT
Court Orders Stanbic to Pay Shs400m in Loan Case
[Monitor] The Commercial Court has condemned Stanbic Bank to pay more than Shs400m after some of its top staff created a sham company that they used to sell to themselves several plots of land belonging to a customer.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:00:42 GMT
Poll Petition - the Hurdles in Bobi's Way
[Monitor] When the Supreme Court reconvened on Thursday morning for a pre-trial session of a petition in which former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, is challenging President Museveni's recent electoral victory, Mr Kyagulan...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:59:48 GMT
NUP, FDC Shouldn't Fight for Supremacy in Opposition - Besigye
[Monitor] Since 2001, Dr Kizza Besigye, once a personal doctor, minister and senior military officer of President Yoweri Museveni has offered himself for election for the highest office in Uganda. In 2001 and 2006, he challenged Museveni's election i...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:55:25 GMT
Opposition Leaders Accuse Museveni of Violating the Constitution
[Monitor] A section of the Opposition politicians have taken to social media to express their dismay following President Museveni's admission that hundreds of Ugandans who have been reported missing in the last few months are in the hands of security...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:53:17 GMT
Joshua Cheptegei Defends Monaco Title in 13 - 11
[Monitor] "It was still a good race but the win was incredibly difficult to break," Joshua Cheptegei said Sunday after crossing the finish line to win the 2021 5km Monaco Run in 13:11.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:52:16 GMT
Set Up Commission of Inquiry Into Killings, Disappearances
[Monitor] Today, Uganda is facing an exigent national crisis - several families, mainly supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party led by Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, the runner-up in the recent presidential election, have reported their rel...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:47:35 GMT
Cheptegei Starts Year With Great Monaco Win
[Independent (Kampala)] The annual Monaco Herculis run produced another world record today, but not for Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:42:53 GMT
Zari Hassan Reveals Latest Boyfriend's Name
[Citizen] With 3 days to go before Valentine's Day is here; Ms Zari Hassan has already confirmed that she is taken - and unlike her hook ups - the boss lady introduced her latest catch to fans following up with her personal life.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:26:39 GMT
WHO Leads Partner Coordination in Fight Against Covid-19 in Acholi Sub Region, Northern Uganda
[WHO] A Regional Partners' Consultative Forum established by WHO in Gulu district, Northern Uganda has strengthened partner coordination, increased resource mobilization, and created synergies for an effective COVID-19 response.

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:08:51 GMT
Uganda, Mozambique Step to the Pitch for Maiden Taste of U-20 Afcon
[CAF] East Africans Uganda will take on Mozambique in their opening game of the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations at the Olympic Stadium on Nouakchott on Monday afternoon. This will be the first time ever that the two countries will be playing at the ...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:16:18 GMT
Ghetto TV's Ashraf Recovers Memory, Recalls Moments Before Shooting
[Observer] The morning of December 27, 2020, was like any other daybreak for Ashiraf Saif-Allah Kasirye, a reporter working with and for Ghetto Media, an online, TV affiliated to National Unity Platform (NUP) former presidential candidate, Robert Kya...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:11:07 GMT
Pandemic Threatens to Boost Numbers of Child Soldiers
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As world marks Red Hand Day, United Nations warns coronavirus could fuel child recruitment by armed groups

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:29:34 GMT
UK Cuts Aid to Police and Defence Force Over Rights Abuses
[Monitor] The United Kingdom (UK) government has frozen about Shs206m (£40,909) in funding to Uganda Police Force, Uganda Prisons Service and Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) over human rights abuses and the Ugandan government's increasing repr...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 09:40:33 GMT
Transparency in Government Projects Is Taking Root - New Report
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- As the government continues to put much emphasis on investing in big infrastructure ventures, some members of the public have raised concerns about transparency right from procurement up to completion of projects.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:26:43 GMT
Reopen Nursery Schools, Parents, Owners Tell Govt
[Monitor] Parents and proprietors of pre-primary schools have asked government to review its decision and allow them reopen nursery schools to allow the children resume learning.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:55:33 GMT
Uganda Airlines Upbeat As It Meets Its Fleet Target
[East African] The recently relaunched Uganda Airlines took delivery of another Airbus A330neo on February 2, completing the first phase of the airline's revival plan whose target was having six aircraft.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:25:42 GMT
Dozens Remain Missing Despite Orders From Top Police Chief
[Monitor] Ten days since the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to two directorates to release people arrested by security men, none of his instructions has been implemented.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:24:29 GMT
Four Dead As Fuel Tanker Explodes in Bunyangabu
[Monitor] Four people have been confirmed dead by police after a fuel tanker hit a stationary lorry at Kasunganyaja trading centre, along Fort Portal-Kasese Road in Bunyangabu District.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:14:02 GMT
UPDF Officer Dies in Helicopter Crash, Mechanical Fault Blamed
[Monitor] The military helicopter that crashed close to Entebbe International Airport yesterday, killing Capt Carol Busingye, likely suffered a mechanical malfunction, highly-placed security sources said last night.



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