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@matookerepublic Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:43:45
Here is the list of illegal online loan apps you should avoid
The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) has identified and listed 59 online applications that are operating illegally, providing loans without the necessary licenses and approvals. As the primary regulator of microfinance institutions and money lenders in Uganda, UMRA is taking steps to address the growing concern of unregulated online lending. These unauthorized entities have been […] The post Here is the list of illegal online loan apps you should avoid first appeared on Matooke Republic.
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@allafrica Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:44:56
Three Jailed 20 Years Over Foiled Gen Lokech Funeral Attack
[Nile Post] The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has sentenced three men to a total of 20 years after being convicted for the roles in the foiled attack during the funeral of former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Gen Paul Lokech.
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@allafrica Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:44:57
Gen Muhoozi Breaks Ground for State-of-the-Art Defence Headquarters
[Nile Post] General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, has officially commissioned the construction of the new state-of-the-art Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA) joint headquarters in Mbuya.
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@allafrica Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:50:22
NUP Threatens Legal Action As Bobi Wine Visits Kiteezi Landfill Victims
[Nile Post] The police also indicated that due to the time lapse, the bodies of those still missing are likely to have decomposed. They expect to recover bones, which will be subjected to DNA testing to identify the victims and their families.
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@matookerepublic Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:58:32
Govt rolls out new HIV prevention drugs for men; one has to take two tablets before engaging in risky sexual activity
The government has launched an innovative program to provide HIV-negative men with event-driven pre-exposure prophylaxis (ED-PrEP) medication to prevent HIV infection. This initiative targets men who engage in infrequent, high-risk sexual encounters. ED-PrEP involves taking two tablets before sexual activity and one tablet daily for two days afterward. The program, which began in September last […] The post Govt rolls out new HIV prevention drugs for men; one has to take two tablets before engaging in risky sexual activity first appeared on Matooke Republic.
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@kfm Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:23:42
MPs demand apology from Museveni over medical interns proposal
A section of lawmakers is urging President Museveni to apologize and revoke his decision on what they called “forcing” medical interns to self-fund their internships. This follows the President’s proposal that medical students’ sponsors should also contribute to the costs of their one-year internships. The President’s suggestion came after nearly a year of controversy surrounding the non-deployment of medical interns, which led to strikes and protests. Deployed medical interns, including doctors, pharmacists, and nurses, were reportedly receiving a net monthly allowance of Shs 2.5 million to cover their food and lodging. Buikwe South MP, Lulume Bayiga, and Nakaseke South MP, Lutamaguzi Ssemakula argue that the President’s proposal is unfair, given that the country has sufficient resources to support all medical […]
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@kfm Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:30:13
At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan
BY REUTERS Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war. Torrential rains caused floods that overwhelmed the Arbaat Dam on Sunday just 40 km (25 miles) north of Port Sudan, the de facto national capital and base for the government, diplomats, aid agencies and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. “The area is unrecognisable. The electricity and water pipes are destroyed,” Omar Eissa Haroun, head of the water authority for Red Sea state, said in a WhatsApp message to staff. One first responder said that […]
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@matookerepublic Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:40:56
“I have no regrets,” Lujja Tabula confesses to hiring assassins to murder Ndiga clan head, gives his reasons
Lujja Tabula, the prime suspect in the murder of Ndiga clan head Engineer Daniel Bbosa, has said that he does not regret hiring Enock Sserunkuuma (deceased) and Lujja Noah to kill the Ndiga clan head on February 25, 2024. Tabula made the revelation as security operatives in plain clothes escorted him into Mwanga 2 Court […] The post “I have no regrets,” Lujja Tabula confesses to hiring assassins to murder Ndiga clan head, gives his reasons first appeared on Matooke Republic.
