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Bodas gone wild: Kampala’s deadly traffic crisis

Bodas gone wild: Kampala’s deadly traffic crisis

Public transport was banned in the country in the wake of a coronavirus outbreakOn most mornings in the city, before the sun has burned the mist off Kampala’s hills or the jam has begun to choke roads, you can already hear them, hundreds of boda bodas revving awake, a restless swarm prep

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Putin ‘preparing for war against NATO' after Russia hit by huge mystery gas blast.

Putin ‘preparing for war against NATO' after Russia hit by huge mystery gas blast.

A Polish armed forces chief has warned that Vladimir Putin is preparing for war after what an "unprecedented act of sabotage" where a key rail link between Warsaw and Ukraine was blown upPutinPutin is preparing for war it is claimedRussia is preparing for war against NATO, Po

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Mbarara City NUP candidate Quits race over Frugality; “Instead of Support Bobi Wine told Me to Sell my House”

Mbarara City NUP candidate Quits race over Frugality; “Instead of Support Bobi Wine told Me to Sell my House”

Hon Peter MpakaMbarara City politics has taken a dramatic turn after Hon. Peter Mpaka announced his withdrawal from the Mbarara City North Member of Parliament race and officially quit the National Unity Platform (NUP), citing the party’s failure to provide the logistical support it prom

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On Whether Bobi Wine Is Truly Evolving Into a 21st Century Idea In Uganda

On Whether Bobi Wine Is Truly Evolving Into a 21st Century Idea In Uganda

For virtually all its post-Tito Okello period President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has dominated every sphere of human life in Uganda: Education, Energy, Health, infrastructure, environment. He as transcended the boundary between the 20th Century and the 21st Century and Boundary between the old and ne

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Queries as Nyamutoro is Declared Unopposed; NUP Candidate Disqualified

Queries as Nyamutoro is Declared Unopposed; NUP Candidate Disqualified

The Electoral Commission’s decision to nullify the nomination of NUP’s Mercy Rebecca Abedican and declare Minister Phiona Nyamutoro elected unopposed has triggered sharp debate over the integrity of Uganda’s nomination verification system and its implicati

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Pork, Puritanism and Populism: Religious hubris as a danger to constitutionally guaranteed freedom

Pork, Puritanism and Populism: Religious hubris as a danger to constitutionally guaranteed freedom

Last week, violent clashes broke out in Yumbe district over, of all things, pork.It is a poorly kept national secret that many Ugandans treat this as a delicacy. Indeed, many lifelong friendships (not to mention marriages) and other abiding ties have been forged, and strengthened over the

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Why teen sensation Shea Lacey could be the perfect replacement for Bryan Mbeumo during AFCON

Why teen sensation Shea Lacey could be the perfect replacement for Bryan Mbeumo during AFCON

Reader modThe Africa Cup of Nations is expected to kick off on 21 December, and Manchester United could be among the clubs most affected by the mid-season international tournament.Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui are all set to link up with their respective national teams fo

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Uganda Police Investigates Hon. Bamwine Quillino Over Alleged Fraud Of 373,000USD

Uganda Police Investigates Hon. Bamwine Quillino Over Alleged Fraud Of 373,000USD

The Uganda Police’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has launched an inquiry into an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretenses involving Hon. Bamwine Quillino, the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Uganda.According to an official letter dated 21st October 20

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Search intensifies for missing dancer Virginia, last seen in Kitende.

Search intensifies for missing dancer Virginia, last seen in Kitende.

The dance fraternity in Uganda has united in search of their missing comrade, Vanessa Namanja, also known as Virginia.Virginia, 22, who is one half of the dance duo Mayani and Virginia, is said to have disappeared from her parents’ home last week.Speaking to Mbu, her dance partner

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Singer Olisha M Dies While Giving Birth at Nsambya Hospital

Singer Olisha M Dies While Giving Birth at Nsambya Hospital

KAMPALA, Uganda – The Ugandan music industry is mourning the death of fast-rising singer Olisha M, who died Friday while giving birth at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala.The singer, whose real name was Olivia Mildred Namubiru, was admitted for delivery but died during labor, according to clos

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