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Uganda eyes ban on raw coffee exports to boost local processing

Uganda, April 21 -- Uganda is considering phasing out exports of unprocessed coffee in favour of local value addition, a shift private sector leaders say could reshape farmer earnings, job creation an... Read More


Tally clerk jailed 18 months for forging election results

Uganda, April 21 -- A Grade One Magistrate's Court in Kaiti has sentenced a 24-year-old electoral tally clerk to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to forging election results in Namutumba Di... Read More


Use the Daily Monitor to serve Minister Mao, Court orders petitioner

Uganda, April 20 -- The Gulu High Court resident judge, Justice Phillip Odoki, has ordered that the election petition against the Justice Minister, Mr Norbert Mao, be served to him through the Daily M... Read More


'Mother Earth Day' to born new environment in Soroti city

Uganda, April 20 -- Soroti City will host this year's national Mother Earth Day celebrations amid persistent conservation challenges. Organisers aim to use the event to draw attention to environmenta... Read More


IGG arrests mortician for impersonating pathologist, conducting postmortem

Uganda, April 20 -- A mortuary attendant attached to Tororo District General Hospital has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a pathologist and conducting an unauthorised postmortem examination.... Read More


29 arrested, 20 motorcycles recovered in security crackdown

Uganda, April 20 -- Police on Monday arrested 29 suspects and recovered 20 motorcycles during a security crackdown targeting motorcycle robbers in Muganzirwaza Zone and Mutebi Zone, Rubaga Divisi... Read More


UPDF warns of security impersonators targeting investors

Uganda, April 20 -- The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces has warned of an increase in the number of conmen, who impersonate security personnel and then dupe unsuspecting investors in fake deals. The Act... Read More


Six anti-EACOP protestors arrested in Kampala

Uganda, April 20 -- Police on Monday arrested six environmental activists who stormed TotalEnergies' offices in Kampala, allegedly to submit a petition against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EAC... Read More


Seven arrested as missing Bushenyi businessman found dead in lodge

Uganda, April 20 -- Police in the Greater Bushenyi region have arrested seven people as the investigation into the death of a local businessman continues. The deceased, identified as Abias Asiimwe, 5... Read More


UPDF sergeant, suspected cattle raider killed during crossfire in Yumbe

Uganda, April 20 -- A Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) sergeant and a suspected South Sudanese cattle raider were on Sunday during a crossfire at Kerwa Sub-county, Yumbe District. One of the dec... Read More