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24 Mar '26
Police have recovered a rifle stolen during a robbery at a Wakiso fuel station after a resident discovered the weapon in her garden, with suspects still at large.Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, SP Kawala Rachael addressing the media on Monday. In set is the recovered rifle stolen
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24 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda – Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to John Mary Ssebuwufu, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy chairperson and councillor, after 68 days in detention. The court set cash bail at 500,000 Ugandan shillings.Ssebuwufu, 50, was arrested on 14th January t
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23 Mar '26
The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita
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23 Mar '26
When asked about intensive care unit (ICU) charges at Kawempe Hospital, Dr. Byaruhanga revealed that patients are charged UGX 1 million per week. However, most patients typically stay in the ICU for only three days. The high cost has raised concerns about affordability and protection for patients
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23 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda | The Executive Director of Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga Kayogoza, has raised concerns that any move to downgrade Kawempe Hospital to a district facility would undermine years of progress in Uganda’s healthcare system.Dr. Kayogoza made the r
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23 Mar '26
Bobi Wine and Tendai BitiRobert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s comrade has been detained in Zimbabwe. Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition leader, has expressed solidarity with his comrade Tendai Biti, a human rights lawyer and politician in Zimbabwe, who was detained alongside other f
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22 Mar '26
'Boda-bodas have provided employment. If tomorrow we decided to remove them, what would happen to the young men who depend on them? Each rider supports several people. So, they have benefits, but they also present challenges. They need to be better organised, and we had already started that proce
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21 Mar '26
If confirmed, this would mark Iran’s first operational use of IRBMs and a significant attempt to target areas far beyond Middle East and threaten US interests.Iran reportedly fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK military base in the middle of the
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20 Mar '26
Eng. Ronald Balimwezo, Nakawa East MP, and Kampala City Lord Mayor-electKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s oversight committee has sharply criticised the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for what lawmakers call discriminatory enforcement of the law, after a prominent b
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20 Mar '26
Former Leader of Opposition Winnie Kiiza has defended opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi over his recent engagements with United States officials, arguing that seeking international support is consistent with efforts to advance accountability and democratic governance.In a statement, Kiiz