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Speaker budget grows seven times over six years

Speaker budget grows seven times over six years

Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth (2nd right) leaves Parliament chambers after presiding over plenary session on May 28, 2026. PHOTO/ PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA X HANDLEThe budget of Parliament has within six years doubled to Shs1.2 trillion, despite the number of elected members of the Ho

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State House Clears Air on Reports That Museveni Has Ordered Investigation Into Citizenship Status of Four Newly Appointed Ministers

State House Clears Air on Reports That Museveni Has Ordered Investigation Into Citizenship Status of Four Newly Appointed Ministers

Uganda’s State House has cleared the air on reports that President Yoweri Museveni has directed immigration authorities to urgently verify the citizenship status of four recently appointed ministers amid allegations that they may possess citizenship of countries other than Uganda.A suspi

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Museveni’s challengers over the years

Museveni’s challengers over the years

When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a

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‘I don’t want to be president.'

‘I don’t want to be president.'

While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin

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He lent a friend Shs 24 million and confiscated his bus worth Shs 50 million

He lent a friend Shs 24 million and confiscated his bus worth Shs 50 million

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Mwebe, who had sought to revive a Shs 24 million claim against a friend, Robert Kagoda.In a ruling delivered on April 29, 2026, Justice Susan Odongo said the matter had already been decided by the Nabweru Chief Magistrate’s Court

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Why is Jinja College demanding for a questionable 160,000/= in order to issue students with their UCE recommendation letters?

Why is Jinja College demanding for a questionable 160,000/= in order to issue students with their UCE recommendation letters?

This morning, I was driving from Mbale enroute Kampala. On reaching Jinja, a group of young boys at a public transport stage flagged me down. Curious, I stopped to establish why they had stopped me and after exchanging pleasantries, I allowed them in for a free ride so as to save their money for

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Winners and Losers in District Local Government Polls

Winners and Losers in District Local Government Polls

The just-concluded district local government elections have delivered a mixed verdict for incumbents, returning political veterans, and first-time challengers, with voters in several districts opting for change while others reaffirmed familiar leadership. An empty polling stationThe

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What next for Litecoin’s price after its $80-floor cracks?

What next for Litecoin’s price after its $80-floor cracks?

The liquidation heatmap showed that there was a chance of a brief LTC price bounce to $82 next.Bitcoin [BTC] bounced to $89.5k before sinking to post a new low of $84.5k. This volatility saw Litecoin’s price [LTC] drop 7.5% in 5 hours, with the altcoin posting a new lower low at $72.64.

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Liverpool news: Mo Salah's dressing room message as Virgil van Dijk admits transfer stance

Liverpool news: Mo Salah's dressing room message as Virgil van Dijk admits transfer stance

The Liverpool dressing room have been left in no doubt about Mohamed Salah's intentionsMo Salah and Virgil van Dijk have been Liverpool's best players for close to a decade (Image: Getty Images)Mohamed Salah made sure to soak up Anfield's love be

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The Biggest Takeaways Following the NFL's Week 14 Sunday Slate

The Biggest Takeaways Following the NFL's Week 14 Sunday Slate

This was the last time we will have bye weeks in the NFL this season, after 24 teams participated in 12 games yesterday. There's now much more clarity as to how the NFL Playoff Picture might shake out heading into Monday Night Football. With that in mind, let's review some of the biggest takeaway

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