''Bukedde'', is a daily

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n newspaper published in

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. It is the leading daily newspaper in the country for both

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and

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papers with an estimated daily circulation of about 33,290 copies daily.

Overview

The newspaper is published by the

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, which publishes the

New Vision The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online. Overview ''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the ''Daily Monitor''. It is publi ...

, Uganda's leading

daily newspaper. The publisher also circulates other dailies and weeklies in Ugandan languages, including: (a) ''Orumuri'' in

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(b) ''Etop'' in

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and ''Rupiny'' in Lwo. Bukedde is available in print form and on the

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History

The newspaper was founded in 1994. It is the only newspaper in Uganda that publishes a dedicated section about the

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. The name ''Bukedde'', translates loosely into English as ''Morning Has Come''.

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Website of ''Bukedde''
Daily newspapers published in Uganda Mass media in Kampala {{Uganda-stub

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