Museveni regrets minimum education requirement for MPs
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he regrets the constitutional provision that set minimum education requirements for Memb
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Uganda breaks ground on Ituka project, joining Africa’s solar revolution
Power Technology · tukio via Shutterstock.Uganda has become the latest country to join Africa’s solar revolution as Dubai-based renewables developer AMEA Power begins construction of the country’s 24MWp (megawatt peak) solar project.The $19m I
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Over 12,000 Gen Zs join graft fight
Some of the anti-graft protesters who were charged at Buganda Road Court and remanded to Luzira Prison on July 23, 2024. Photo | Abubaker LubowaSeveral hundreds of Gen Zs on July 27, participated in virtual and physical protests over rising corruptio
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EC starts demarcation of electoral areas for 2025-2026 elections
The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially commenced the demarcation of electoral areas for the 2025-2026 Local Governments Councils elections, a critical process that aims to clearly define areas of representation for directly elected councillors, women counc
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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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Uganda in race to meet new EU coffee export rules
Bags of Ugandan coffee stored at a bulking centre as they await shipping to overseas markets. Over 60% of the country’s coffee ends up in the EU market signifying its importance to Uganda. COURTESY150 days left to comply with new to
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Uganda, Kenya revive plans for petroleum pipeline
Uganda and Kenya have reignited a 30-year-old plan to build a petroleum pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala, aiming to secure stable fuel supplies and reduce price volatility.Uganda's Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, and other
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Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars
Malaysia has crowned its new billionaire King in a traditional ceremony marked with pomp and cannon fire. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, has pledged to govern fairly during the five-year t
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Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has cruised to another incredible 99%-plus victory in the country’s presidential elections. The latest results showed he had amassed 99.18% of the vote. That would be a record, topping the 98.79% he won in 2017.The preci
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Salaries of police and prisons chiefs doubled
The monthly salaries of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abbas Byakagaba, and Commissioner General of Prisons (CGP) Johnson Byabashaija and those of their deputies have been more than doubled in the new salary structure of Financial year 2024/25 that takes