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President Yoweri Museveni has ordered increased army deployment in Bundibugyo after learning that bandits have forced many people to flee the villages and run to town where there is better security. “We can’t entertain banditry and we can’t negotiate with bandits. They either come out or we shall get them …

SN Power Company from Norway are set to take over the development of the Bujagali hydro-power station in Jinja from SITHE GLOBAL Company. The Norwegian hydro power investors led by the Chief Executive Officer of SN Power Company Torger Lien on Thursday briefed President Yoweri Museveni on their plans. Museveni assured …

ENG | Fbl | Leicester| AFP Claudio Ranieri has urged Leicester not to lose focus as he tries to guide the shock leaders past the Premier League’s winning post. On the weekend of the Grand National, Ranieri’s side can take another significant stride towards becoming English football’s most unlikely champions …

Former Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Abel Dhaira was laid to rest Wednesday in Mayuge. The stadium where he started his career, Walukuba Tobacco ground, will be renamed Abel Dhaira stadium, soccer governing body FUFA revealed. Thousands, including Iceland’s national soccer coach Heimir Hallgrimsson attended the burial ceremony for the former Cranes …

President John Pombe Magufuli today crossed the Rusumo International Bridge over the Kagera River into Rwanda for his maiden foreign visit since being elected last year. Together with Rwanda president Paul Kagame, they launched the Rusumo International Bridge and One Stop Border Post (OSBP), which are key facilities developed under the …

State Minister of Gender and Culture Lukia Nakadama has urged Ugandans to teach children their mother tongue early in life, as it is key in an all-round education. “Emphasis on mother tongues will help navigate other ways of intellectual cognition, instil a sense of self in global context and create relations …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The popular messaging service WhatsApp said Tuesday it had implemented “full end-to-end encryption,” a move which steps up privacy but may lead to conflicts with law enforcement agencies. The Facebook-owned mobile application with one billion users worldwide made the announcement following weeks of intense …

National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has this month impounded 1,800 kgs of kaveera (plastic bags) from retailers, distributors and manufacturers, and will continue an incineration campaign at Zirobwe, Nakasongola. State Minister for Environment Flavia Munaaba told the press at the Uganda Media Centre today that the resumed enforcement of the kaveera …

The US Embassy in Kampala has released a statement encouraging Ugandans to respect the Supreme Court decision on the rightful election of President Yoweri Museveni. The statement came hours after the Supreme Court, led by Justice Bart Katureebe, dismissed a petition filed by former candidate Amama Mbabazi challenging Museveni’s re-election. …

Garissa, Kenya | AFP | Kenyans on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of a terrorist attack that killed 148 people, mostly students, at a university in Garissa in the country’s worst massacre since 1998. Four gunmen from the Shebab, Al-Qaeda’s East Africa branch, raided Garissa University College on April 2 …