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Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue

Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue

A stark warning has been issued from the corridors of parliamentary oversight, painting a grim picture of Uganda's fiscal health.The Shadow Minister for Finance, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, has cast a critical spotlight on the government's ambitious, and arguably perilous, pl

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‘Please Come Back, My Good Girl. Mumma Is Waiting’ — Grief and Survival After Air India Crash

‘Please Come Back, My Good Girl. Mumma Is Waiting’ — Grief and Survival After Air India Crash

In a narrow alley of Juhu-Koliwada slums in Mumbai, the home of Saineeta Chakravarti is heavy with grief.The 34-year-old Air India crew member was among the victims of the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad that has claimed multiple lives and devastated countless families.

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Museveni Directs Use of Local Content in Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi–Kisoro Road Project

Museveni Directs Use of Local Content in Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi–Kisoro Road Project

KABALE — President Museveni has directed the contractors of the Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi–Kisoro–Mgahinga road project to prioritise the use of local content in the execution of the Shs112 billion infrastructure upgrade.The directive was delivered by Deputy Speaker of P

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PFF Launches Nationwide Candidate Registration Ahead of 2026 Elections

PFF Launches Nationwide Candidate Registration Ahead of 2026 Elections

Just days after being officially recognized by the Electoral Commission as a full-fledged political party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has commenced the process of registering candidates who will represent the party in various electoral positions across the country in the 2026 general

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Bugisu Youth Unite Behind Phiona Naku for National Female Youth MP Seat

Bugisu Youth Unite Behind Phiona Naku for National Female Youth MP Seat

Youth leaders from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) across all seven districts of Bugisu at the weekend convened at Rossy Hotel in Namisindwa District to endorse Phiona Naku as their preferred candidate for National Female Youth Member of Parliament.Naku, a native of the Buked

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Trump Calls for Crackdown as LA Protests Over Immigration Raids Enter Third Day

Trump Calls for Crackdown as LA Protests Over Immigration Raids Enter Third Day

Protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids entered a third day on Sunday, with growing unrest prompting police to declare parts of the city an "unlawful assembly" zone and President Donald Trump calling for a military crackdown.Demonstrations began on Friday after it emerged that Immig

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Trump Sends National Guard to Los Angeles Amid Immigration Raid Unrest

Trump Sends National Guard to Los Angeles Amid Immigration Raid Unrest

US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles following two days of unrest in the city’s Paramount district, where residents, largely from the Latino community, have clashed with federal agents over immigration raids.The clashes erupte

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Cable Thieves Plunge Six Mukono Villages into Darkness

Cable Thieves Plunge Six Mukono Villages into Darkness

Residents of six villages in Nakisunga Sub-county, Mukono District, are reeling from a wave of night-time attacks by unidentified individuals who cut and stole electricity cables from poles and Light (Yaka) meters, leaving hundreds of homes in the dark and communities on edge.The affected

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Grader Breakdown Stalls Vital Road Repair in Lira's Agali Sub-county

Grader Breakdown Stalls Vital Road Repair in Lira's Agali Sub-county

Rehabilitation of a crucial nine-kilometre road in Agali Sub-County, Lira District, has stalled following the breakdown of the district’s only functional grader, despite the road being prioritised in the 2024/2025 financial year budget.The road, which connects Agali Seed Secondary School

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Govt Targets Grassroots Prosperity with Expanded Wealth Creation Budget

Govt Targets Grassroots Prosperity with Expanded Wealth Creation Budget

The Ministry of Finance has announced that over Shs 8.03 trillion has already been channelled into Uganda’s key wealth creation programmes—namely the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga—marking a substantial boost in efforts to transform household incomes and uplift the national econ

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