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Ugandan online rally to support girl filmed riding bicycle to school in heavy downpour

Ugandan online rally to support girl filmed riding bicycle to school in heavy downpour

A viral video of a schoolgirl cycling through heavy rain in Kabale has sparked a nationwide fundraising effort and calls for support.A section of Ugandans on social media this weekend started a push. A young schoolgirl who was filmed cycling through traffic in heavy rain. The clip,

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UPDF Captain Swears In as New Member, Engineers Registration Board

UPDF Captain Swears In as New Member, Engineers Registration Board

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Colonel has been sworn in as new member of the Engineers Registration Board.Colonel Engineer Robert Namudongo was sworn in by the Registrar Special Duties, HW Harriet Ssali on Friday, 17th April, 2026.The ceremony was chaired by the Minister of Works an

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Bailiffs move to auction Pastor Ssenyonga’s Church properties over unpaid loan

Bailiffs move to auction Pastor Ssenyonga’s Church properties over unpaid loan

According to the advert, the church, listed as the debtor, must settle “the outstanding loan balances, interest plus our fees and disbursements” before the sale date, failing which the properties will be disposed of by public auction or private treaty.Court bailiffs have moved to sell

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UCC boss engages singer Wegoso after ‘Mukube Paver’ song ban

UCC boss engages singer Wegoso after ‘Mukube Paver’ song ban

am pleased to share that we have reached a constructive path forward. UCC is not here to frustrate talent but to ensure ‘sanity’ within our airwaves‎The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Nyombi Thembo, has Thursday met musician Arafat Kasule alias Dyna

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Trump Declares The Strait Is 'Permanently' Open – Tanker Traffic Says 'Not Yet'

Trump Declares The Strait Is 'Permanently' Open – Tanker Traffic Says 'Not Yet'

On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz is now “permanently” open — crediting US military superiority and a new understanding with China under which Beijing agreed not to ship weapons to Iran. He added that President Xi Jinping would g

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SUDAN: US Diplomat Condemns Deadly Drone Strike on Wedding Ceremony

SUDAN: US Diplomat Condemns Deadly Drone Strike on Wedding Ceremony

U.S Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad BoulosThe United States has strongly condemned a drone strike on a wedding celebration in Kutum, North Darfur, that killed at least 58 civilians, including 17 children and many women.The attack occurred on April 9 in an RSF-held

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Not Yet Enough! Lubowa Hospital Saga Deepens As Gov’t Seeks More UGX100 Billion

Not Yet Enough! Lubowa Hospital Saga Deepens As Gov’t Seeks More UGX100 Billion

The Ministry of Health Uganda has requested UGX100 billion in the 2026/27 financial year to operationalise the long-awaited International Specialised Hospital of Uganda, as construction reaches 70 percent completion.Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng revealed the funding request while present

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Minister Odongo Heads to Türkiye to Manage Diplomatic Fallout from Gen Muhoozi’s Pro-Israel Social Media Posts

Minister Odongo Heads to Türkiye to Manage Diplomatic Fallout from Gen Muhoozi’s Pro-Israel Social Media Posts

Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo, is travelling to Türkiye to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF 2026), amid efforts to manage diplomatic tensions caused by recent social media posts by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.The forum, scheduled for

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KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk ‎

KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk ‎

The Committee is also concerned that disbursement is performance-linked, meaning that continued slow progress will directly reduce KCCA's access to programme funds and jeopardise the broader metropolitan development objectives‎Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has raise

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NEMA Seizes Trucks, Destroys Boats in Lwera Sand Mining Crackdown

NEMA Seizes Trucks, Destroys Boats in Lwera Sand Mining Crackdown

The National Environment Management Authority has intensified enforcement against illegal sand mining in the Lwera wetlands, impounding trucks, destroying boats and arresting suspects in a coordinated multi-agency operation.The two-day crackdown, which ended on April 15, targeted Gwanira V

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