THIS WEEK: Lawrence Mukiibi, the fallen proprietor of St Lawrence schools; a chain of secondary schools in Uganda has been praised for the value of hard work he espoused and encouraged others to nurture. Professor Mukiibi succumbed to a heart attack at Norvik hospital on May 28. He has been …
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Namugongo, Uganda | VATICAN RADIO | The Uganda Martyrs Day celebration has taken place at Uganda’s Namugongo shrine. According to Uganda’s Daily Monitor Newspaper, by 8 am all the pavilions where pilgrims sit were already full even though people were still trying to make the security clearances to get inside the shrine for …
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LIVE UPDATES 21 critical after London terror attack: health service 12 arrests in connection with last night’s attacks CONFIRMED: Seven people have died in addition to the three attackers shot dead by police Forty-eight people have been taken to hospital after a terror attack in central London in which seven …
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President meets Airbus representatives, assures Ugandans, “Uganda Airlines will succeed” Entebbe, Uganda| PPU| President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that once revived, the Uganda Airlines will succeed mainly because of the direct travel opportunities that it will offer its citizens in the diaspora, the business community and tourists. He said the …
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Namugongo, Uganda | VATICAN RADIO | All is in place for the 2017 Uganda Martyrs Day celebration Saturday, June 3 at Namugongo Catholic Shrine. The Chairperson of the Organising Committee, Dr Kiiza Aliba, who is also the Executive Secretary of the Justice and Peace Department of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, said Friday that …
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Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched “The presidential initiative on skilling the girl child” at the Northern Wing of Wandegeya market outside Kampala. The Presidential Initiative on Skilling The girl child, aims to reduce on the unemployment rates by offering girls extra skills in baking, tailoring, weaving, shoe-making …
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Bank of Uganda and A-Plus funeral management dragged to court over the late Ivan “Don” Ssemwanga Bank of Uganda makes statement, warns on misuse of the Uganda shilling note New Bank of Uganda Act in offing A concerned citizen, a one Abey Mgugu, has dragged A-Plus funeral management and Bank …
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Ivan Kamyuka, the man who is alleged to have committed murder in Kampala’s Club Guvnor, has appeared before the High Court in Kampala in one of 40 cases being handled in a criminal session presided over by Justice Wilson Kwesiga. Kamyuka denied killing a one Jonny Ahimbisbwe in a fight over a …
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Residents of Namugongo just outside Kampala have taken to social media to complain after Uganda Police issued traffic guidelines that have left many of them stranded ahead of the Martyrs’ day celebrations. Traffic in the surrounding areas of Namugongo has also noticeably been affected, with those driving having to take longer …
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Five employees of Equity Bank – Uganda have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from 5 to 12 years after the Anti-Corruption Court found them guilty of embezzling sh4.6 billion from their employer. Justice Margaret Tibulya has sentenced Abubakar Karungi to 12 years, David Sserwamba and Matthew Keeya have been …
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