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29 Dec '25
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to inject Shs1 billion into each mechanics’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) operating within Kampala, in a move aimed at strengthening the informal automotive sector and improving access to affordable financing.The commitme
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29 Dec '25
NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi has pledged to launch an independent inquiry into the alleged brutalization of fishing communities if elected in 2026.KAMPALA, Uganda — National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi has reaffirmed a strict “no-independents” policy, urging his supporter
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29 Dec '25
Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairperson, Electoral CommissionThe Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media suggesting irregularities in the National Voters Register (NVR), describing the claims as false and misleading.In a statement issued by the E
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29 Dec '25
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims by National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu that the National Voters Register contains irregularities, describing the allegations as false and misleading.In a statement issued on December 28, 2025, EC
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29 Dec '25
In Kampala and Wakiso, politics has narrowed to something brutally simple.Voters are no longer weighing ideology or history. They are measuring clinics without drugs, schools without teachers, roads that flood, and services that exist on paper but not in life.For President Museveni,
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29 Dec '25
KAMPALA – The Electoral Commission (EC) has launched the nationwide issuance of Voter Location Slips (VLS) as part of preparations for the 2026 General Elections, Chairperson Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon has announced.Justice Byabakama said the exercise, which runs from 15 December 20
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28 Dec '25
A team from the China-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park briefs President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni. Far right is Luke Wang, Managing Director, Tian Tang Group, and Lucy Zhang, Group CEORWAKITURA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has approved a proposal to estab
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27 Dec '25
Whether you’re facing unexpected expenses, need to pay school fees, or want to grab a timely opportunity, Equity Bank Uganda’s salary loans are designed to support your financial goals quickly and conveniently.Here’s a complete guide on how to apply, what you’ll need, and how to ma
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27 Dec '25
BREAKING NEWS: US Navy Strikes Terror Camps in Nigeria as Military Confirms Joint Operation SuccessUS military missile and drone strike targeting terrorist camps in North West NigeriaFresh details have emerged from top military sources confirming that recent precision strikes carrie
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27 Dec '25
Supporters of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye participate in the 'walk to work' campaign that protests higher food and fuel prices in Kalerwe suburb on Thursday, April 21, 2011 (Photo/Ronald Kabuubi/AP)By Oweyegha-AfunaduulaI do not usually argue with my children, whose age