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Where presidential candidates will spend Christmas season

Where presidential candidates will spend Christmas season

Uganda’s eight presidential candidates will mark Christmas Day at different locations across the country as the 2026 election campaigns intensify, with some contenders slowing down due to funding constraints, health challenges, and logistical hurdles, while others push on with packed schedules.

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Why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas

Why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas

What would you do if the neighbour, friend, or relative you hosted to a mega feast on Eid Day sometime in June now wants to return the favour by hosting you for Christmas? Would you simply tell them: ‘No thanks’? Fake a parallel programme? Or smile all the way to the serving table? Tha

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Civil Servants Stranded Without Salaries Following Massive System Failure

Civil Servants Stranded Without Salaries Following Massive System Failure

KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of civil servants face a bleak holiday as a salary dispute between local governments and the Ministry of Finance has left many without pay days before Christmas.While local government officials cite a widespread system failure, the central government maintains

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Gov’t opts for UGX 5M Cash Payout per Household in Cattle Restocking Programme

Gov’t opts for UGX 5M Cash Payout per Household in Cattle Restocking Programme

According to a 2024 report from the government assurance and implementation committee, there are 92,634 war debt claimants in Northern and Eastern Uganda. Out of the total claimants, the Acholi Sub-region has 16,946, while Lango has 42,024, and 33,664 claimants are in Teso.The government

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Court Orders Mukesh To Pay UGX14billion For Illegally Occupying Part of Shumuk House

Court Orders Mukesh To Pay UGX14billion For Illegally Occupying Part of Shumuk House

This follows a protracted legal battle between the late Kampala businessman Bonney Katatumba and Shukla Mukesh and his companies over the ownership of Shumuk Businessman Shukla Muskesh and his businesses, Shumuk Springs Development Ltd, Springs International Development Hotel Ltd and Shumu

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Cabinet announces new system to fast-track civil servant salaries

Cabinet announces new system to fast-track civil servant salaries

President Salva Kiir chairs an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers in Juba on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, to discuss key peace agreement amendments.The Council of Ministers has announced the establishment of a specialised payment mechanism designed to expedite the clearance o

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Uganda: Mityana Set for Tight 2026 Election Battle As Voters Prioritize Service Over Party

Uganda: Mityana Set for Tight 2026 Election Battle As Voters Prioritize Service Over Party

Mityana District has emerged as one of Uganda's most fiercely contested political battlegrounds, with both the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the National Unity Platform (NUP) vying for dominance ahead of the 2026 general elections.Each side insists it will outperform the ot

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Another Christmas behind bars looms for Dr Besigye as court defers ruling on stay, bail applications to December 29

Another Christmas behind bars looms for Dr Besigye as court defers ruling on stay, bail applications to December 29

Besigye and Lutale had sought bail, arguing they are law-abiding citizens with fixed residences and would comply with all court directives.The High Court’s Criminal Division has deferred its ruling on applications seeking to halt treason proceedings and grant bail to opposition figure Co

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Court grants bail to YouTuber Shalom Kaweesi in cyber harassment case

Court grants bail to YouTuber Shalom Kaweesi in cyber harassment case

YouTuber Shalom Kaweesi has been released on bail by the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makindye.Shalom was granted bail on a non-cash bond of Shs 5 million, with each of his sureties also bonded for a non-cash Shs 5 million.He was arrested and detained on charges of cyber harassment

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Museveni’s 2026 victory must and will be defended by us, the Bazzukulu

Museveni’s 2026 victory must and will be defended by us, the Bazzukulu

Akampa Rugaba Tanbull (pictured), is the NRM Chairman for Kebisoni Town Council and ONC Coordinator for the Kigezi Sub-region.Well, in the 2021 general elections, there were some weevils at different polling stations who had infiltrated the Electoral Commission as polling officers and poll

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