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18 May '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chief of Defence Forces and Uganda’s newly fronted anti-corruption champion according to Hon Lwanga of Mukono, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has initiated a massive crackdown on individuals—including pastors, politicians, and businessmen—who are masquerading as foreign a
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18 May '26
Things have taken a dramatic twist in the past 24 hours, with Anita Among’s speaker race withdrawal announcement – a decision that has changed things in her favour, giving her hopes for a soft landing. Sources now tell The Pearl Times ‘AAA is not going to prison.’Yet before Anita A
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16 May '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — Joint security forces on Saturday raided the Nakasero residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among as part of an ongoing high-level corruption investigation into alleged illicit enrichment, money laundering and undeclared assets.The multi-agency operati
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16 May '26
KAMPALA — Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has broken her silence amid mounting political uncertainty surrounding her future as Speaker of the 12th Parliament, appearing in a brief video message thanking supporters and assuring them that she remains well.The video, which has been
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15 May '26
More than 60,000 public officers and politicians are set to face punishment after failure to declare their wealth to the Inspectorate of Government by April,30.Inspector General of Government, Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre on Friday that her
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15 May '26
Iran is advancing proposals to establish regulatory control over all seven undersea fibre-optic internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global data corridor linking Asia, the Gulf region, and Europe. The initiative forms part of broader efforts to assert greater authority
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14 May '26
Richard Byarugaba has joined Equity Group Insurance to lead its new asset management subsidiary as the company expands into wealth management services.Equity Group Insurance Holdings Limited (EGIHL) has appointed veteran financial executive Richard Patrick Byarugaba as Managing Director fo
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13 May '26
A group of Ugandan citizens has formally petitioned the Inspectorate of Government, accusing Anita Annet Among of allegedly breaching provisions of the Leadership Code Act relating to declaration of income, assets, and liabilities. The complaint, dated Wednesday, May 13, 2026, and received by the
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12 May '26
Former Bayern Munich and Iran star Ali Karimi has reportedly had his assets seized by the Islamic Republic after apparent criticism of the regime in the country.Karimi, nicknamed the 'Asian Maradona' after Argentina legend Diego, played for Bayern Munich between 2005 and 2007, while he als
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12 May '26
vicious family war has exploded inside the wealthy family of former Minister of Health and Works Shaban Kirunda Nkutu, decades after the powerful minister was brutally killed by the regime of dictator Idi Amin in 1973.What started as a mourning period following the death of family matriarc