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In a letter addressed to the Soroti LCV Chairperson, Simon Peter Edoru Ekuu, on July 4, 2023, Minister Magyezi raised four objections to the construction of the new district headquarters located along Lira Road in Katine Sub County.

The people of Rukiga are mourning the death of their own, businessman Apollo Nyegamehe, alias Aponye who died in a road crash on Thursday night.

The presidents of Uganda and South Sudan have intervened in a maize row that had threated ruin relations between the two countries.

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has proposed a new amendment on the Veterinary Practitioners Bill, 2023 to allow them control the use of narcotic drugs in wildlife.

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, expressed Parliament's interest in adopting Kiswahili lessons for Members of Parliament (MPs) and suggested dedicating a day of the week for Kiswahili plenary sessions.

Emmanuel Longok, the accused teacher, found himself in trouble when community members witnessed him taking food items from the school's stores and loading them onto his motorcycle this past Saturday.

The ministry also purchased laptops worth Shs162 million for staff members to work from home and procured five used vehicles at a cost of Shs600 million each.

He faced charges of hate speech and spreading unsolicited information via social media, to which he pleaded not guilty.

President Museveni has granted approval for the retirement of former Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura, from active service in the army.

Speaker Anita Among questioned how government introduced a new curriculum without providing the required learning materials.

The truck involved in the incident belongs to the China Henan Construction Company (CHICO), which is engaged in road construction on the Rukungiri-Kihihi-Kanungu route.

MPs unanimously okayed the amendment to the second schedule of the Stamp Duty Act to reflect an Shs15,000 charge on Islamic banking-related agreements.