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                  16 Jun '25
                
                
                The Deputy Spokesperson of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, has set the record straight regarding party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s term in office.According to Mufumbiro, Kyagulanyi is operating under the previous version of
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  12 Jun '25
                
                
                In Uganda’s political landscape, opposition parties are constitutionally expected to provide checksand balances, speak for the people, scrutinize government decisions, and fight for justice where itis absent. This is not just a moral obligation but a constitutional duty enshrined 
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, issued a fervent call for peace during national Heroes’ Day celebrations held in Lyantonde, a district historically loyal to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), drawing attention to the growing political stakes as the country enters a
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                KAMPALA — Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has weighed in on the ongoing arrest of Col James Kasule, calling for his immediate release as investigations into the Mubende gold deal incident continue.In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                The vast grounds of the Magereza grounds in Arusha, shook to the beat of Uganda’s Crane performers at the Kilifair 2025, an international tourism trade fair, held annually at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, as the Uganda Consulate in Arusha marked its debut participation in the prestigious event w
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  09 Jun '25
                
                
                A Colombian presidential candidate has been shot three times - reportedly twice in the head - at a campaign event in the capital, Bogota.Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was attacked while addressing a small crowd in a park on Saturday. Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  07 Jun '25
                
                
                The Ministry of Works and Transport has warned motorists of likely delays along the Mabira section of the Kampala–Jinja highway as routine maintenance works move into one of the busiest and most sensitive stretches of the road.In a public traffic advisory issued Saturday, June 7, the Min
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  07 Jun '25
                
                
                Makerere University Hospital has officially launched the Olink Proteomics Platform, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa.The platform was launched on Thursday and attended by leading figures from academia, government, and the global health research community.The platform
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  05 Jun '25
                
                
                The Executive Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Dr. Barirega Akankwasah, on Tuesday convened a high-level meeting with executives from the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to bolster inter-agency collaboration
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  02 Jun '25
                
                
                The kingdom played a critical role in Museveni’s rise to power during the 1981–1986 bush war, hosting his guerrilla campaign in the jungles of Luweero. Thousands of lives were lost, and the scars of that conflict linger.On May 25, 2025, a