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@sqoop Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:37
Vinka lites up third Mount Rwenzori Marathon
The third edition of the Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon happened at the weekend in the picturesque Kasese District with thousands of runners and revellers travelling from across the globe. Whereas the biggest reason for travelling to Kasese over the weekend was to be part of the Tusker Lite Mt. Rwenzori Marathon, there was a […]
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@sqoop Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:23:24
29 vie for Miss Tourism crown
By this time last year, 19-year-old Ruokaya Nabukonde from the Eastern region was announced as a finalist in last year’s Miss Tourism. She had no idea that she would later be crowned Miss Tourism at a grand finale in September last year at Kampala Serena Hotel Victoria hall, the same venue that will host […]
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@sqoop Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:08:42
Airtel to pay the price for using Konshens’ music
The judge ruled in favour of the singer’s compensation, saying the payment should not delay because the compensation remains uncontested. Court has allowed Jamaican singer Garfield Spence, also known as Konshens, to recover part of the $180,000 (Shs666 million) payment from Airtel Uganda as compensation for infringing on the copyright of his songs. The […]
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@sqoop Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:47:08
Eddy Kenzo: This is what I would advise Museveni
The Senior Presidential Adviser on Creatives is the latest position artiste Edirisa Musuuza, aka Eddy Kenzo, has received from President Museveni. The musician, who is also the interim president of the Ugandan National Musicians Federation, was appointed on Wednesday evening, making him the first artiste to take up the position. First of all congratulations on […]
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@kfm Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:20:03
Ministry kicks off land awareness week in Busoga
The Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development on Monday, August 26, 2024, launched the 8th land awareness week in ten districts of the Busoga Sub-region. The event, taking place under the theme “Promoting land rights and land use for inclusiveness and sustainable development,” began with a march through Iganga Town. The week-long initiative, scheduled from August 26 to 30, 2024, will cover Namutumba, Iganga, Bugiri, Mayuge, Buyende, Kaliro, Jinja, Luuka, Bugweri, and Namayingo. The primary goal of the Land Awareness Week is to enhance the capacity of local communities, including women, men, youth, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), and vulnerable groups, to effectively engage in land governance. The Ministry also aims to strengthen Local Governments, land management bodies, civil society […]
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@kfm Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:00:11
Priest further remanded over murder of URA employee
By Paul Adude The Entebbe Magistrates court has further remanded Rev Dominic Alinga over the alleged murder of a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) employee, John Bosco Ngorok to Kigo government prison until September 13, 2024, for mention of the case. Alinga, who is also charged with the attempted murder of Mr Abigaba Mugisha, a boda boda operator who tried to take the deceased for emergency medical care at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, appeared before Her worship Stella Okwong Paculal on Monday. The priest is not allowed to take plea to the charges, which are capital in nature and can only be heard before the High Court. “This matter is coming up for mention on the status of inquiries, however as […]
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@kfm Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:39:30
New jobs in pipeline as EACOP construction continues
The Ugandan government has begun training Ugandans in welding techniques to fill some of the 10,000 jobs expected to be created by the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). According to Linda Nalubanga, the Senior National Content Officer responsible for manpower regulation at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, the project will require approximately 140 welders, all of whom will be Ugandans. She stated that the training of 36 welders has already started with the aim of increasing national content and developing local capacity in Uganda. “As the project progresses, they will keep adding a number of welders to be trained. We’ve heard about the national content pillars which is capacity building, knowledge transfer, employment of Ugandans as […]
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@kfm Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:09:32
Prime suspect in Ndiga clan head murder charged, remanded
Mr. Lugya Bbosa Tabula, the prime suspect in the murder of former Ndiga clan head, Daniel Lwomwa Bbosa, was on Monday formally charged before the Mwanga 2 Court and remanded to Luzira prison. Tabula is the sixth suspect to be detained in connection with the February 25, 2024, murder. He joins his nephew Noah Lugya, the Kisekwa court secretary Milly Naluwooza, Harriet Nakiguli, Joseph Nakabale, and Ezra Mayanja. Tabula was brought to court under heavy security and maintained his stance that he is the rightful Ndiga clan head. In a court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Adams Byarugaba, State Prosecutor Ms. Caroline Mpumwire requested that the charge sheet be amended to include Tabula as accused number one. Court granted […]
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