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Under Fire, Court Finally Grants Besigye His Day in Court

Under Fire, Court Finally Grants Besigye His Day in Court

Following sustained pressure from political leaders, legal experts, and human rights advocates, the High Court has finally set a date for the bail hearing of Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya.Justice Emmanuel Baguma, who had pr

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End Of The Road For Museveni’s Once‑Powerful Advisor After Sudden Fall From Grace

End Of The Road For Museveni’s Once‑Powerful Advisor After Sudden Fall From Grace

Lt‑Gen Henry Tumukunde was once among President Museveni’s most trusted allies — serving as head of military intelligence, Security Minister, and a powerful NRM mobiliser.Yet, by March 2020, the retired general faced a dramatic reversal. Declaring a

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Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya

 Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing the menus of restaurants.At the busy Skinners Restaurant in Gachie just outside the capital, Nai

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Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of

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Ugandan Businessman Arrested For Obtaining Over UGX 37 Million from US Citizen in Fake Gold Scam

Ugandan Businessman Arrested For Obtaining Over UGX 37 Million from US Citizen in Fake Gold Scam

Statehouse Anti-Corruption unit in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the director of Public prosecution arraigned Egesa Mackland, a businessman before the KCCA Grade 1 Magistrates' Court on charges of obtaining money by false pretens

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UEDCL Announces New Electricity Tariffs for Q3 2025

UEDCL Announces New Electricity Tariffs for Q3 2025

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved UEDCL’s latest power tariffs for July to September 2025.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has released its new retail electricity tariff

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Police Arrest Taxi Driver and Conductor Over Dangerous TikTok Stunt in Nsambya

Police Arrest Taxi Driver and Conductor Over Dangerous TikTok Stunt in Nsambya

Police have arrested a taxi driver and conductor after a video showed a man sitting on a wooden chair placed on top of a moving taxi in Nsambya. The video was widely shared on TikTok.The vehicle, registration number UAZ 910B, was identified through CCTV a

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Tension Rises as NUP Supporters Remanded Ahead of Museveni Kampala Tour

Tension Rises as NUP Supporters Remanded Ahead of Museveni Kampala Tour

Fifteen National Unity Platform supporters have been remanded to Luzira Prison until July twenty nine. The group was arrested from various locations in Lubaga Division, including their homes, following accusations of defacing campaign posters of President Yoweri

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240 Days Behind Bars: Besigye’s Detention Sparks Legal Uproar

240 Days Behind Bars: Besigye’s Detention Sparks Legal Uproar

Today marks 240 days since Ugandan opposition leader Dr. K

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FBI Report Disappears in Kaweesi Case as Evidence Points to Inside Job-Proof That Everything that Can go Wrong in a Country Has Happened to Museveni-led Uganda

FBI Report Disappears in Kaweesi Case as Evidence Points to Inside Job-Proof That Everything that Can go Wrong in a Country Has Happened to Museveni-led Uganda

Eight years after former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi was killed, emerging details show that a key report from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been hidden, and may be part of the reason the case has stalled.

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