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The Forgotten Nyeri House of Idi Amin: The Colonial Barracks That Traces His Early Military Years in Kenya

The Forgotten Nyeri House of Idi Amin: The Colonial Barracks That Traces His Early Military Years in Kenya

quiet police compound in central Kenya holds a little-known chapter of Ugandan history, tied to the early life of former Ugandan leader Idi Amin. Tucked within Kiamachimbi Police Station in Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County, stands an aging wooden house believed to have once hosted Amin d

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Mr President, thanks a lot for the first Karamoja factory

Mr President, thanks a lot for the first Karamoja factory

President Museveni on Saturday became a referee, blowing the whistle for Karamoja to take off by commissioning the first factory of its kind in Karamoja.Karamoja, once a neglected region right from colonial rule, had no single factory, no tarmac road, no electricity, and its communication

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Slogans Of Unity, Politics Of Division: Why Coalitions Matter Now

Slogans Of Unity, Politics Of Division: Why Coalitions Matter Now

In modern politics, no single party can govern effectively in isolation. From Germany’s long-standing grand coalitions to Kenya’s broad-based alliances, fragmented electorates and diverse societies have made negotiation, compromise, and strategic partnerships not only necessary but essential.

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The geography of power and the price of ignorance

The geography of power and the price of ignorance

When commenting on the 1980–1988 Iraq–Iran war, Henry Kissinger once remarked that it was “a pity both sides can’t lose”. It was a chilling distillation of a worldview in which distant conflicts are not tragedies to be resolved, but instruments to be managed. Alongside Zbigniew Brzezins

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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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Sejusa on why Ugandan dissidents seek exile in western countries, not Africa

Sejusa on why Ugandan dissidents seek exile in western countries, not Africa

Sejusa, who fled to the UK in 2013 argued that exile decisions are based on safety and influence, not admiration for Western systems.Former Coordinator of Intelligence Services Gen David Ssejusa has defended his decision, and that of other Ugandan dissidents, to seek exile in Western count

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Kenyans mourn one of last Mau Mau rebellion leaders

Kenyans mourn one of last Mau Mau rebellion leaders

An elderly Mau Mau veteran clutches his walking cane at a press conference announcing a settlement in their legal case for compensation against the British Government, in 2013 - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2013 AP. All rights reserved.Mourners attended the funeral of one of the l

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UNEB briefs education minister Janet Museveni ahead of UCE release

UNEB briefs education minister Janet Museveni ahead of UCE release

Education Minister Janet Museveni, flanked by State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysestom Muyingo and UNEB Chairperson Celetino Obua, releases the 2024 UCE results, marking a significant milestone in Uganda’s education sector as the first cohort of students under the new curriculum rece

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Law Society Fires Back at CJ Zeija: Judges Are Not Immune From Criticism

Law Society Fires Back at CJ Zeija: Judges Are Not Immune From Criticism

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has issued a sharply worded statement rejecting what it described as an attempt by incoming Chief Justice Flavian Zeija to silence critics on social media, escalating tensions between the bar and the judiciary at the start of the new legal year.In a public rele

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Museveni in Tanzania to Meet Samia Suluhu

Museveni in Tanzania to Meet Samia Suluhu

President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Tanzania on Saturday for a working visit amid efforts to bolster ties between the two East African neighbors.The visit, at the invitation of Tanz

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