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Government has been urged to fast track implementation of the climate change and disaster management legislations to mitigate disasters arising from climate change. The call has been made during a workshop on Climate Smart Legislation and Disaster Preparedness in Uganda organized by Uganda Red Cross in conjunction with the Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction. [...]
The UPDF has sent yet another batch of peacekeepers to Somalia to replace an equal number of fighters who have been recalled from the battlefield after serving for one year. The group under Uganda Battle Group 35 was flagged off by the UPDF Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Wilson Mbadi at a function held at [...]
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The government has commissioned road projects connecting Kasese District to Katunguru, an area on the southern banks of the Kazinga Channel, which links Lake George with Lake Edward. The road projects include the 58 kilometres of a stretch that starts at Hima Town and traverses through Kasese Municipality, Queen Elizabeth National Park and ends at [...]
Up to 23 members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have been killed during attacks carried out by the Joint team of the UPDF and the Armed Forces of the DRC in Mambasa territory, Ituri province. The attack against the rebels happened on Tuesday in the villages of Makusa and Makumo, on the border with [...]
The Police Crime Intelligence Unit is hunting for a group of thugs who are targeting foreign businessmen and officials in various parts of Kampala. The group mostly youths aged between 17 to 25 allegedly has its bases in Kinyoro, Buligwanga, Kisenyi-Mengo, and the slums of Katwe. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate [...]
