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Students in Kasese strike over failed Bus procure deal

Students in Kasese strike over failed Bus procure deal

section of Students of Rwenzori High school in Kasese district attributes the last weekend strike to poor feeding and the harsh punishment to the two students suspected to be in romance.According to the students whose identity will not be disclosed for their safety, thirty thousand shillin

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Low Judiciary Funding Blamed for Remand Home Congestion in Uganda

Low Judiciary Funding Blamed for Remand Home Congestion in Uganda

The Chief Justice has attributed rising congestion in remand homes to funding gaps and staff shortages in the Judiciary, warning that delayed justice delivery continues to strain Uganda’s correctional system.Low funding in Uganda’s Judiciary has been blamed for the congestion of remand

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Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money.The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the proposal of halving the

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Nancy Kacungira regrets not being able to speak Ugandan languages

Nancy Kacungira regrets not being able to speak Ugandan languages

To course-correct, Kacungira says she is teaching her young son to speak and appreciate his native languages.UK-based Ugandan journalist Nancy Kacungira said she regrets not being fluent in her parents’ Ugandan languages.The 39 year old in a social media post blamed colonial educa

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I have spies in Bobi Wine’s camp - Bebe Cool

I have spies in Bobi Wine’s camp - Bebe Cool

Bebe Cool said he managed to infiltrate Bobi Wine’s political structures and gather information that weakened the National Unity Platform’s mobilisation efforts. Musician Bebe Cool has claimed that he planted spies within the camp of his longtime rival, Bobi Wine, and used them to moni

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Greedy MPs award themselves inflation-busting pay rise

Greedy MPs award themselves inflation-busting pay rise

Greedy MPs are planning to grab £300 million in salaries and business expenses over the next year.They are awarding themselves a 5 percent pay rise. This includes an extra “cost of living” payment.The pay rise will take their yearly salaries to £98,599 next year. And they are

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Agriculture Minister Tumwebaze Blocks Land Title Issuance in Sembabule Dispute

Agriculture Minister Tumwebaze Blocks Land Title Issuance in Sembabule Dispute

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has cautioned the Ministry of Lands against issuing a land title for disputed government land in Sembabule District.The land in question is located in Nabitanga Sub-county, Lwemiyaga County, and has become the sub

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Rubanda District Councilors Oppose Ministry’s Directive to Demote Head Teachers

Rubanda District Councilors Oppose Ministry’s Directive to Demote Head Teachers

A section of Rubanda District LC.5 Councilors has protested the Ministry of Education and Sports’ directive to demote head teachers whose schools performed poorly in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).The debate erupted during a District Council meeting on Monday as members disc

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NIRA decries poor local language proficiency by applicants

NIRA decries poor local language proficiency by applicants

NIRA Registrar Clair Ollama says many applicants coming to their offices nowadays struggle to express basic cultural identity details, which affects service delivery.The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has raised concern over what it describes as declining knowled

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Gen Muhoozi Signals Possible UPDF Withdrawal from DRC Over Friction with Ituri Governor

Gen Muhoozi Signals Possible UPDF Withdrawal from DRC Over Friction with Ituri Governor

Gen Muhoozi KainerugabaUganda’s military chief said on Tuesday that troops deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could begin withdrawing within days, underscoring growing tensions between Ugandan forces and local authorities in the conflict-hit region.General Muhoozi Ka

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