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Outrage after Gen Elwelu razes Teso's key cultural site

Outrage after Gen Elwelu razes Teso's key cultural site

There’s outrage in Teso sub region, Eastern Uganda after one of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) representative in Parliament, Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, , demolished a revered Ongima initiation site in Usuk, Katakwi District.   The site, also known as Airiget Ongima, held immens

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Ultimate Guide to Apple Picking in the Carolinas: Top Orchards To Visit

Ultimate Guide to Apple Picking in the Carolinas: Top Orchards To Visit

As the crisp air of fall rolls in, apple-picking season is in full swing at orchards across the Carolinas. If you're in the Charlotte area and looking to pick your own apples, look no further. Here are some top orchards you can visit for a fun and fruitful experienceNorth Carolina - Bent Arr

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No love lost as NUP set out to unseat Ssemujju

No love lost as NUP set out to unseat Ssemujju

Since its inception in 2020, the National Unity Platform (NUP) has turned introduction ceremonies (customary marriage) in its Buganda cradle into spaces used to spread its gospel of change. Whilst historically an introduction in Buganda has always been an apolitical ceremony for a few

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Five unique traits of Baganda women that make them stand out

Five unique traits of Baganda women that make them stand out

The Baganda people, one of Uganda's largest ethnic groups, have a rich and vibrant culture. Among the most celebrated aspects of this culture are the traits and characteristics of Baganda women. Renowned for their elegance, hospitality, and strong cultural ident

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Leaders need not to own elective seats

Leaders need not to own elective seats

Speaker Anita Among chairs a plenary session at Parliament on April 24. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWAThanksgiving ceremonies, anniversaries and marriages among other functions that attract a sizeable number of people, are common in Uganda.It is also at such c

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OFWONO OPONDO: President Museveni, Robert Kabushenga’s broadside, and the coffee debate

OFWONO OPONDO: President Museveni, Robert Kabushenga’s broadside, and the coffee debate

In the last one-week alone, President Yoweri Museveni nearly 80 years old, and 38 leading government, has engaged in several public meetings to propagate policy and penned two illustrative media articles, on Tin processing industry, and the current tax dispute b

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Museveni’s Teso Troubles: A Fruitful Discussion Turns Fishy

Museveni’s Teso Troubles: A Fruitful Discussion Turns Fishy

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently sat down with a group of leaders from the Teso sub-region for a chat in what can only be described as a riveting episode of “Museveni’s Teso Talk Show,”Led by Mr. Calvin Echodu, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for Soroti Wes

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