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03 Jul '25
Muntu is raising alarm over Uganda’s electoral trajectory, warning that the country is heading toward a more violent and repressive election in 2026 if current patterns persist.Muntu, who now leads the opposition Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), made the remarks during a confe
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03 Jul '25
KAMPALA – In a heartfelt gesture of public service and corporate social responsibility, the Ministry of Water and Environment has donated essential supplies to Sanyu Babies Home in Mengo, Kampala, in support of orphaned and abandoned children under the home’s care.The visit, held in th
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03 Jul '25
Government has embarked on a major infrastructure drive to boost agricultural productivity and rural connectivity through the rehabilitation and construction of Community Access Roads (CARs) under the National Oilseeds Project (NOSP).The initiative, currently underway in 81 districts, targ
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03 Jul '25
Uganda’s upcoming 2026 general elections face serious threats to credibility and public trust due to persistent security-related violence, vote buying, and a lack of transparency in the electoral process, according to governance experts.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised in
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03 Jul '25
Former South African Deputy President David Dabede Mabuza has died at a Johannesburg hospital after a short illness.He was 64.His death was confirmed by the African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday, with Secretary General Fikile Mbalula describing Mabuza as a patriot, freedom fig
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03 Jul '25
Four officials from Gulu University, among them Accounting Officer David Obol Otori, have been arrested on the orders of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament after being implicated in a Sh530 million financial loss to the Government.The arrests were made at Parliament followin
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03 Jul '25
KCCA’s special council sitting has seen Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago raising serious concerns in regard to a controversial land disposal passed by parliament. The resolution was signed by only 12 out of 35 committee members with the legal validity of the resolution being question.
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03 Jul '25
The European Union has committed EUR 5 million to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in delivering income-generating and nutritional initiatives for refugees and host communities in Uganda.Uganda is home to 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers, making it the largest r
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03 Jul '25
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI), Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has paid a courtesy visit to the Uganda Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia.The visit aimed to reinforce coordination between U
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03 Jul '25
Tension escalated on Tuesday in Nyombe Parish, Kahungye Sub-county, Ndorwa County West, after residents took matters into their own hands by dismantling a dilapidated bridge along the Rwenkorongo-Nyombe-Katete-Nkora Road.This action effectively blocked Mi