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Kamuli RDC dismisses viral claims of govt 'free wives' distribution scheme

Uganda, April 30 -- Kamuli Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Rose Birungi, has dismissed reports suggesting that the government has started distributing women and food supplies to a section of men... Read More


Ggaba residents protest denial of entry to Okello judgment

Uganda, April 30 -- Tension flared in Ggaba on Thursday morning after local residents protested being denied access to the makeshift court where judgment in the high-profile murder trial of Christophe... Read More


Security guard arrested over girlfriend's murder

Uganda, April 30 -- Police in Gulu City are holding a security guard accused of smashing his girlfriend's head with a gun butt on Wednesday night in domestic brawl. The suspect, identified as Albert ... Read More


Bushenyi road crash revives calls for automated traffic enforcement

Uganda, April 30 -- In the wake of a devastating road crash that claimed eight lives in Bushenyi District on Saturday, taxi operators and residents are renewing calls for the return of the Express Pen... Read More


NCHE decries funding gaps in quality monitoring

Uganda, April 30 -- The acting Principal Planning Officer at the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), Mr Dennis Omvia Kaggwa, has disclosed that the council's delays in securing funding for p... Read More


Bunyoro, Tooro sugarcane farmers reject new tax

Uganda, April 30 -- Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro Sub-regions have rejected the newly passed tax on sugar, warning it will hurt their livelihoods and destabilise the industry. The farm... Read More


Manufacturer cries out over proposed excise duty on plastics

Uganda, April 30 -- A manufacturer has expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, where the government expects to generate Shs722b in revenue annually. Mr Tony Ga... Read More


Kenya eases fuel standards for six months to curb supply risks

Nairobi, April 30 -- KENYA RELAXES fuel quality standards for 6 months, allowing sulphur levels in diesel and petrol to rise to 50mg/kg; Trade CS Kinyanjui says move seeks to avert shortages amid Midd... Read More


UK AND IRISH GOVERNMENTS TO REAFFIRM SECURITY COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO LEGACY AT BIIGC

LONDON, April 30 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, alongside Parliamentary under-Secretary of ... Read More


UNA WELCOMES ACCREDITING AGENCY, ACHE TO CAMPUS FOR INAUGURAL ROAD SHOW

FLORENCE, Ala., April 30 -- University of North Alabama issued the following news release: Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392 FLORENCE, AL - The University of North Ala... Read More