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13 Feb '25
AMPALA – Parliament was thrown into chaos after the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, unexpectedly withdrew the Forensic Evidence Bill, 2024.Lawmakers and stakeholders are now questioni
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13 Feb '25
A massive scandal involving a Shs 1 trillion project has rocked the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) as the World Bank uncovers significant corruption and mismanagement. The Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP), worth USD 200 million (about Shs 1 trillion), has b
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12 Feb '25
Uganda’s Cabinet has unanimously approved the National Alternative Dispute Resolution (NADR) Policy, a move aimed at transforming the country’s legal landscape.The policy, spearheaded by Minister of Justice an
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12 Feb '25
The Minister of Education, Janet Museveni, has officially banned schools from publicly displaying learners’ exam results.This directive was announced during the release of the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Educatio
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12 Feb '25
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced that 8,113 candidates who sat for the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams under the old curriculum have passed. This special examination was conducted to give students who failed in 2023 a
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12 Feb '25
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results, marking the first cohort of candidates assessed under the new competency-based curriculum.
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05 Feb '25
The Kawempe North Member of Parliament by-election is exhibiting divisions in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party after one of the aspirants, Hajjat Hanifah Karadi, announced her bid to contest as an independent candidate.
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05 Feb '25
In a major crackdown on financial malpractice within government institutions, Uganda’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has arrested nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance over their alleged involvement in the fraudulent diversion of Shs 6
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04 Feb '25
Dr. Kizza Besigye's legal team announced their intention to boycott the General Court Martial, following a ruling by Uganda's Supreme Court on January 31. The court determined that military courts do not have the authority to try civilians, halting ongoing cases
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04 Feb '25
Pretoria, South Africa – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to reinforce South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in attacks linked t