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07 Apr '26
Odonga Otto recently lost the Aruu County MP race in Pader District.Former Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto has called for government support for defeated politicians, warning that many suffer frustration, isolation and mental strain after losing elections.Speaking to NBS TV someti
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07 Apr '26
Months after the January 2026 parliamentary elections, National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for Northern Division in Mbale City, Hudu Hussein, has rejected the official outcome, citing alleged electoral irregularities, but announced he will not challenge the results in court.In a
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07 Apr '26
Tony Kitara, a former parliamentary candidate for the Laroo-Pece Division, has insisted that his decision to challenge the election of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao is purely legal and not driven by personal ambition.Tony Kitara, a former parliamentary candidat
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06 Apr '26
A total of 20 head of cattle were stolen during the Easter period in a series of coordinated raids in Kaplelko Ward, West Division of Kapchorwa Municipality.According to Sipi Regional Police Spokesperson Fredmark Chesang, the thefts occurred in three separate night attacks targeting differ
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06 Apr '26
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to begin nationwide inspection and calibration of sugarcane weighbridges following the government’s decision to regulate rather than ban the devices.The exercise comes after weeks of protests by farmers and consultations between the g
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06 Apr '26
KAMPALA, Uganda – A senior government liaison official has called for urgent reforms in Uganda’s regulatory and procurement systems, warning that persistent weaknesses in enforcement and oversight are threatening public health, food security, and the nation’s economic stability.In a
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06 Apr '26
Two juveniles were killed on Easter Sunday in Kitagwenda District when a truck they were travelling in overturned while en route to a football match.The victims, aged seven and thirteen, had reportedly boarded a lorry, registration number UBJ 466T, along with other children who were headin
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06 Apr '26
R.I.P Engineer AsioNATIONALAn Engineer with Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited, (UEDCL) has lost her life in a fatal road accident that occurred on 3rd April, 2026 along Mbarara-Masaka Highway.The confirmation of the death of Engineer Stella Asio was relayed by U
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06 Apr '26
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority has raised retail fuel prices, citing global market trends and cost pressures, in a move expected to ripple through transport and consumer prices in the East African economy.In a statement issued late Friday, the regulator said petrol prices will rise
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06 Apr '26
Former Masaka Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Hussein Hudu has condemned the government following a deadly attack at a Kampala daycare centre that claimed the lives of four young children.Hudu criticized the state for allegedly failing to support early childhood institutions, saying, “T