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Zambia warns diplomats after US reveals 'systematic' aid theft

Zambia warns diplomats after US reveals 'systematic' aid theft

Zambia's foreign minister has warned diplomats against interfering in the country's affairs, days after the US ambassador raised concerns about the "systematic theft" of drugs donated to the southern African state.Mulambo Haimbe said there was an "increasing tendency" by e

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Tororo Councillors Storm District Offices Over Shs596m Property Tax

Tororo Councillors Storm District Offices Over Shs596m Property Tax

A delegation of angry councillors from Kayoro Sub-county in Tororo District on Monday stormed the district local government offices, demanding urgent action over what they described as persistent tax evasion by major private firms operating in their area.Led by Andrew Opio, the secretary f

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Chinese Company Awarded Shs35bn Contract for Ntenjeru-Bule Road Construction in Mukono

Chinese Company Awarded Shs35bn Contract for Ntenjeru-Bule Road Construction in Mukono

China Railway 5 Engineering Group has signed a Shs 35 billion contract with the Mukono District Local Government to construct a 7.8-kilometre road connecting Ntenjeru to Bule landing site in Mukono District.The road, which links the sub-counties of Ntenjeru and Mpata, has been in poor cond

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From Gaza to Juba, Cardinals Urge Faithful to Pray as World Grows Numb to Endless Wars

From Gaza to Juba, Cardinals Urge Faithful to Pray as World Grows Numb to Endless Wars

As the world reels from unrelenting violence in Gaza, a stalemated war in Ukraine, and worsening instability in South Sudan—despite one of the most dramatic papal interventions in recent history—the College of Cardinals has issued a solemn appeal for peace, urging the global Catholic faithful

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NRM Registrar Arrested As Fifteen Villages Miss LC1 Elections in Kasese

NRM Registrar Arrested As Fifteen Villages Miss LC1 Elections in Kasese

Fifteen villages in Ibanda-Kyanya Town Council, Kasese District, missed out on today’s Local Council 1 (LC1) elections due to the disappearance of their NRM party registers, sparking frustration among residents and party members.The disruption is being linked to an NRM registrar, Morris

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Scores Feared Dead As YY Bus Overturns, Bursts Into Frames In Bwikwe District

Scores Feared Dead As YY Bus Overturns, Bursts Into Frames In Bwikwe District

A serious incident occurred in Buikwe District on Monday, 5th May 2025, when a YY bus caught fire near Makindu Trading Centre in Najja Sub-county.The bus, with registration number UAV 702J, was travelling along the Njeru–Katosi Road when it went up in f

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Katikkiro Asks Muhoozi to Hand Eddie Mutwe Over to Police

Katikkiro Asks Muhoozi to Hand Eddie Mutwe Over to Police

The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has urged the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to hand over opposition figure Edward Ssebuufu—widely known as Eddie Mutwe—to the Police and allow lawful prosecution, rather than detaining him incommunicado under military cus

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Govt to Begin Compensation for Road Project Affected Residents in Kamwenge

Govt to Begin Compensation for Road Project Affected Residents in Kamwenge

The Government of Uganda is set to begin compensation for residents affected by the construction of the 68km Kihura–Bwizi–Rwamwanja–Kahunge road and the 38km Mpara–Bwizi road projects in Kamwenge District starting July 2025.The announcement was made by the State Minister for Works,

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Katikkiro Mayiga Condemns Abduction, Torture of Political Opponents at Lweza Parish Anniversary

Katikkiro Mayiga Condemns Abduction, Torture of Political Opponents at Lweza Parish Anniversary

Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has strongly condemned the abduction and torture of political opponents, calling such actions inhumane, unlawful, and a threat to national stability. He made the remarks during celebrations to mark the 53rd anniversary of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Lwe

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Eight arrested in two separate anti-terror operations

Eight arrested in two separate anti-terror operations

BBC | Seven Iranian nationals are among eight men arrested in two major counter-terrorism investigations that took place separately on Saturday.Five of the arrests were part of a "pre-planned" investigation into an alleged plot to "target a specific premises", the Metropol

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