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PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

Speaking at the official release of the 2025 PLE results, UNEB Board Chair Celestine Obua said the board was determined to reintroduce proposals first tabled in 2021 to reform how PLE results are graded and reported.The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has renewed plans to abolish

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PLE Results: Kisoro, Kampala lead districts with most withheld exams

PLE Results: Kisoro, Kampala lead districts with most withheld exams

UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo disclosed that in some centres, scouts and invigilators were either bribed or threatened with physical harm by school directors and headteachers to allow teachers to directly assist candidates inside examination rooms.The Uganda National Examinations Boar

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Sarah Bireete granted Shs.1m cash Bail

Sarah Bireete granted Shs.1m cash Bail

Human rights lawyer and civic activist Dr. Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has been granted bail, weeks after her arrest and remand to Luzira Prison in a case that sparked widespread public debate and concern among civil society groups.

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Rights activist Bireete returns to court for bail ruling

Rights activist Bireete returns to court for bail ruling

KAMPALA: The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court is today expected to rule on a bail application by jailed human rights activist Sarah Bireete.The bail application was heard on January 22, 2026, by Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya, but the ruling was deferred to toda

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Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi

Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi

Fears for the life of outgoing Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi have intensified after he was charged with terrorism and remanded to Kitalya Prison, a move that has unsettled opposition leaders and sharpened political anxiety across the country.Kivumbi, who also serves as the N

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Byanyima: Besigye Unable to Walk from His Prison Cell

Byanyima: Besigye Unable to Walk from His Prison Cell

She said Besigye was unable to walk from his cell to the visitors’ reception and had to be seen in a small office near his cell, later struggling back while “clinging to the walls to avoid falling” before returning to what she described as an “oven-hot, dark, bedbug-infested cell.”

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Court Sets Date to Hear NUP Supporters’ Case in Mbarara

Court Sets Date to Hear NUP Supporters’ Case in Mbarara

During the appearance of the accused to hear the ruling of their Bail Application, the accused heard in court the state attorney Rebbecca Akuria submit that state was ready to begin their trial.CourtThe Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mbarara City has set a date to begin the hearing o

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Lawyers Slam ‘Defective’ Charges against Bireete, Urge Court to End Alleged Unlawful Detention

Lawyers Slam ‘Defective’ Charges against Bireete, Urge Court to End Alleged Unlawful Detention

Lawyers representing human rights activist, Sarah Bireete, have filed urgent applications seeking a production warrant to have her brought before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court.They are arguing that her charge and remand are unlawful and violate constitutional safeguards.T

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Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble

Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble

On December 30, 2025, two weeks before Uganda's January 15, 2026 elections, security forces raided the home of Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and government critic, and arrested her.Three days later, longer than the legally allowed 48 hours, Bireete was brought before the

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SECRETS EXPOSED! How fight over UN Agriculture Fund’s Sh30bn landed Hongera Sana boss in trouble

SECRETS EXPOSED! How fight over UN Agriculture Fund’s Sh30bn landed Hongera Sana boss in trouble

Ashraf Muyomba the Director Hongera Saana Uganda, Office of the PresidentA bitter scramble for billions from a United Nations agriculture fund has landed the national coordinator of Hongera Sana Uganda in serious trouble, exposing deep cracks within Uganda’s security establishment and ra

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