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NUP Faults Parliament Over 'Rushed' UPDF Amendment Bill Process

NUP Faults Parliament Over 'Rushed' UPDF Amendment Bill Process

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has criticised Parliament for what it calls a rushed and exclusionary process in handling the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025.In a statement, NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya expressed disappointment over the short n

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Akena slams Museveni over controversial UPDF Amendment Bill, warns of 'Military takeover'

Akena slams Museveni over controversial UPDF Amendment Bill, warns of 'Military takeover'

Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President Jimmy Akena has condemned the government over the proposed Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, warning that the changes could dangerously tilt Uganda toward military rule.Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Akena accused

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Parliament Faces Backlash Over Rushed Scrutiny of Contentious UPDF Bill

Parliament Faces Backlash Over Rushed Scrutiny of Contentious UPDF Bill

Parliament is under mounting pressure following a heated joint committee session where MPs voiced strong opposition to the hurried scrutiny of a newly introduced, 144-page bill.The Legal and Defence Committees, chaired by Baka Mugabi (Legal), were given until Friday to propose amendments

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Sad Morning in the Country as Ugandans Learn About Assassination Attempt on Judicial Officer

Sad Morning in the Country as Ugandans Learn About Assassination Attempt on Judicial Officer

Ugandans woke up to troubling news on Thursday morning after reports surfaced of a foiled assassination attempt targeting a high-profile judicial officer living in Lubowa Housing Estate, a suburb along the Kampala-Entebbe highway.

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Besigye Arrives in Court, Faces Subversion Charges in High-Stakes Nakawa Showdown

Besigye Arrives in Court, Faces Subversion Charges in High-Stakes Nakawa Showdown

Four-time Ugandan presidential contender Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, appeared before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court on April 30, 2025, for the 

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Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say

Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say

BBC | At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group's TV channel says.Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically, when the centre in S

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Museveni summons the NRM Parliamentary Caucus to State House Entebbe

Museveni summons the NRM Parliamentary Caucus to State House Entebbe

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus will meet at State House Entebbe on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 12pm.The meeting was confirmed by Denis Hamson Obua, the Government Chief Whip and Chairperson of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus, who stated, "This serves to inform you tha

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Israel launches air strike on Beirut

Israel launches air strike on Beirut

BBC | Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, after ordering an evacuation of a building that it said was being used by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.The attack occurred despite a ceasefire that came into force five months ago which pu

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Israel deletes Pope Francis condolence tweet

Israel deletes Pope Francis condolence tweet

Israel deleted a social media post expressing sorrow for the death of Pope Francis, the Telegraph UK reportedA message on the country’s verified X account that read “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing”, was taken down hours after it was posted on Monday.

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Heartbreaking words from boy, eight, injured by Putin rocket

Heartbreaking words from boy, eight, injured by Putin rocket

Little Matvei was walking back home from the park with his mother when Vladimir Putin's ballistic missile struck and killed her.The eight-year-old boy was knocked to the ground and woke not knowing that Vita, 50, was among the 19 who died on Saturday in the strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home city of

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